I was just watching the Nascar race in Daytona. My guy of course got wrecked. yes Im one of those under employed, toothless, gun toting bible thumping red necks from hell.
Point being the stands were empty. For those who know, that doesnt happen. Kinda like the Bristol race. You had to buy tickets 3 yrs ahead of time, now they are selling empty seats.
Do you think it could possibly have anything to do with the economy?
Nascar has been losing fans for 10 straight years. Its appeal is gone. Since the introduction of non american cars, its fan base has dropped off at EACH TRACK across this country. Tracks with multiple races have trimmed back to 1 race a year because they cant fill the stands. Television revenue has dropped significantly and even FOX is considering opting out of Nascar coverage for next year.
The economy and Nascar do not go hand in hand. The toothless rednecked RV fan is all that is left of the fan base, and the yuppie crowd is disappearing from the stands. It was the yuppie crowd that spent the most money on nascar items and as the yuppie crowd moves on, so does their money.
Dont even try to blame OBAMA for nascars failures.
If Mitt Romney had his way, FORD , GM and CHRYSLER would have all gone to BK, and ALL their NASCAR contributions would have gone away with them, and only JAPANESE CARS WOULD BE GOING IN CIRCLES!
Think about it.
In 10 years time, NASCAR will be broke and BAILED out by the JAPANESE who will be the only auto makers still capable of donating hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the sport going.
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. You can THANK OBAMA for saving your precious ROUNDY ROUND for another 5 years.
Peace.
TOS