Gloom and doom aside, motorsports attendance in general is a fraction of what it once was. A few pockets exist where that doesn't seem to be as obvious, but generally speaking, it has. From NASCAR to the dirt tracks, it's down everywhere. And the main culprit? America's love affair with the automobile is all but gone. The car has become nothing more than a means to get from point A to point B, therre's no romance with it. It shows at the race tracks, and it shows at the car shows. I mean who do you see at the car shows? Old guys and baby boomers.
NASCAR and racing in general isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but it will never be what it once was.