[Ron61]

Originally Posted by Don

*** " Bristol, TV rating of 4.2 or 3.2 million households, plus 2% from last year." " The spin on the spin: Despite CBS NCAA tournament as well as news channels getting a rating bump Sunday from the health-care debate, NASCAR hangs on "

NOTE: so there is no confusion, above is not a NASCAR press release, but from USA Today, same for below

*** " No Worries. Waltrip ( Darrell ) wasn't so concerned by a smaller crowd at Bristol, which was 20,000 short of its 158,000 capacity. All these tracks are overbuilt he says. When demand was there, they kept building. And if the demand went soft, we'd see this. We're still in great shape "

And you would expect that paid mouth piece to say anything negative about NASCAR. He doesn't have to be concerned as he gets his pay regardless. The drivers winnings are down as they are based on the crowds and viewers. As for the wing versus spoiler, The flaps used to keep the cars pretty well on the ground. Then NASCAR started designing things and controlling every little thing and everything got worse. The car they drive now is safer but it in in no way, shape, or form a car that any manufacturer had anything to do with.

Ron