Is NASCAR a Decade from Doom?

looked on ESPN for the race winner. Never even seen an article 8 hours after the race. Went to WBTV website. Not on front page. Small article in sports. Not on my local paper website. Has taking the racing industry across the country failed? Are the followers over 50 years old?

I’m thinking they have diminished the sport by taking the southern region out of racing. I don’t follow racing but I did as a child and thru my twenties. I’ve never spent a dime of my money on sports car racing but have been to many races free mostly Charlotte and in the Speedway Club in air condition. I sat outside one time. It sucked.

My favorite is the 10 cars or so that start every race to make a field, fulfill the required number of laps to get a check, then park the car fresh for the next race with same tires. Is this practice still going on? I was told by a former driver it reached a peak before 2008 and its trending down.

NASCAR sold out to the medias PC agenda and the almighty dollar years ago.

Their biggest fan base were southern families, IMO they sold out and turned their backs on the very people who made NASCAR what it once was.

I haven't watched a race in YEARS and probably won't ever again.

They lost me when they came up with the 'staging' and then the 'loop' added to Charlotte track.

Me. said:

NASCAR’s days were numbered when the video game got better than actually watching it on TV.


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Oh, and then there was that whole “Internet” thing. So many more interesting things out there.


What shocks me is that there are any fans of MLB. Talk about boring.

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I don’t watch NASCAR or Baseball. I’d rather watch the dog scratch herself. Boring. I think racing was generational. My boss was a member of the Speedway Club behind the glass with air condition, a restaurant, and alcohol service. I was given all the tickets come race day on the start/finish line, row three, next to the aisle.

His wife said Sunday was a family day and refused to go. She hated racing. Took my wife once. Damn she was pissed. It had the most cautions in history of the sport and longest race on that day. She refused to ever attend again. I took friends and wondered around during the race until the last 50 laps or so.

I took my kids on to a suite a vendor had for the All Star and pole day. They didn’t enjoy it. My favorite tracks are I77 and I85 in Charlotte. Very exciting white knuckle driving.

Yes, you are watching the last death rattle of what use to be an awesome spectators sport

I'd be kinda surprised if the big show, whatever it calls itself these days makes it a decade.
I liked watching it as a kid, peaked out as a teen, in my twenties I'd fall asleep for the middle and usually wake up around the end, I pretty much lost interest when I got married and started a family, the various PC things haven't helped, I still think the cars are interesting. That said, my 5yo son does like it, but he's not about to sit down and watch.

It was the beginning of the end when they took races away from Rockingham and Darlington...... like many others, I haven't watched a race in yrs. I doubt I ever will again.

I refuse to watch an hours-long high speed traffic jam. WTF? That's not racing. I worked at a NASCAR 1/2 mile dirt track in high school. That shit was racing, crossed up & swappin' paint. When the Outlaw Sprints came, I got to drive one of the push-start trucks. Watching those madmen was always a hoot. This modern version of 'NASCAR'? I'll pass.

It hasn't been nascar in about 20 years. Never really cared for it much none anyways.

Went to a race once. Boring. We even had the ear muffs with the radios in them to listen in on the drivers. Left early to attempt to avoid the exodus which can take hours. I remember having to piss so bad I could barely stand it and being stuck in the damned traffic jam to get out of the complex. Couldn't have gotten to that rest stop on 85 north of Concord soon enough.

I have driven hundreds of laps around Darlington as fast as I was capable. From 1965 to 1972 never missed a year. Those days are gone. For many reasons the world has moved on from NASCAR. I'll just keep the wonderful memories of my "yute", the rest can have the rest.

It will be over when the current TV contract runs out. I don't see anyone wanting to sponsor the series for the amount of money that the France's will ask for.

I used to watch a little, first 20 and last 20 but don't even do that anymore. IMHO.... They "regulated" themselves right out of business, it's no longer racing, it's driving around...

NASCAR sucks and has sucked for years. They’ve regulated it to death and taken any and all excitement out of it. The chase is gay.

It’s worse behind the scenes too.

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local dirt track racing > corporate homogenized nascar garbage

Too many cars, PC, constantly changing rules, etc.

Took wife and our two daughters to the Bojangles 500, they were bored but wife and I had great time.

Best race we attended was Coke 600 few years ago, pouring rain, we got to the track on the back road, rain stops, clouds push west and blue skies and sunshine. Lot of cautions halfway into the race.
Danica Patrick was entering pit row but got bumped and did a 360, stopping in her space backwards!!! She gets fuel and then pulls out. That's NASCAR DRIVING.

When Jr. retired we both lost interest.

NASCAR died when Dale sr. did...... plus all the small tracks they turned thier backs on, it was the backbone that was holding you up

I haven't watched a real NASCAR race in a long time, but I do enjoy going to the small, local tracks to watch races. You can still see rubbing, paint swapping, and a real competitive spirit, and none of the corporate BS.

I like dirt track and smaller tracks somewhat. Sprint cars I love to watch. But Nascar just never did it for me.

But after growing up watching motorcycles and open wheel racing on road courses like Laguna, Sears, etc. it's hard to get excited about cars that they have to change the track layout so people can't compare the lap times to hopped up Miatas, lol. They have to remove half the track at Sonoma! And call it "The Chute".
Poop chute maybe. Meh, boring racing with slow cars that look like crap grocery getters covered with stickers. How exciting. Hard pass.

That said, I have only watched real nascar on road courses. Would like to see them on a big oval once.

They need to go back to their roots. Every race car should have to come from the dealer first and then be hopped up by the teams. EVERY driver should have to qualify on time at EVERY race. No past champion or charter or ownership points to get in. Can the stages and the Chase. And who has ever seen a rear wheel drive V8 Camry?

When they changed the rules to keep the 48 from winning #8....


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Boring, drag racing is where its at

IMSA sports cars and MotoGP motorcycles is where it's at.

Hold muh beer....

https://www.scnow.com/news/local/article_c9c02e02-5405-11e5-a940-37af379c365b.html

Left their roots for the ways of the world, and look where it got ya. If you're gonna ask somebody NOT to fly the Confederate Battle Flag, Darlington, SC ain't somewhere you need to be playin'.

Me. said:

Sports with athletes is where it's at. There are no four-wheel sports, where the competitions are athletic events.

Two-wheel.... different story.

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I disagree somewhat. F1 cars are very difficult to drive, and likely you won't see any fat F1 drivers.

Most normal people would pass out under braking at the very first turn.

But I agree bikes is where it's at!

Went to the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last year.... just ain't the same.

NASCAR is racing for the rich. Back in the old days talent got you noticed. Now a days people who can afford if have thier kids racing at 6 years old.

It definitely went from more a blue collar motorsport to a white collar sport. Like said above.....you can just about buy a ride now.

NASCAR used to be about the team. From the mechanics hotrodding the engines and tweeking the chassis to the pit crews figuring out how to do it better, to the car mfr figuring out new body styles, then the driver.

Now it's just IROC racing all the time.

I prefer F1 and even then I barely follow that.

BowWow said:

.you can just about buy a ride now.

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Menard...…...buys rides...can't buy a win.....More money than Creases.

THE PUNISHER said:

NASCAR died when Dale sr. did...... plus all the small tracks they turned thier backs on, it was the backbone that was holding you up

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During a rain delay:

Sportscaster: Dale, what will this rain do to your car?

Dale: Make it wet.

NASCAR has sucked since Bill Elliot caused them to start using restrictor plates

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Rain delays are ridiculous.

Change your tires and finish the race.

Same for you MLB pu**ies, too!

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If MOTOGP guys can do it on 2 wheels in the rain,, just saying. Then again these guys have the biggest balls in racing.

I've been to three, maybe four NASCAR races. They were not nearly a fun as being a kid at Hickory Speedway when it was still dirt.

I prefer snow ski racing and jet sprint boats.

Only good good real racing now local track Saturday Night racing ... Modifieds at Bowman Gray! Drivers are not huge budget pretty boys and don’t have 3 different types of cars ... the main car with maybe a couple backups. These guys don’t go out and tear up equipment and many work on their cars nights after they get home from work.

It hasn't been the same since the 'Old Guard' left. Guys like Earnhardt mostly made it what it was. When that number 3 pulled up behind someone, you knew it was going to get good. These kids racing now, just not the same. WRC, MotoGP, F1, those are some good racing.