(Editor's Note: The following two letters are an example of the response we received to our most recent poll question: Did it matter to you that NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon were not in the Chase for the Nextel Cup?)

As a grandson to one Smokie Yunick's mechanics, and a life long resident of Daytona Beach, I have seen the degradation of what was NASCAR.  I understand that it must grow, but what about what is was?  Like when Las Vegas tried to change its roots to a "family friendly" city then it went back to what it was: "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas".

Remember when Richard Petty was the villain?  Now everyone has to be nice and love each other. What happened to the fights that WWE would be jealous of?

As for the chase…..it was a good one even without Dale Jr. and good riddance to Jeff Gordon!  Oh, this is NASCAR I gotta be nice….

Eriklee
Daytona Beach Florida