Analysis: There’s a ‘Seismic Shift in Power’ in NASCAR

By Jordan Kobritz   On July 7, nine team owners representing 25 cars that compete in NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup series announced the formation of the Race Team Alliance (RTA). The move signals the beginning of a seismic shift in power in the sport of stock car racing.   The RTA could simultaneously be the best thing to ever happen to team owners and their drivers and the worst nightmare for the France family, owners of NASCAR since it was first organized in 1948. In traditional stic