The 10 Worst Ideas in Nascar of the Past 16 Years

Part II

The Hot-lanta preview is tomorrow this week

5. Commercials with freakin' NHRA drivers in them--You don't see it too much anymore, but there was a period in the early 90's when John Force and Larry Dixon were appearing during races. This would be like Zidane Zidane showing up in a commercial during an NFL game.

4. The Nascar Awards Banquet--Went from an understated cap to the season to an overproduced extra. Jay Mohr was an improvement, but this would work better as a 60 second show.

3. The 1.5 Mile Track Template--"Hey, you know the most boring type of track we have? Let's copy it all over the country!"

2. Calls, Calls, Calls! (unofficially, of course)--The rumors of drivers getting "the call" are arguably more annoying than their supposed existence. From Dale Sr.'s illegal engine at the '98 Daytona 500 to Sterling's win for Dodge to every time a debris caution comes out "for Junior", it just adds more fuel to the flame.

1. "Nascar's Night in Hollywood"--This ghastly show was a part of Nacar's 50th anniversary. Quite possibly the scariest thing I've ever seen on TV, it included such horrible sights as Benny Parsons singing, Kenny Mayne melting down as the teleprompter broke, and Morgan Shepherd on roller skates. Shudder.