NASCAR 2024…..

[Super Bee]

Was watching the last 30 or so laps, red flag, then switched to USA?

Whos dumb **** idea was that?

 

[gassprint1]

Was watching the last 30 or so laps, red flag, then switched to USA?

Whos dumb **** idea was that?

My guess is obiden had a news conference to cry why he was stepping out of the campaign.

 

[bwframe]

What happened?

 

[Super Bee]

What happened?

At 6:00 they switched the race from NBC to USA so people were able to watch their local news cast.

 

[BigRed]

Today was the 30 year anniversary of the first "nascar Brickyard Race".

I remember going down to qualifications for the Brickyard back in '94. It was a fun event. (One of my favorite events of the day was when A.J. Foyt managed to not only get himself into a car and qualify, but was able to get himself out of the car! LOL)

nascar used to be fun.

Watching today's event on the TV was but a reminder of how far the series has fallen.

 

[bwframe]

At 6:00 they switched the race from NBC to USA so people were able to watch their local news cast.

Huh? I just thought I'd missed the ending when WTHR news was on? There was a window, with a stream on the computer still covering the overtimes, but I just thought it was the delay or something.

Missed the end of the Brickyard, one of the few local races broadcast here.

Whose idea was this? NASCAR/NBC or both? What were they thinking???

 

[Hoosier Carry]

I remember when the race was on Saturday and the night before was the best part. Coke lot racers unite!

 

[BigRed]

"Stage Racing" is pure bull****.

It is nothing more than a bunch of milk toast ****.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

WTF??? I was making dinner and had paused the NBC coverage and then caught up and Channel 13/NBC was running their normal news broadcast. And I missed the ending. WTF??? How dumb is that?

News gets better ratings now

 

[Mark-DuCo]

I was there yesterday with my son, the flex seating sections were packed. The rest of the stands were half full at best. Maybe they could a take a hint and see that fans can't afford the higher ticket prices.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Just read that they sold over 70,000 tickets, which really isn't too bad considering the racing on this track isn't the greatest.

 

[tomcat13]

Just read that they sold over 70,000 tickets, which really isn't too bad considering the racing on this track isn't the greatest.

Watched a little bit of it on TV.
Noticed a Lot of folks dressed like Empty Seats.

 

[Win52C]

NASCAR? They still a really run those? Is there anyone there under 50?

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Watched a little bit of it on TV.
Noticed a Lot of folks dressed like Empty Seats.

Yes there were a lot of empty seats, but remember, IMS has seating for 257,00

 

[Mark-DuCo]

NASCAR? They still a really run those? Is there anyone there under 50?

I'd say over half of the people around me were under 50 including myself, but I've been to almost every Nascar race at the Brickyard since 1998.

 

[d.kaufman]

Yes there were a lot of empty seats, but remember, IMS has seating for 257,00

And they use to pack the place with 300k fans. It was just as big a race as the Indy 500. Attendance is down 75% from the 90s and early 2000s

 

[Mark-DuCo]

And they use to pack the place with 300k fans. It was just as big a race as the Indy 500. Attendance is down 75% from the 90s and early 2000s

Yeah, the newness of Nascar at the Brickyard wore off, it is now on par with other races.

 

[ISP 5353]

Boring race and what looked like a totally rigged finish. NASCAR officials totally blew this one and gifted the race to Larson. The restart with the number 6 pulling into the pits should not allow the number 5 to move into the number one position from the number 3 starting position. He might have won anyway, but he was blatantly given this one.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

NASCAR? They still a really run those? Is there anyone there under 50?

Very few, which is part of their problem. They arent attracting the younger generation to fill the stands. Its a different era. They tried stage racing. They tried diversity. Theyve had rappers at the tracks. They made a netflix show and built a track in LA. Last year was a record low rating, and this year is even lower as of now. They alienated the fans so bad trying to attract younger fans that now they have nobody

 

[Hatin Since 87]

The brickyard is a boring race, but, it was one of the crown jewel events years ago that every driver wanted to win. Winning in Indy meant something. Its sad that we may be on the edge of the brickyard not even being an event in the future. They discussed it last year (or the year before, cant remember). Theyve been moving it on the schedule, and trying to get an increase. It may not continue running in the next 5 years with 25% of the stands filled and low tv ratings, as much as that sucks. I love the history behind indy, and i love that every year they add to that history in some way. I hope they figure it out so that years from now that book is getting thicker.