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Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
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Kellie Pickler did a good job on the National Anthem.
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Grandstand Seating: 257,325
Nascar is losing another 50 year fan, So be it!
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Grandstand Seating: 257,325
it use to be 257,000 now it is only 235000. The last brickyard that napcar announced attendance was 2012 and that was 125,000. Looks like there might be 60-70,000 people there at most
LMAO...Prolly another 50K in the infield.
I can understand the drop. NASCAR is no longer "Stock Car Racing". Nothing is stock about those cars.
Having Toyota which is a Japanese company in there. Yeah all Toyota's sold in the U.S. are assembled in the U.S.,
does not make it a U.S. company.
Now NASCAR's stand over the Confederate Flag[:(!]
I can understand the loss in fans.
I have been a fan for most of my life, but it has fallen off.
There is a whole section of stands empty. Lots of empty seats through out.
I can understand the drop. NASCAR is no longer "Stock Car Racing". Nothing is stock about those cars.
Having Toyota which is a Japanese company in there. Yeah all Toyota's sold in the U.S. are assembled in the U.S.,
does not make it a U.S. company.
Now NASCAR's stand over the Confederate Flag[:(!]
I can understand the loss in fans.
I have been a fan for most of my life, but it has fallen off.
...and the Jap cars have won the last 2 Cup races too.
Kellie Pickler did a good job on the National Anthem.
She's HOT,,not like Sarah,but still,,
NASCAR has issued a statement expressing its disappointment with Indiana Governor Mike Pence's decision to signing the "Religious Freedom Rights Act" into law, an act which could give Indiana businesses the right to refuse service to LGBT customers.
Here is the statement from NASCAR:
NASCAR is disappointed by the recent legislation passed in Indiana. We will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our sport and therefore will continue to welcome all competitors and fans at our events in the state of Indiana and anywhere else we race.
NASCAR's agenda is almost as Leftist as Michelle "The First Lady of NASCAR" Obama's.
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
quote:Originally posted by austin20
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Grandstand Seating: 257,325
it use to be 257,000 now it is only 235000. The last brickyard that napcar announced attendance was 2012 and that was 125,000. Looks like there might be 60-70,000 people there at most
LMAO...Prolly another 50K in the infield.
if you need to believe that and it helps to make you feel better... Go with that.
Even in the seating areas that had fans I saw more empty seats and large gaps of empty seats then I did full seats.
quote:Originally posted by austin20
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
quote:Originally posted by austin20
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Grandstand Seating: 257,325
it use to be 257,000 now it is only 235000. The last brickyard that napcar announced attendance was 2012 and that was 125,000. Looks like there might be 60-70,000 people there at most
LMAO...Prolly another 50K in the infield.
if you need to believe that and it helps to make you feel better... Go with that.
Even in the seating areas that had fans I saw more empty seats and large gaps of empty seats then I did full seats.
Yep. I went down to the local pub to watch the race, and we had quite a conversation about the attendance being so far off. When an organizations tops releasing attendance numbers, there is a reason.
Kellie Pickler did a good job on the National Anthem.
Nice body but her face reminds me to much of ex-SIL.
quote:Originally posted by TheBrassMan
There is a whole section of stands empty. Lots of empty seats through out.
I can understand the drop. NASCAR is no longer "Stock Car Racing". Nothing is stock about those cars.
Having Toyota which is a Japanese company in there. Yeah all Toyota's sold in the U.S. are assembled in the U.S.,
does not make it a U.S. company.
Now NASCAR's stand over the Confederate Flag[:(!]
I can understand the loss in fans.
I have been a fan for most of my life, but it has fallen off.
...and the Jap cars have won the last 2 Cup races too.
...make that 3 Jap car Cup victories in a row.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE...debris caution inside the last 10-laps and another NASCRAP green-white-checker finish. It's like watching bumper cars at the County Fair.
quote:Originally posted by 17tobyracing
quote:Originally posted by TheBrassMan
There is a whole section of stands empty. Lots of empty seats through out.
I can understand the drop. NASCAR is no longer "Stock Car Racing". Nothing is stock about those cars.
Having Toyota which is a Japanese company in there. Yeah all Toyota's sold in the U.S. are assembled in the U.S.,
does not make it a U.S. company.
Now NASCAR's stand over the Confederate Flag[:(!]
I can understand the loss in fans.
I have been a fan for most of my life, but it has fallen off.
...and the Jap cars have won the last 2 Cup races too.
...make that 3 Jap car Cup victories in a row.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE...debris caution inside the last 10-laps and another NASCRAP green-white-checker finish. It's like watching bumper cars at the County Fair.
Same ol same ol [xx(]
They have changed so much in recent years the fans they have had in the past are not interested in what they are doing.
Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
With NASCAR fans being encouraged to not fly the Confederate Battle Flag at NASCAR events, fans have embraced a new trend of wearing aluminum colored shirts.
Kellie Pickler did a good job on the National Anthem.
I like Kellie Picklers boobs. It was a song, not a statement. Cleatus Judd.
I still would love to go to a race but I didn't watch it today. spent the day with pop. Sad to see the decline in one of my favorite sports. It just has to change or it will go to the waste side for years to come. I don't think Nascar will fold, but it is taking a severe beating by the fans. Just look at the ratings and empty seats. We shall all see as the year goes on. My best guess is, they will severely decline, rebuild it up over the next few years and hopefully be stronger then ever. Oakie
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
With NASCAR fans being encouraged to not fly the Confederate Battle Flag at NASCAR events, fans have embraced a new trend of wearing aluminum colored shirts.
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quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
SF, honest question; what color is the sky in your world???
I think honestly that today's generation has had so much handed to them they want to see anything someone enjoys fail. Lots of naysayers on this forum. If I said I purchased another classic , someone would * and moan . Most likely because they don't have anything better to do. Read the link. The fans do not pay the drivers payroll. Doesn't matter if 1 million showed up or 10 folk, they are running the contracted race at the track. Although some on this forum THINK they are going down the tubes. Not. NASCAR has contracts with tracks the same as they do the Networks, Sponsors.
Read the link... You might learn something.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-prize-money1.htm
I have been a NASCAR fan for most of my 54 years.
You have to admit it has changed. You have to admit that the cars run are no longer "STOCK CARS".
It used to stand for: North American Stock Car Auto Racing
Now it stands for: National Association Of Stock Car Auto Racing
Up until they allowed Toyota to run in races it was only North American car manufacturers allowed.
They were "STOCK CARS"! Now these things are built from the ground up by the car owners.
Then when they start making politically correct policy statements, they have no place making.
I would love to see NASCAR come back to what it was. Many of us would. Would love my son
to see what "STOCK CAR" racing really was.
I like seeing the cars you purchase.
TBM, there hasn't been a single stock part in a NASCAR racecar since long before they let Toyota cars run...not a single screw!!!
[;)]
I know. Been way to long[;)]
Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
Normally I don't give you a hard time, and I enjoy seeing your cars and new purchases. But when you make a statement like this, when it is obviously not accurate, then you should expect to be challenged on it. This has nothing to do with liking or hating NASCAR, and everything to do with observing that the stands were only partially full, if a third full based on what I saw.
Race attendance doesn't appear to have been all that great the past few years, but I think the position NASCAR has taken with the Confederate flag has really damaged them with their formerly devoted fans.
Would love my son
to see what "STOCK CAR" racing really was.
Take him to the weekly show at your local short track (1/4-1/2 mile "bullring"), either dirt or paved.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance
All people are saying is that nascar attendance is down. How can you not understand that its true.
All you have to do is look at the Bristol races. Before 10 years ago Bristol was sold out and you could not get tickets. Now you can get tickets and pick your seat.
quote:Originally posted by TheBrassMan
Would love my son
to see what "STOCK CAR" racing really was.
Take him to the weekly show at your local short track (1/4-1/2 mile "bullring"), either dirt or paved.
Our local track hasn't had races in so long[:(] It keeps changing hands and each new owner
says they will start races in a few weeks, but it never happens.
All they ran there in the past were modifieds and enduro races.
The one track up in MN. I used to go to, on Friday nights ran the "American 4s".
That was funny seeing mostly Pinto's and Vega's. They also ran "Modified 4s".
They would pack the stands.
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=496205153
that sweater is a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen [:p]
With any luck
It was a good show. Well worth the time and price of admission.
Brad Steele
quote:Originally posted by Flying Clay Disk
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
Looks Pretty Full of Fans.
SF, honest question; what color is the sky in your world???
I think honestly that today's generation has had so much handed to them they want to see anything someone enjoys fail. Lots of naysayers on this forum. If I said I purchased another classic , someone would * and moan . Most likely because they don't have anything better to do. Read the link. The fans do not pay the drivers payroll. Doesn't matter if 1 million showed up or 10 folk, they are running the contracted race at the track. Although some on this forum THINK they are going down the tubes. Not. NASCAR has contracts with tracks the same as they do the Networks, Sponsors.
Read the link... You might learn something.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-prize-money1.htm
Most of the naysayers here are old-time NASCAR fans who dislike what the sport has become. I started keeping up with it in the sixties, spent every weekend for years watching the races on TV and going to many. I have collected autographed die-cast cars from 16 of the greats. I met Darrell Waltrip at Atlanta Raceway in 1981, right before he finished his first championship season with Junior Johnson - the nicest guy you ever met - talked my ears off about racing, his team, life in general.
It's gone. Man, I miss it!
The fans don't pay the drivers' payroll? Excuse me? Where does the money come from? Is is beamed down from a Klingon spacecraft in orbit? I'll wager that if the cost of racing gets too far down into Hendrick's pocket he'll quit and go back to handling his car-dealership empire.
As far as your classic collecting, I envy you! That is something I've dreamed about being able to do since I was a kid. I watch those shows on Velocity, look at those guys who bid big bucks at the auctions, and ask myself "What do those guys do for a living, that they can afford to do that the way I get a new rifle every few months?"
All that being said, I'll finish with "Aw, poor old Jeff Gordon. It's too bad the rest of the Hendrick pukes didn't find the wall ,too!" [:D]
Thank you.
It has been deemed that the NFL is larger than NASCAR. Below is the attendance. Indy holds a lot of fans. For them to get such a large number of fans to the race.. and who really knows how many in the infield...Someone stated 60/70K at the most..well plus the infield.. Check out the NFL's attendance
http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance
Looks like between 35 million and 36 million fans in the stadiums, not counting playoff games and the super bowl which will add somewhere around a million. So lets say that there were 36.5 million attendees at NFL Games in 2014.
Now we have NASCAR:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/16/nascar-tracks-attendance/1925205/
From the link:
According to NASCAR estimates, 3,518,000 million attended last year's 36 Sprint Cup races. The average of 97,722 per event was the lowest since NASCAR began adding the crowd figures to race reports and down from a high of 4,670,400 (129,733 per race) in the 2005 season.
Even at its height in 2005, NASCAR drew only around 1/8 of the fans into stadiums/tracks as did the NFL. Maybe I missed the point of your comparison with the NFL.
Brad Steele