" Action on track isn't helping NASCAR attendance, ratings "

[Dan40]

For the Daytona race I saw adds here for $40.00 tickets, official tickets, not distressed tickets. I remember years ago when they were $75.00

[Wayne Maybury]

It is a very interesting point that there are no rookies in the Cup this year. I can understand younger folks not being able to relate to all of the older drivers.

COT, I hate the name. If anything this is a car of yester-year, not tomorrow. Having said that, I surely do appreciate the safety aspects of this car. It is absolutely amazing how this thing can roll end-over-end at 150+ mph and the driver just walks away.

My major complaint with NASCAR is all of the unnecessary cautions that have much more to do with the sponsors running ads on TV while all of the cars get tires & gas, than they have to do with safety. Also the most stupid rule in all of organized car racing has to be the lucky dog rule. Unfortunately, NASCAR has become more of a show than a racing series.

Wayne

[Bartruff1]

As a fan, I go back to the beach in the 50's.....to me, they should go back to stock car racing....the hero drivers will emerge anyway...eg Petty, Flock, Fast Freddy Lorenzon, Fireball, etc... IMHO the last "close to stock car racing" with factory participation and world class drivers was Trans Am... damn I loved that ...real racing with real cars ...actual shifting and braking and accelerating on road courses...those were the days and those cars are still popular in Historic Racing...

[Dan40]

Where does one buy one of those front V-8 engined, carborated, rear wheel drive Toyota sedans? What option package do you have to get that includes the spoiler and the splitter. Does the "shark fin" come as an extra option or is it included. Maybe its a dealer installed item????

[Ron61]

Originally Posted by Bartruff1

As a fan, I go back to the beach in the 50's.....to me, they should go back to stock car racing....the hero drivers will emerge anyway...eg Petty, Flock, Fast Freddy Lorenzon, Fireball, etc... IMHO the last "close to stock car racing" with factory participation and world class drivers was Trans Am... damn I loved that ...real racing with real cars ...actual shifting and braking and accelerating on road courses...those were the days and those cars are still popular in Historic Racing...

I agree that those days were the best. I really liked the old Trans Am series. And the real cars which weren't as safe as they are today, but the racing was much better I thought. Whoever could make their car go the fastest and handle the best won which is the way it should be. I feel NASCAR is also hurting themselves with all of the various TV shows they have on.

Ron

[Wayne Maybury]

Originally Posted by Ron61

I feel NASCAR is also hurting themselves with all of the various TV shows they have on.

Ron

Ron, I cannot believe that some talking heads can go on, and on, and on for hours and hours every week talking about a race. They end up turning me right off. Some of the new NASCAR shows on Speed really suck.

I do enjoy listening to Dave Despain as he brings up some very interesting points. He has some good interviews and lastly, he discusses much more than just NASCAR.

Wayne

[Ron61]

Wayne,

His show is the only one that I watch. The rest are just a bunch of people rambling on and on about the same thing over and over. I watch the other races on Speed but that is about it for me and speed channel.

Ron

[Don]

From USA TodaY:

" The crowd didn't measure up to the event's luster. NASCAR's estimated attendance was 140,000, but the 275,000 seat grandstands appearred less than full. The Brickyard's listed crowd has fallen by 100,000 since a tire debacle in 2008 "

The 140,000 attending may or may not have included the RV area and infield parking. Either way, whatever NASCAR is contemplating to reverse the downward trend sure needs immediate attention. Won't have the words exactly right, " it's easier to maintain/retain the favorable status than gaining back that which has been lost "