NASCAR looks beyond declining attendance, TV ratings

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Interesting read if you've got the time.....

In part.....

On a beautiful April day in the Tennessee mountains, sunlight glistened off tens of thousands of empty seats at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Unlike in the previous few seasons, there was no ominous weather in the forecast. NASCAR was enjoying a spectacular start to the season with thrilling finishes and close-quarters racing, thanks in part to a new rules package.

But in Bristol’s 146,000-capacity stadium, there appeared to be at least as many empty seats as occupied ones.

Scenes such as the one at Bristol — which once sold out 55 consecutive races — have been jarring as attendance has fallen over the last decade. NASCAR stopped providing attendance estimates after 2012. Negative headlines about the sport’s health have blossomed since attendance began to fall, and the crowds have only shrunk since. And ratings show not as many are watching the sport on television, either.

Fox and Fox Sports 1 broadcast the first 16 Sprint Cup races this season. Ratings in seven of eight races on Fox were down from 2015, and four of those were the lowest since Fox began broadcasting races in 2001, according to SportsMediaWatch.com.

And the sport continues to search for a primary sponsor to fill the void that Sprint — which came on in 2004 as Nextel and announced its departure in December 2014, citing a change in its marketing focus — will leave at season’s end.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ndance-tv-ratings-fans-social-media/86573130/
 
blah...blah ...blah ...from gluck...as usual ! :D
gets his big neg crap in up front ......as ya posted.
his last paragraph is good tho ...long as sponsors see value in it ......they'll continue w/ $$.
tv deal til 2024.......long time ...gonna be lotsa changes by/ after then .....
...maybe only " nascar ppv /per race " by then ?
prolly ala carte .......as all sports will prolly be by then ....who knows ?

fact.....nascar still beats most in it's time slot ! .....duh ! ....:D
sponsors still pay for that.......as do tv ads.
will it last ?
who knows. ..........sho ain't gluck tho ! ha!
 
Just read the two answers that were given by race fans . The same answers that we hear on here . Longtime race fans feel abandoned by Nascar .
 
Longtime race fans feel abandoned by Nascar . Yeah that describes me also. Not a fan of: the chase, knock out qualifying, cautions that come out at "just the right time" so some dont go a lap down, camp grounds that charge an arm and a leg for a piece of mowed grass with very few restrooms around, no electric, just a mowed field, Ticket prices that have gone thru the roof ( I havent been to a track in 15 years now, had my fill of it) NBC-sucks. MW and DW can leave anytime now, mostly MW. Teams with 5 cars now? And all 5 in the top 10? WTF??? Hell why not 10 car teams? or 15? 4 lug nuts?? really? They can guarantee that that wheel wont come off and fly into the stands--ever? A champion that missed half the races last year? c'mon, really? It seems that nascar has already picked this years champion. Maybe obama can spice it up by putting a muslim driver in a car. Only problem would be that they wouldnt remove their hat or stand up during the nation anthem and getting an approved gun rack in the rear window.
 
blah...blah ...blah ...from gluck...as usual ! :D
gets his big neg crap in up front ......as ya posted.
his last paragraph is good tho ...long as sponsors see value in it ......they'll continue w/ $$.
tv deal til 2024.......long time ...gonna be lotsa changes by/ after then .....
...maybe only " nascar ppv /per race " by then ?
prolly ala carte .......as all sports will prolly be by then ....who knows ?

fact.....nascar still beats most in it's time slot ! .....duh ! ....:D
sponsors still pay for that.......as do tv ads.
will it last ?
who knows. ..........sho ain't gluck tho ! ha!
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Longtime race fans feel abandoned by Nascar . Yeah that describes me also. Not a fan of: the chase, knock out qualifying, cautions that come out at "just the right time" so some dont go a lap down, camp grounds that charge an arm and a leg for a piece of mowed grass with very few restrooms around, no electric, just a mowed field, Ticket prices that have gone thru the roof ( I havent been to a track in 15 years now, had my fill of it) NBC-sucks. MW and DW can leave anytime now, mostly MW. Teams with 5 cars now? And all 5 in the top 10? WTF??? Hell why not 10 car teams? or 15? 4 lug nuts?? really? They can guarantee that that wheel wont come off and fly into the stands--ever? A champion that missed half the races last year? c'mon, really? It seems that nascar has already picked this years champion. Maybe obama can spice it up by putting a muslim driver in a car. Only problem would be that they wouldnt remove their hat or stand up during the nation anthem and getting an approved gun rack in the rear window.
What team has five cars?
 
I didnt combine 2 teams, the 78 car is a 100% gibbs car, the fact that the 78 has a different owner or partner means little.

Toyota is far and away superior to everyone else right now. Ford and Chevy don't give a ****, while Toyota's invested heavily in the current and the future.

Not only does Toyota have the best car, best teams and best pit crews, they also have the best drivers.

Gibbs and the Toyota teams are only going to get more dominant. Erik Jones, who is better than Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, William Byron and Todd Gilliland up and coming ... just to name a few.

It might piss Neck Nation off, but Toyota's gonna dominate this sport for 20 years.
 
Team Penske has 2 drivers ahead of the top Toyota in points.

Brad is 2 and Joey is 4. Edwards is 5.

Now, I would agree with the fact that Toyota seems to be very committed to winning at this point.

But again, ESPN put up the graphic of the winningest drivers the last 3 years (from a sure wins stand point) and Toyota isn't in the Top 3.

Joey
Jimmie Johnson
Brad
 
As long as I can watch for free and in HD I don't care. And if less people go to the races it's easier for me to get good seats and avoid traffic.
 
Toyota is far and away superior to everyone else right now. Ford and Chevy don't give a ****, while Toyota's invested heavily in the current and the future.

Not only does Toyota have the best car, best teams and best pit crews, they also have the best drivers.

Gibbs and the Toyota teams are only going to get more dominant. Erik Jones, who is better than Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, William Byron and Todd Gilliland up and coming ... just to name a few.

It might piss Neck Nation off, but Toyota's gonna dominate this sport for 20 years.
Agreed . Been watching this for years . Childress , Roush, Petty have fallen off the map . Haas isn't building and Hendrick is stagnant , at best . Penske is the big question mark and it will be interesting to see what they do. But anyone could see when they went after Kenseth and Edwards , Gibbs ' intent is very clear ,
 
Not factual.

What are you doing on Saturday night?
I'll be in Kentucky on Saturday at the race. I'm not sure on what horse to bet on though ( any tips would be appreciated) I'll get there early to have a few mint julep's and mother sez I can go hogg wild with a $10 bet to either place or show on what horse I feel can get the job done. Look for me, I'll have a hat with dual beer holders and a string with those "hands clapping" on it. What will you be wearing?
 
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