NASCAR Illustrated - Done

[dpkimmel2001]

Say goodbye to NASCAR Illustrated. Sign of the times I guess.

American City Business Journals, the Charlotte-based parent of more than 40 print and online newspapers, has decided to stop publishing its NASCAR Illustrated publication.

In an email to the staff, CEO Whitney Shaw writes:

I wanted to let you know that we are closing NASCAR Illustrated.
Obviously, we don’t make decisions like this lightly nor do we ever forget that peoples’ lives are affected. Unfortunately, I simply did not see a pathway to profitability in an environment that is becoming increasingly digital and where the economics of newsstand sales have changed so dramatically.

The final issue of Illustrated is currently at the printer.
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It’s the second NASCAR publication that ACBJ has ended. In early 2010, NASCAR Scene, a publication that started in 1977, was closed and merged into the monthly NASCAR Illustrated.

http://talkingbiznews.com/1/acbj-kills-nascar-illustrated/

 

[ToyYoda]

Sucks to hear, but I'm not surprised. Print media as a whole isn't doing very well these days.

 

[Johali]

If you read an article on your computer there's nothing left over to throw in the trash.

 

[ToyYoda]

If you read an article on your computer there's nothing left over to throw in the trash.

That, and Internet articles are posted instantaneously. By the time something gets to NASCAR Illustrated, it's old news.

 

[Revman]

Hate to see it happen, but really, that rag should have met its demise a long time ago.

 

[blanston]

I get this magazine and one other. Considering the content, it's not hard for me to understand why it's being cancelled.

 

[Acs]

Wait, what's a print magazine? You can read them? I thought we were talking about guns.

 

[blanston]

Hate to see it happen, but really, that rag should have met its demise a long time ago.

What the hell, Revman!? We agree? At this rate, we'll be bffs by next week.

 

[Revman]

What the hell, Revman!? We agree? At this rate, we'll be bffs by next week.

LOL. Christmas miracle!

 

[klemmabyna]

a sign of the times...my bathroom library is almost non-existent these days. I may have to trade my flip phone for one of those "smart" video toys.

 

[jws926]

Hate to see it happen, but really, that rag should have met its demise a long time ago.

I kind of agree with this as well.

 

[jws926]

That, and Internet articles are posted instantaneously. By the time something gets to NASCAR Illustrated, it's old news.

Right, I wonder if they considered going digital with it, that could of still kept it somewhat relevant.

 

[ted@economy]

I was always a big fan of Nascar Scene and also a subscriber . The info was a month old , but still relevant . They had great reporters . Nascar Illustrated , I never got into . Glossy , pricey , and out of date info . Won't notice them gone . If you want news , it's on here pretty darn quick.

 

[AustinDillon3]

Well, I'm come back to the forum with 166 notifications and see this. I ended by subscription in Dec. 2015, and never got a chance to renew it.