End Of A NASCAR Era

Don · #1 (**permalink**) 02-05-2009, 07:01 AM

" 2009 NASCAR National Series Television Broadcast Times Announced; FOX, TNT, ABC, ESPN And SPEED Showcase All Events "

" DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2009) -- Broadcast times for the 2009 NASCAR season have been announced, beginning with FOX's broadcast of the non-points Budweiser Shootout at Daytona at 8:10 p.m. (ET) on Feb. 7 at Daytona International Speedway. The full broadcast schedules, including TV start times, for all three national series -- the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series -- are below ".

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=318007

Ron61 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 06:07 AM

Don,

I was just watching the news and it seems that NASCAR has lowered some ticket prices to the Daytona 500 from $99 to $55 as they have a lot of empty seats. I know when I watched the qualifying yesterday it sure didn't seem like they had nearly the number of people there that they used to have. I never watched the shootout so I don't know if they had a good crowd or not.

Ron

Silverback51 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-2009, 03:10 PM

Lot's of empty seats for the shootout.

Ron61 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 07:18 AM

Anyone besides me watch the 500 yesterday and think Jr. made an ass of himself? In the Saturday race they penalized a driver 5 laps for doing basically the exact same thing.

Ron

Wayne Maybury · #5 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 08:25 AM

Junior is very popular with the fans so he won't receive any reprimand for his dumb a$$ move.

How did you like the rap intro on Speed a hour or two before the race actually started. I couldn't believe that I would ever see a rap performance on a NASCAR program.

Wayne

Ron61 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 09:37 AM

Wayne,

NASCAR is turning into nothing but a big side show. Racing now is just secondary to them. I most likely won't watch many of their races any more if I can find one of the road races on TV. They are turning into the car version of wrestling. Change rules to protect their stars, do anything to avoid punishing them, and let them do anything they want. Jr. should have been called in and held for the 5 lap penalty they gave that unknown in the Saturday race. Next they will be scripting the races as to who is to win and how it is to go.

Ron

Silverback51 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron61

Wayne,

NASCAR is turning into nothing but a big side show. Racing now is just secondary to them. I most likely won't watch many of their races any more if I can find one of the road races on TV. They are turning into the car version of wrestling. Change rules to protect their stars, do anything to avoid punishing them, and let them do anything they want. Jr. should have been called in and held for the 5 lap penalty they gave that unknown in the Saturday race. Next they will be scripting the races as to who is to win and how it is to go.

Ron

Sorry Ron, I have to disagree with you on this one.

They have already turned it into a side show. The COT was the last major step in doing so.

Scripting the races? What about the "Competition Yellow" they did yesterday. Is that not scripting the race? And what about the "Debris Cautions"? It's funny how they last long enough for all the pit stops to occure.

Yes, NASCAR is the professional wrestling of motor sports. I hope they finally come clean like wrestling did and admit it's staged.