A question for ya'll
Well most people know my experience, or well some of you know, But for the past 4 years I have worked for a NASCAR Weekly/NASCAR Autozone Elite Division raceteam, being a licenced NASCAR member since 2001. Our races have always been on saturday nights and with this month carrying Night NASCAR Nextel Cup races it brings up the question of how many people actually don't go to their short tracks and stay home and watch the Cup stars.
Its a big problem for the short track promoters, who need all the fans they can get, just so they can make their drivers and crews happy with payouts and the way the shows run. But fans seem to be dwindling and car counts keep falling across the country it seems, and local asphalt and even dirt track racing seems to be in danger of falling off the map. Many place the blame on the fact that the Cup guys divert attention from the short track drivers.
Personally, this couldn't be farther from the truth. Short track operators are the only ones to blame, from letting facilities degrade to high prices to having shows that last upwards of 5 or 6 hours. It seems that everything that would be needed to get people into the seats, popularity of racing and the ease of exposure that short track racing would be thriving, yet it seems to be in its sorriest state yet. Its unfortunate too how Racetracks seem to be failing and losing the ability to draw people into the grandstands everyday. So do you think that the Short tracks of America have a problem? or does NASCAR racing on saturday nights really have that much of an effect on the crowds at racetracks? feel free to comment and post your opinions on the subject or send me an Email with your opinions.
Its a big problem for the short track promoters, who need all the fans they can get, just so they can make their drivers and crews happy with payouts and the way the shows run. But fans seem to be dwindling and car counts keep falling across the country it seems, and local asphalt and even dirt track racing seems to be in danger of falling off the map. Many place the blame on the fact that the Cup guys divert attention from the short track drivers.
Personally, this couldn't be farther from the truth. Short track operators are the only ones to blame, from letting facilities degrade to high prices to having shows that last upwards of 5 or 6 hours. It seems that everything that would be needed to get people into the seats, popularity of racing and the ease of exposure that short track racing would be thriving, yet it seems to be in its sorriest state yet. Its unfortunate too how Racetracks seem to be failing and losing the ability to draw people into the grandstands everyday. So do you think that the Short tracks of America have a problem? or does NASCAR racing on saturday nights really have that much of an effect on the crowds at racetracks? feel free to comment and post your opinions on the subject or send me an Email with your opinions.
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