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2016 NASCAR Discussion ThreadNASCAR
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Dotini
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My neighbor Stan says the Indianapolis Motor Speedway put barely 30,000 people in the stands for the Brickyard 400. Not a unique problem. Even so, NASCAR and the Speedway made a profit due to longterm medium term TV contracts. However, this trend is viewed with alarm and teams and sponsors are seeking a remedy. Howzabout a Bernie Sanders solution where the government subsidizes ticket prices? Not bloody likely. What's the solution?
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Remove Indy and add a Road Course?
Before anyone responds, look at the attendance for the Brickyard 400 the last five years and look at the attendance for both Road Course Races in those same five years. Compared to both Watkins Glen AND Sonoma Combined, Indy has a far bigger seating capacity and yet, it can barely get 30,000 while the Road Courses are at near compacity almost everytime (I believe damn near all the spots at Sonoma were sold out). In fact, the attendance for Road races for all three series have huge near maximum capacity crowds with the Mosport Truck race now basically a main stay in the schedule while Mid-Ohio AND Road America becoming instant hits. I know NASCAR doesn't want to admit it but the attendance, TV ratings (especially after the past two weekends) and I'm pretty sure the profits more then speak for themselves. There's a viable opportunity and its no longer Indy.
Now if they are still so obsessed with not leaving indy and don't want to replace it with another road course, then here's one solution: Make that spot in the calender an off-weekend for Cup while bringing Xfinity back to IRP (joining ARCA and the K&N Pro Series).
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So basically, five more years of poor attendance (which will only get worse now that both Gordon AND Stewart are gone). How can they not see this race just isn't worth it anymore? Surely, they are noticing it by now in the profits. Add to the fact that now the Indy 500 (the event that people ACTUALLY care about) is now reaching the massive kind of attendance numbers its had during its golden age) and it just makes NASCAR's venture even more of a massive failure.
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The road course would be much more entertaining for the stockcars. Ever since the redo of its layout its become an actually amazing circuit.
Dotini
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This is true. Only one spectator at the Brickyard 400 and the Speedway stills makes a profit.
But the point is, it is not aesthetically, artistically and sportingly correct for the sport to be seen as unaffordable and abandoned by the swarming throngs they used to have, and now increasingly attend other venues.
The drivers want and need spectators. So does NASCAR. So do the commercial sponsors. The TV deal alone is not enough, and everybody knows it.
There is a real problem.
AMPMROCKETFANN
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Well this could be good news for Bubba Wallace if he can free himself from Roush. http://www.racer.com/nascar/item/133075-xfinity-team-penske-to-expand-to-two-cars-in-17
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I preordered the Matt Kenseth Tide diecast. Says ship date will be around January.
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Honestly it's just the sponsors that worry about attendence right now. I'm sure drivers would like to race in front of people but at the same time they are more concerned that the sponsor that may be the difference between their team being competitive and their team all but dying leaves because they can't use activation at the racetrack anymore.
"Thankfully", most of the kids coming up now are being bankrolled by their rich dad so no need to worry about that for them.
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Because NASCAR Trucks are too good to race at Bristol at night on the weekends, we got some Trucks ready to get turned loose on the high-banked battleground known as Bristol Motor Speedway. I know the Trucks raced at Bristol at night on Wednesday nights for quite some time. Just wanted to point that out on yet another "Hump Day" of NASCAR Trucks racing. So on this third birthday of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 (remember when FS1 was Speedvision/Speed Channel?), good luck to all drivers and teams competing tonight at Bristol. And also good luck to all other drivers and teams competing this week and weekend.
Unfortunately as of now, Mother Nature is doing her thing- raining hard on the Bristol Motor Speedway. Hope the UNOH 200 gets in tonight unless they have to reschedule.
Unfortunately as of now, Mother Nature is doing her thing- raining hard on the Bristol Motor Speedway. Hope the UNOH 200 gets in tonight unless they have to reschedule.
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The Fox crew does know that Reddick is now in the #29...right?
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So, just had a thought cross my mind. Why is it that they run fhe truck race so early in the week? Get the haulers out so the Xfinity/Cup haulers can get it?
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FS1, unfortunatly.
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Got it now, but I won't discuss it.
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