so because there is tobacco being advertised at the bigger tracks, a driver such as whitt can go there to crew for his team but cant run?
or maybe the advertising is thought to be more dangerous than running a midget on a mile such as the case when nazareth was running their usac shows....
but...using some of these kids that show EXCEPTIONAL talent as examples of how a rule should be changed, in my opinion, is way off base.
kids like whitt and boat are the exceptions, not the rule...and the rule is written to save the kids whose parents have more money and ego than sense.
putting a 14 year old out at the chili bowl is WAY different then strapping him/her into a pavement sprinter on a mile track. too many parents have unrealistic goals for their kids and push way too hard for the kids to achieve them without being honest about the fact that the kid isnt as good as daddy wants him to be.....

in NJ tonight, they are putting 2 15 year old slingshot graduates in cars that, imo, are dangerous by design, on a track that is tricky at best (it ate up a few ardc cars last time there)......any idea whats gonna happen if one of these kids gets busted up.....if i were the track owner, i would not allow this to be happening cause even if one of these kids gets a sprained finger from a wreck, the fit is gonna hit the shan.....welcome to NJ...can we sue you next?