Comments on: How NASCAR Fans Have Changed

By: keenen benton

keenen benton — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:27:54 +0000

In reply to MDM97x. The fact that Kevin didn’t win that championship few years ago says it all he was the best driver all year.. all you have to be is the best car or have the best luck at Phoenix and you win that’s not a way to crown a champ.. someone has a harvick or a Gordon (98) like year and dominates Phoenix but a lapped car spins out in front of them takes them both out and that guy loses the championship that’s not fair to me. Nascar isn’t like other sports it should be based on consistency throughout the season

By: Media Madness

Media Madness — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:22:34 +0000

In reply to Jason Pons. Our history with NASCAR is very similar.

By: Dr.B097

Dr.B097 — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:12:49 +0000

I think one thing that’s help Nascar grow is finally finding a rule set with the playoffs and sticking with it, we’ve had playoff points and stages since 2017 and Nascar owning it and sticking to the niche is helping

By: david haettich

david haettich — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:49:48 +0000

In reply to SouthernDude. cause a one win champion and having it clinched 4 weeks before the seasons over is so exciting lmao.

By: Sam Cullen

Sam Cullen — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:36:11 +0000

In reply to Ryan Walker. Nascar needs to make changes to get younger fans. Like what baseball did this year with the pitch clock

By: Bill Smith

Bill Smith — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:41:37 +0000

In reply to Maximilian Mayer. @Sam HarrisI have watched all forms of racing … I’ve been a nascar fan since the mid 90s … and watch Indy regularly and f1 about half …. I like the stage breaks because I want to see nascar drivers restart cause I think it shows off there talent the most and less of how good the car is …f1 has this problem because a person in a nursing home could win with the top car in f1…. I want to see the drivers more in control then the car … just my opinion

By: Don Henry III

Don Henry III — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:29:59 +0000

In reply to Cito Browne. Listen to the Mike Helton interview on the Dale Jr download, he makes it very clear, NASCAR has ALWAYS been about entertainment first, and racing second. Do you think those fantom cautions in the 2000's were for competition, or were they losing tv viewers?

By: Brock Beard

Brock Beard — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:02:10 +0000

For all the mistakes and missteps there have been along the way, I’m pleased that for every change NASCAR has made in the interest of new fans, they’re also throwing the longtime fans things they’d enjoy, too, such as NASCAR Classics, North Wilkesboro, and “throwback weekend.” And what’s even better is that younger fans are finding they like that stuff, too. It’s starting to bridge a gap that’s been developing ever since the Chase era started in 2004.

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 05:30:25 +0000

Fan since 2000. Left sometime in the CoT era, came back 3 years ago during the pandemic. I went to the Daytona 500 this year and it was unbelievably packed. What was most amazing was how many young people were there. Feel great about where it’s going. NASCAR has a great field of upcoming talent right now, a broader array of tracks than ever, new organizations coming in with success, and I don’t hate the playoff structure. It forces teams to be on their game all the way to the end…kind of like a race.
I feel the squirrelyness on the stage yellows, but we also used to fight about when they took away racing back to the caution flag and invented the free pass. We just love nitpicking rules to death like any other fanbase. DW said ‘racing’s about the ouldas: woulda, coulda, and shoulda.”

By: Sam Harris

Sam Harris — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:18:37 +0000

In reply to Maximilian Mayer. Not a chance. NASCAR has made it perfectly clear that they want to keep manufacturing the racing with the recent reintroduction with the stage yellows at road courses. Shame, too. Most fans that argue for stage cautions, don't branch out and watch other forms of racing.