arob Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 This is an interesting take on things....http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/nascar-denny-hamlin-race-attendance-richmond-international-speedway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPosse Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Race Night at Bowman Gray http://www.journalnow.com/gallery/race-night-at-bowman-gray-stadium/collection_64254ba4-2d52-11e7-bfd1-4f9f56923b2e.html#4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Are you suggesting tracks adopt the WWE approach to racing? Joking. BUT they do have over 10,000 most weekends, enough to pay the what seems like 40 cops to be there. I love it when something happens on the track a dozen cops appear out of nowhere! Wonder what the payout is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Check this out and tell me what Brian didn't talk about. http://racedaysa.com/index.php/2017/04/30/brian-france-discusses-dale-jr-retirement-current-state-of-nascar/ Brian France discusses Dale Jr. retirement, current state of NASCAR by Mike Haag | Posted on Sunday, April 30th, 2017 Truck Series for one. Tearing out seats. TV ratings. He didn't really talk about anything. His interviews are a train wreck. He constantly stops himself in mid-sentence and goes off in another direction, sometimes multiple times when answering a single question. He just says whole bunch of words while saying nothing at all. He managed to place emphasis on the stakeholders though. And for the conspiracy theorists, he made it a point to say his son's favorite driver is Joey "quintessential nascar" Logano. Hey, who won today? Joey Logano won. He's a damn good driver. No conspiracy there. He's a helluva good guy, too. Man has a big heart. He does a lot of wonderful things for people. (Joey Logano Foundation) Way to Go, Joey! Guess you overlooked the sarcasm in his post.....smdh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 If you knew nothing about the sport, who would you think was the six time champion when these photos were taken? Danica? ) Well, I guess I asked for that one. LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Brian talked a bunch of fluff...but what I didn't hear him touch on was fan input. He talked about old guard drivers, share holders and sponsors and input from them. He also sounded like he was depending on MONSTER to bring the new fans, the "Millennial" fans to NASCAR. Brian is set, doesn't matter to the suits in the front office if the grandstands are empty (even if 2/3 of the tracks are owned by family)....they have that fat TV check to live off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Seems like the only thing this has really done is give you guys something to complain about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Seems like the only thing this has really done is give you guys something to complain about Cory, you don't think the downward spiral of local racing starts at the top with national series'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Jay Criticism is sometimes seen as complaining. I wonder how local Saturday night racing is/was affected by NASCAR racing on Saturday nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 I wonder how local Saturday night racing is/was affected by NASCAR racing on Saturday nights. Tom as I stated I believe that #bashcar has a "trickle down"(and I hate using the Reaganesque term) effect of local tracks....Not in a positive manner either......I'm sorry, while the Bowman-Gray Madhouse mentality may sell tickets, conversely it does NOT translate into good racing, just good wrecking. What's really sad and lost in all the dissension is the fact that the short track races themselves have been fairly entertaining.....Too bad there were few fans and viewers to see them......Once you've made enough bad decisions/choices the fans won't bother to try again.....A local short track may be about to learn that tough lesson too....Hopefully not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 I agree.....fans are not stupid. If you offer a product they see as a good value for the dollar (race/race ticket) they will return. If you don't, not ony will they not show back up, they will tell friends and family not to waste the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 As a fan of all the tracks I've been to over the years there has been only been two I quit going to or wouldn't go back to.One wasn't bad it was the other one I started going to was better. I guess you have to know your fan base. Most fans , I think, wanna see good racing.Occasional "drama" worked in as well.Fortunately in South Texas the three tracks are providing. The D-FW area tracks seem to be doing well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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