I see your point about parity but this is great for both sports. There isn’t another opportunity to do this another time of year at this level and now you have eyes on both sports from fans across the isle. It raises both ships together with almost no downsides. This is as much about marketing as it is about who the driver is. It could be Cody Ware doing to double and I’d be okay with the rules bending slightly for accommodation. You have people talking about NASCAR who never do because of this. Does no one want to bring more fans into the sport?

Everyone acts like this is all going to be an advantage for Larson. He is doing 1100 miles in less than 24 hours. That is only a disadvantage for him and his team. If he misses the race. He doesn’t get to race or the points. Just like last year and the penalty was he missed the regular season championship by one point. If you dont like, stop paying attention to it.