Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Return Should Enliven the Racing, Not Throw Away the Rules

Sometimes NASCAR acts in mysterious ways, but only rarely has the absolute ruler of major league stock car racing made its decisions based on being angst-ridden. Should Kyle Busch, injured since a crash in an Xfinity Series race on the season's first weekend, win a race and reach 30th place in the Sprint Cup point standings, he will be eligible to compete in the Chase for the Sprint Cup at season’s end and, hence, win the championship. Wednesday’s announcement wasn’t unexpected. The rules stipulate that a driver must attempt to compete in every race, but a waiver has already been granted Kyle Busch’s older brother, Kurt, earlier this season. For some, the waiver wasn’t enough. They have called for a w...

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