I didn't think it was possible for a sport that's only 15 years old to have a "good ol' days" syndrome. You know, like when a bunch of friends get together and talk about how great everything used to be? Think former Big Tobacco execs or Notre Dame football fans.

Well, after 15 years of racing, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has developed a good ol' days problem. It seems that fans and media alike are living in the past, prefering to celebrate the fledgling days of the NCWTS -- when weekly beatings and bangings of the then-called Super Trucks and classic battles between Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday were the norm -- than the current schedule. On Saturday at Martinsville I watched colleagues and fans pack up and leave the track as the trucks rolled onto the grid.