Why is NASCAR struggling?

#26
#26
ptclaus98 said:
I would argue that had 6, 7, and 8 not happened, NASCAR would not have been anywhere near what it is or ever was. I think those were some of the best things NASCAR did, and without it, it might be "better", but it would be something that would be shown at 4:30 in the afternoon on SpeedVision right before their three hour block of open wheel programming.
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You're probably right, I hadn't really thought about it in a while and was trying to think of things as I typed that.
 
#27
#27
I don't think moving out of the South was a bad move. If they didn't do that then it was cementing that it always would be a niche Southern thing.

Part of what you're seeing is probably just kind of a natural happening. Things go in trends. It's not like NASCAR is doing horribly and about to close up shop. It's more so NASCAR is coming down from a wave of popularity surge. Compare it to the NBA in the late 80's, early 90s; at that time the NBA was maybe the most popular sport in the country thanks to guys like Jordan. Now, outside of the James circus, the NBA isn't nearly as popular. Or WWE/wrestling in general. In the mid 90s to the early part of this decade, wrestling was huge and the Monday Night shows were beating Monday Night Football in the most coveted demographics. Now...again, not so much.
 
#28
#28
JTrainDavis said:
I think that NASCAR greatly overestimated its place in the national sporting picture, tried too hard to appeal to everybody, failed, and as a result alienated a good portion of its base.

The chase is a joke, the CoT is a joke, France and Helton making up rules as they go along is a joke. I've gone from watching just about every race start to finish to perhaps watching bits and pieces of a dozen cup races a year. I do enjoy the trucks though.
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Agreed...:good!:
 
#29
#29
VolsSportsFan said:
I agree the season is way too long. I was somewhat into NASCAR in the late 90s/early 00s but I haven't kept up with it for several years now.
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Not just the season. I think most of the races are too long. Many of the races last 4-5 hours, and the majority of the race the drivers are just trying to stay out of trouble. I understand that some races, Daytona, Talladega and a couple of others need to be 500 miles. However, shortening the majority of the races to make them fit into a 2-3 hour time frame would be much more fan friendly.
 
#30
#30
crazyguy said:
I don't understand why the drivers can race in the lower levels. This doesn't happen in any other sport other than baseball where they are recovering from an injury. It seems to just further dilute an already watered down product.
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Ticket sales. I've said this before, but I'll repeat. I usually go to both of the Nationwide races @ Nashville. If the handful of Cup drivers who come here quit coming, I along with many others would not be willing to pay $40 per ticket to watch a bunch of guys we've never heard of.
 
#31
#31
Ohio Vol said:
I don't think that moving races out of the South is something that was inherently a bad move. I think moving them away from entertaining tracks that happened to be in the South toward ones that are extremely bland and located elsewhere certainly was.

Michigan and California are basically the same track (two miles and flat).
Kansas, Chicago, and Las Vegas are basically the same track (1.5 miles and flat).
Atlanta, Charlotte, and Texas are basically the same track (1.5 miles with banking).

That's a chunk of the schedule right there. If a track similar to Bristol were to be built in Montreal, I don't think anyone would have complained too much about Rockingham losing a race and seeing it moved way the hell up there as long as the product is entertaining.
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I agree with this 100%. The majority of fans would say that the short tracks are by far the most exciting races of the year.
 
#33
#33
MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Not just the season. I think most of the races are too long. Many of the races last 4-5 hours, and the majority of the race the drivers are just trying to stay out of trouble. I understand that some races, Daytona, Talladega and a couple of others need to be 500 miles. However, shortening the majority of the races to make them fit into a 2-3 hour time frame would be much more fan friendly.
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I've stated this same opinion a number of times. Races are too long for the average TV watcher. I tend to watch the first 25-50 laps depending on track length, and then come back to catch the last 50-100 when the real racing happens. I will check back periodically mainly to see how my picks are doing. It might be a risky move, but I really believe TV share would increase with shortened races. I would go for 3 hours max, with a few exceptions, Daytona in Feb, Charlotte in May, the Brickyard, and Talladega in Oct. This would cut some expenses for teams, mainly tires and wear & tear on engines & parts.
 
#36
#36
duckman398686 said:
i think this sums it up quite nicely
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But, but, but that would make it actual stock car racing with identifiable brands where people could get really excited and strengthen brand loyalty, and buy on Monday what won on Sunday. Much too sensible, hasn't got a chance.
 
#37
#37
The crews and teams are in too much of a box. Screw the economy and underfunded teams. Let them go at it.
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#38
#38
Shorten the season, Nascar will always fail trying to compete with College football or the NFL.
 
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