[jwsamuel]

That's a great explanation but too complicated. If you want to put fans in the stands, it has to be quick, fun and exciting. That means simple. Casual fans don't care about time runs or qualifying. They don't want to have to look at the numbers to figure out what happened. People can understand handicapped starts and why one car gets the green before the other. Where they have trouble and lose interest is when one car gets to the finish line first but loses the race.

There are a lot of changes I would make in the sport if I were in charge. But if I did, I bet at least 75% of the people who come to this website would want to see me put away and things taken back to where they were.