It's easy to understand the sentiment that Wood Brothers Racing deserves a Sprint Cup charter. It's also clear the venerable stock car operation doesn't.
Wood Brothers has decades in the business with championships and legendary drivers, plus its founders in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Yeah, it seems like a slap in the face for the organization not to be granted a berth in each and every Sprint Cup race of 2016.
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Truth is, NASCAR got it right.