Jacob there are some very nice heads up cars out there and yes they will pass tech. Why couldn't they run the 1/8? Look at a 1/4 mile time slip, the clocks are already there.

Al, I agree on the costs to attend a national event are outrageous. Does it really matter why people are in the seats? A lot of nascrap seats are filled with people waiting on the "big one", there is no difference in their money than the diehard fan who is there for "the race". Do you honestly believe that the seats are (mostly) full when the fuel cars run because the fans want to see a good clean race? I don't, they're there for the show. Because cars are loud and unpredictable, have spectacular explosions and crashes. Similar to a drag radial race?

I don't have the answers for sure, but like everyone else here I'm entitled to my opinion.