Sunday, Aug. 1, was the highest-rated and most-viewed NASCAR Sprint Cup race

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Pocono TV Ratings: ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 1, was the highest-rated and most-viewed NASCAR Sprint Cup race on cable so far this season, according to the Nielsen Company. The race earned a final national household coverage rating of 4.4, averaging 6,202,469 viewers. Last year's event at Pocono was rained out and held on a Monday [but the ratings and viewership are same as 2008].
ESPN2's live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, July 31, earned a final national household coverage rating of 1.4, averaging 1,815,043 viewers. The rating was up from a 1.3 for last year's race that was run during daylight hours and aired on ESPN.Four of the last five NASCAR Nationwide Series races have seen ratings growth over the corresponding event of a year ago.(ESPN), see race-by-race and last 4 season comparison on my 2010 TV Ratings page.(8-3-2010)
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Pocono Facts and Notes:
" Greg Biffle won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. It was his 15th Cup series victory in his 279th start. The win ended a 64-race winless streak, the longest of his career.
" Biffle scored his first top-10 finish in his past nine Pocono races.
" Biffle led three times for 28 laps, including the final 21.
" Roush Fenway Racing posted its 117th series win and its first victory in 2010.
" The top 10 comprised six Chevrolets, two Fords and two Toyotas.
" Ford posted its first win in 2010. It was Ford's first non-restrictor-plate win since California in February 2009." Tony Stewart (second) scored his fifth straight top-10 finish at Pocono, the longest current streak. It was Stewart's 150th career top-5 finish.
" Carl Edwards (third) extended a four-race streak of top-10 finishes that began at Daytona.
" Points leader Kevin Harvick (fourth) has a 189-point lead over second-place Jeff Gordon.
" Denny Hamlin (fifth) scored his eighth top-10 finish in 10 Pocono races. He had the 350th team top-5 for Joe Gibbs Racing.
" Jeff Burton (eighth) extended a five-race streak of top-15 finishes that began at New Hampshire.
" Ryan Newman (12th) has finished 14th or better in his past five Pocono races.
" Kyle Busch (23rd) has scored just one top-10 finish in his past seven Pocono races.
" Dale Earnhardt Jr. (27th) has scored just two top-10 finishes in his past 13 Pocono races
" Dave Blaney finished 42nd in his 350th series start.(ESPN)(8-3-2010)
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wow...that commercial ESPN played all week showing Kasey flying into the trees must of worked
 
Hey , maybe Nascar is not all washed up ! Maybe the racing isn't that bad after all . Maybe all those viewers are right and the few on this forum who say that its no good anymore are wrong. Wow.
 
I'm of the belief that if you turn a 4 hour race into a 5.5 hour race, everyone is going to tune in eventually. I'm certain a number of viewers called up their buddies to tell them to tune in to the horrible wreck that just happened.
Most probably thought that golf was on at 5:30.
I better be careful, Nascar might fine me for comments detrimental to the sport....
MoMike
 
ted@economy said:
Hey , maybe Nascar is not all washed up ! Maybe the racing isn't that bad after all . Maybe all those viewers are right and the few on this forum who say that its no good anymore are wrong. Wow.
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I can only speak for myself but I'm not having a problem with the racing. I've been watching what I consider to be pretty decent racing this season. I am confused as to what has to happen to make a race a good race in most everyone's eyes. I'm not a big fan of the Chase but other than that I'm still a big fan of the sport.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I am confused as to what has to happen to make a race a good race in most everyone's eyes.
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i don't fall asleep watching it. in that regard pocono wasn't that good a race. i did wake up before the action really started later in the race.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I can only speak for myself but I'm not having a problem with the racing. I've been watching what I consider to be pretty decent racing this season. I am confused as to what has to happen to make a race a good race in most everyone's eyes. I'm not a big fan of the Chase but other than that I'm still a big fan of the sport.
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Watch a truck race.That should show what would make a good race.
 
mike honcho said:
Watch a truck race.That should show what would make a good race.
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I sure agree that the trucks do put on a good race. I'm a big fan of them as well.

Was there ever a point in which you were satisfied with the racing? And by 'you', I mean anyone that's reading this. Or..... Have they never been able to produce racing that you all like?
 
MoMike said:
I'm of the belief that if you turn a 4 hour race into a 5.5 hour race, everyone is going to tune in eventually. I'm certain a number of viewers called up their buddies to tell them to tune in to the horrible wreck that just happened.
Most probably thought that golf was on at 5:30.
I better be careful, Nascar might fine me for comments detrimental to the sport....
MoMike
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Funny, I was thinking the exact same thing. That when I tuned in, since I looked onling (here and facebook) and people were talking about the big crash.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I can only speak for myself but I'm not having a problem with the racing. I've been watching what I consider to be pretty decent racing this season. I am confused as to what has to happen to make a race a good race in most everyone's eyes. I'm not a big fan of the Chase but other than that I'm still a big fan of the sport.
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In a word......URGENCY. It's amazing to see how good the racing gets when the word comes down that rain is on the way.
There should be a looming thunderstorm on every race day. Then, and only then do they drive em' like they stole em. Exception is the phantom caution for the GWC, then it gets good then, too.
And i'm not talking about the wrecks. I'm talking about hard driving because it could pour at any moment.
If they drove like that on a regular basis, 500 mile races wouldn't be near as drawn out as they are now.
MoMike
 
MoMike said:
In a word......URGENCY. It's amazing to see how good the racing gets when the word comes down that rain is on the way.
There should be a looming thunderstorm on every race day. Then, and only then do they drive em' like they stole em. Exception is the phantom caution for the GWC, then it gets good then, too.
And i'm not talking about the wrecks. I'm talking about hard driving because it could pour at any moment.
If they drove like that on a regular basis, 500 mile races wouldn't be near as drawn out as they are now.
MoMike
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True, True & true. I just don't think that they could ride around for 500 miles like that. Create the, to steal a word, URGENCY by shortening these races.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
True, True & true. I just don't think that they could ride around for 500 miles like that. Create the, to steal a word, URGENCY by shortening these races.
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That would probably work well.
I wonder how open the track promoters would be to that suggestion?
It would sure beat them losing a race....
 
MoMike said:
That would probably work well.
I wonder how open the track promoters would be to that suggestion?
It would sure beat them losing a race....
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I don't know what the tracks revenue loss would be on that. They wouldn't have as many hours to pay their employees at the track so that would be a savings to them. At the same time, they loose their concession stand revenue for the shortened event. The other thing, as an attending fan. Would you expect the ticket price to go down for a shortened race? I went to the Dover race for many years when it was 500 miles and was pi$$ed off when they shortened it. Yes, I was the one. The prices didn't go down there when it went to 400 miles.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I don't know what the tracks revenue loss would be on that. They wouldn't have as many hours to pay their employees at the track so that would be a savings to them. At the same time, they loose their concession stand revenue for the shortened event. The other thing, as an attending fan. Would you expect the ticket price to go down for a shortened race? I went to the Dover race for many years when it was 500 miles and was pi$$ed off when they shortened it. Yes, I was the one. The prices didn't go down there when it went to 400 miles.
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Shortening the races would save a few sets of tires. They aren't cheap. Might help the start and parks hang in there alittle longer too. I don't think shortening a few select races would hurt the attendance at all.
I think we seen first hand Sunday that the the right level of urgency can make a race interesting, even at Pocono.
MoMike
 
I wish we could get rid of fuel strategy and have cars that could hold enough gas for them to last the whole race. I like that f1 does it but I don't think we can compare the two. I think it would benefit nascar a hell of a lot more. I think races would end up being a lot more exciting that way cause more drivers would be going all out cause they know they don't have to worry about running out of fuel. I can dream.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I sure agree that the trucks do put on a good race. I'm a big fan of them as well.

Was there ever a point in which you were satisfied with the racing? And by 'you', I mean anyone that's reading this. Or..... Have they never been able to produce racing that you all like?
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I have always enjoyed the races. There have been a few I wished I had not spent the money to go, such as the brickyard when they were popping tires every twenty laps.
 
StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing said:
I wish we could get rid of fuel strategy and have cars that could hold enough gas for them to last the whole race. I like that f1 does it but I don't think we can compare the two. I think it would benefit nascar a hell of a lot more. I think races would end up being a lot more exciting that way cause more drivers would be going all out cause they know they don't have to worry about running out of fuel. I can dream.
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But then you'd still have the times when teams start trying to put exactly enought fuel in to exactly make the race so as to save weight.
 
Smoke14 said:
I have always enjoyed the races. There have been a few I wished I had not spent the money to go, such as the brickyard when they were popping tires every twenty laps.
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That race was wrong in every sense. There should not only have been a refund to all of you in the stands but also to the rest of us at home that lost those 4+ hours of our lives.

VaDirt said:
But then you'd still have the times when teams start trying to put exactly enought fuel in to exactly make the race so as to save weight.
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I never thought of that but your right. :beerbang: That's exactly what they'd do.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I sure agree that the trucks do put on a good race. I'm a big fan of them as well.

Was there ever a point in which you were satisfied with the racing? And by 'you', I mean anyone that's reading this. Or..... Have they never been able to produce racing that you all like?
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Yep.

I watched my first NASCAR GN race in 1958 and have followed it almost religiously, up until about 3-4 years ago. Now, if I want to see an over-hyped parade I'll wait for Mardi Gras.

In my own personal opinion the racing was interesting up until the time NASCAR started redesigning the race car and the drivers were people the average person could relate to.

Now the cars are low-tech mechanical monstrosities which are so aero dependent that passing is done almost by accident, rather than on purpose.

The drivers are no longer guys like the ones seen every weekend at the local track. They are razor-cut, blow dried prima donas who have trophy wives, their own jets, million dollar motor homes and who have the personality of a doorknob. Nothing in the world wrong with acquiring these things but once they have been earned, the guy no longer resembles the guy next door who works on his car every night getting it ready for the weekend's racing.

NASCAR, under Bill Sr. wanted to keep the competition more or less equal, for competition's sake. Today's NA__AR manipulates the sport (phantom cautions, "Lucky Dawgs," Playoffs, Chosen 35 Rule, etc., etc., solely for entertainment value.

But, I digress and rant. Sorry. Short answer to your question: It was better in the 50's, 60's, 70's, most of the 80's and up until around the early 90's. Then , as far as I'm concerned, it all started going to Hell in a hand basket. I gave up when they began the playoffs and now I only watch sporadically. I do, however, follow it closely. Old habits are hard to break and I am always interested in what blunder Brian will commit next.
 
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