Try driving one of those cars, it'll change how you look at them.

I looked down on the stock car guys when I first started racing, as I was convinced that real racing only happened on the road courses. After a few seasons running ovals as a cheaper way to get my "fix", I really got to liking it. The long high speed corners on the bigger ovals require more skill than the short lower speed corners that you get on the typical road course, and the "rubbing is racing" mentality is fun once you get over messing up the paint a bit.

It's nice to have a clear track to put in some clean laps on the road course but a lot more fun running the traffic on the oval. For the best of both, watch the NASCAR boys on the road courses.