NASCAR President Mike Helton reaffirmed Friday that it s in the sport s ‘best interest” not to restrict Sprint Cup drivers in other series. Helton made those comments in a 35-minute session with reporters at Homestead-Miami Speedway. One issue that has gained prominence lately is that #3-Austin Dillon could win the Nationwide title Saturday despite not winning a race this season. Sprint Cup drivers have won 25 of the 32 Nationwide races this season. #12-Sam Hornish Jr., who is challenging Dillon for title, has only one Nationwide victory this season. ‘We believe that its in NASCARs best interest currently to have an open model for its three national series and not restrict who participates in them, “ Helton said. ‘As we go forward we always look at whats next as far as possibilities are concerned. But our general philosophy is to make our products be competitive and open, and we want to have the best competition, if its for 400 miles or 300 miles, and the guy who ends up in Victory Lane is the guy who deserves to be there. If the guy that wins the championship deserves to be the champion, whether he has a win or not, the emphasis was on him earning the championship as opposed to earning a win.”( Motor Racing Network )
