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I think this subject is black and white as the drivers openly spoke of bogus debris cautions and anyone that has watched Nascar for any length of time has to know they managed races through the yellow.

Good points. I can't say I know anyone any longer like this but 10-20 years ago I knew people who specifically tuned into plate races because they loved the spectacle of a bunch of wadded up cars. I don't think anyone wanted to see anyone get hurt but they were treating it more like a...

Perspective is important as Talladega and Homestead dwarfed all the other chase races last year. The plate tracks do much better than short tracks and road courses but many people pine away for more races at tracks like that.

Plate racing is not my cup of tea but I know that the 4 plate races are fairly popular compared to other tracks. Of course all Nascar races are on the wane with respect to viewership and this includes plate tracks.

I have been recording the races since the VHS days for a variety of reasons. If I could think of a benefit to watching the races live I would do it but I can't. Maybe some folks that watch live could list some reasons why they like it that way.

With ratings like that I bet the owner of the VGK is pissed he paid a half billion for his charter....err....I mean franchise.

Stage racing was what the people had been asking for even though no one new what it was. IMO if they have to have stages at least don't stop the damn race and if commercials need to be run when the race is on then so be it.

Performance is great but obtaining and maintaining sponsors is most important. As long as the sponsors are happy with JMc he gets to hold a steering wheel each week.

I think that the perceived danger of plate racing and the fact that the cars are glued together contribute to the relative good TV ratings they get. There could easily be 6 million plus watching Talladega

Amen! Freddie Andersen is a wall and Mike Babcock has done a very good job of changing things up and preparing the team. Also great to see youngsters like Marner, Nylander and Matthews leading the way. Hopefully they can prevail in game 7.

Gonna be great to see some packed stands and hopefully a first time winner or someone that doesn't win often. I don't know how much of the race I will get to see but we all know it will be very popular and the possibility exists this could be the most watched race until Daytona next year. Good...

Wait until next week as Talladega is going to carry the weekend in a mighty way. It doesn't matter if Nascar gains or loses market share as long as they are the number 1 rated auto racing event of the week. IDK who made up those rules but Nascar can't lose.

Sorry about my luck? Do tell! Talladega is a very good race for Nascar as it had 9 million viewers in 2008 and close to 7.5 million in 2013 and last year raked in to 6 million viewers. This could be the first race of the year with increased YoY ratings which is exciting to consider.

I agree as reruns are huge and people plan evenings around them so beating NCIS and American Idol is big. I read somewhere about an able bodied guy that stayed inside his trailer all day watching reruns of a fishing show that he has already seen before. I would not have believed it had I not...

Nascar was the highest rated sports program on Saturday night. Boys, it just don't get no better n that now do it?

I tried to watch the show several years ago but quickly found it to be just another drama filled fake reality show. I know the fake reality genre is very popular with programs like House Hunters, Street Outlaws, American Pickers, Breaking (Faking) Amish and a slew of others. I have no bone to...

The Leaf's-B's game performed better than I thought and I figured the race would be off but by no more than 15% but we will have to see how the final numbers shake out. In any case it looks like the race would be better served being run on Sunday as you will still get about 35K in the stands but...

IMO, the problem with Nascar telecasts is that they are not professional but Fox seems harmless enough to me. NBC is just flat out awful as Letarte and Burton think they are paid by the word and the closer you get to the end of the season the worse things get.

That is true of many of the threads here. For example the rate the race threads are as predictable as the morning sun as the same suspects say the same thing depending what type of tracks is near and dear to them. I don't see it as a problem but I know some people repeatedly read things they...

I agree that Saturday nights are not ideal for ratings and I will be interested in seeing how badly Nascar racing beat NHL hockey head to head. Regarding attendance for the race I read that any boost in attendance was marginal and that the grandstands at the track were, at best, 65% percent of...