I don't think you can automatically assume that because Casey shares a last name with Ron that the two run in lock step with each other. From my time around the both of them I can say that Casey IS his father's son and as such has his own opinions and isn't afraid to share them. I also know that those two probably disagree more than they agree. I say this because back when I was writing a lot of people assumed that I was channeling Jack Yeley and it pissed the hell out of me.

It appears to me that the underlying issue is that for years it's chapped USAC's hide that Darland/Stanbrough/Jones/etc/etc run a lot of local shows. USAC feels that fans will skip the USAC shows if they know the same drivers will be at Kokomo/wherever the next night. This rule is aimed straight at the heads of the USAC stars, not the journeymen that run 12th to 15th. They know that the stars can't pass up the bigger money that USAC pays and that they might get away with it. The advantage that USAC has is that if the rule isn't working in the way they want it to, they can just change it but the racers have to make their decision at the beginning of the year and likely stick with it.

Like it or not like it, I still find it interesting that the current regime isn't afraid to roll hand grenades out into the crowd. After a long period of complacency, I still find it amazing to see the sheer brass of it.