It's kind of absurd. It's just two different kinds of racing. Same as the ongoing wing vs. non-wing debate that sprouts up here and there on IOW.

But to say LMs are "inferior" I'd say take a look at this clip (best one I could think of off the top of my head) and then tell me that LMs suck. All at the beloved Eldora Speedway. I was at this one, first LM race I had attended there in years right after I got out of the Marines. Great show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fQ7NgWx_I

I'm sure we can all recall sprint races like this. Hell, I've seen many like that this year at just Kokomo alone. Just don't hate on one form of racing because you favor another. The region you live in often dictates a lot. Hence why folks during the Eastern Storm are so taken by non-wing sprints, because they're used to wings.