Fans Propose a Historical Daytona 500 Change to NASCAR After Shocking Indy500 Turn

While the new charter system has some significant advantages, teams do have some major concerns regarding the new system. One of these concerns is the limited number of charters introduced for a particular team under this program. Because of this, teams might face difficulty in fielding all of their desired entries for a particular race. Additionally, the overall intensity of the competition may be affected because of the guaranteed entry for the charter teams during regular races. This can result in reduced competition in the racing format.Only time will tell how teams will perform under the concerns they have regarding the new system. However, fans have been welcoming the new charter system. Particularly, IndyCar's decision to exclude their most coveted race, the Indianapolis 500, is receiving the most appreciation from the racing community. Fans want the Indianapolis 500's repeat for Daytona races! Racing decided to keep its crown jewel race, the Indianapolis 500, out of the new charter system. This has made fans appreciate the bold move from the organization. Expressing the intensity the new system could potentially bring to the racing format, a fan had this to say: "The barrier of entry into Indycar just went up dramatically." The move guarantees a spot for chartered teams in regular races. Thus, only quality cars will compete against each other. Fans were all praises for the new system. A racing enthusiast commented, "Honestly, I like their concept a lot." Thus providing a voice to the general sentiment of the people towards the new charter system.

NASCAR fans were also vocal about IndyCar's new charter rule and expected some changes from NASCAR in their system, much along the lines of IndyCar racing. A NASCAR fan said, "All races except the Indy 500. That's actually interesting. Imagine NASCAR's new charter system had all races except for the Crown Jewels." NASCAR includes several historic races that are considered crown jewels; the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500 are some of the crown jewel races.

Fans feel that the current Daytona 500 format lacks intensity and competitiveness. Pointing out the issue with the Daytona 500 , a racing fan said, "I would like this if NASCAR did it for the Daytona 500. Make the duals mean something a lot more than they do now. Yes, they get points for top 10 but that doesn't seem to give teams the same urgency as needing to finish 15th or better to guarantee to make the race did." Under NASCAR's charter system, teams with the most points at the end of the regular season are given the regular season title. Thus, historic races like the Daytona 500 are treated just like any other race.

The crown jewel race, getting special attention in IndyCar Racing, brings new hope to NASCAR fans as well. A curious fan added, "At first, I screamed, because why on earth would IndyCar do one of the things that has arguably hurt NASCAR since its inception? Then I saw it's every race except the Indy 500 and honestly...I don't mind that nearly as much." The racing community loves and appreciates The Indy 500 across different disciplines. According to NBC, the much-coveted race had an average viewership of 5.344 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

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