Larson news...  

Probably a reason for the potential "if you miss one race, you're out" strong arm tactic is so that the NASCAR "stars" are always racing at their events. 

I see lots of times when the big name basketball players sit out games... because the coach (or they) decided to "rest them."

Kinda sucks if you spent big money to take your kid to a game and the top players aren't involved.  It doesn't effect me because you couldn't pay me to go to a basketball game, and/or any other stick and ball sports at this point....  (Well... maybe a Phillies game but when I hear how much they're being paid, it does make me wonder.)

Think about back in the day if you had tickets to Charlotte... or Richmond... and you find out sometime before the race that Earnhardt, or Gordon... etc., were not participating in that particular event.

NASCAR rule makes it less likely that any of the big names will be absent from any of their events.

I'm glad they gave Larson the pass out, and it was a win/win for everyone except those who were planning on seeing him race at Charlotte.