NASCRAP is run by idiots as well. Restrictor plates bunch cars together. Yellow flag thrown for the slightest things.
Ovals ARE boring rpm. I've driven on MIS a few times when I was a lead test driver for Roush last year. You take a 427R up to 178 mph and see how much easier a banked track is.
You'll get no argument from me on NASCAR's constant reinterpretation of the rules. I hate restrictor plate racing and think there has to be a better way to run at Daytona and Talladega. There will be a race run late this season with McLaren ECU's & fuel injection. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.
IMHO, ovals are a necessity until something better comes along, like a Reno to Vegas race or a full Nürburgring style 4 lane track. I highly doubt we'll ever see either.