The Attendance Thread

[saltysenior]

my son waited for 3 yrs to get Bristol tickets........not no more/

 

[rowdy3]

Estimated crowd of 45k for Vegas.

Push comes to shove after Wallace, Larson tangle at LVMS

Bubba Wallace engaged Kyle Larson in a physical confrontation after the two clashed on the track during the South Point 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

www.reviewjournal.com

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

"NaScAr DiEd WhEn DaL3 DiEd!!!"

 

[rowdy3]

About 50k according to the LA times.

Kyle Busch wins final NASCAR Cup race on two-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway

Kyle Busch wins for Richard Childress Racing in a dominant showing that could mark the final Super Speedway NASCAR race in Southern California.

www.latimes.com

 

[FLRacingFan]

About 50k according to the LA times.

Kyle Busch wins final NASCAR Cup race on two-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway

Kyle Busch wins for Richard Childress Racing in a dominant showing that could mark the final Super Speedway NASCAR race in Southern California.

www.latimes.com

100k fans across two races in four weeks in SoCal.

 

[BobbyFord]

100k fans across two races in four weeks in SoCal.

…and they’re getting rid of one of the tracks.

 

[Hotrod]

Going to be interesting to see how many layerer up
for a 3 1/2 hour Atl. spring race with temps in the 40's plus wind.
If it was the old Atlanta track I would guess it would be less
than half filled. With the new config, I think anything close
to 70% full would be a good showing. It was a good crowd
for the double header Saturday at about 35 -40% filled.

 

[Efisher131]

I’ll tell you what, the ratings may be way down in every race this year, but wow are they moving some tickets! Another great crowd at Atlanta.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Can confirm it was a solid crowd. Was a little bare in the upper part under the boxes from what I saw but all and all really good

 

[Hotrod]

What do yall think for this Easter edition 2023 of Bristol Dirt?
I think about 60% filled. Fairly decent show.

 

[Magicmiler]

I've been there several times, and can say it's nowhere near 60% full in attendance tonight.

 

[Efisher131]

I've been there several times, and can say it's nowhere near 60% full in attendance tonight.

More like 40%, but look for 80-90% full in September

 

[racingfan7]

Attendance still looks better than some of the spring races

 

[MRM]

Attendance still looks better than some of the spring races

Slightly better than the last non-Covid spring race not on dirt.

 

[StandOnIt]

Attendance still looks better than some of the spring races

Looked like a decent turnout all things considered, and it looked like they all stayed until they dropped the checkered flag.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I wonder what attendance would be if it wasn't Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday is as big as Christmas in the south.

 

[Speedbowl14]

Also a night race in early April there is a pretty poor idea.

 

[MRM]

I wonder what attendance would be if it wasn't Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday is as big as Christmas in the south.

I wondered that too. If they do this again next year, it needs to be a Saturday night on a non-Easter weekend. If the attendance doesn't improve, time to move on.

 

[sdj]

I've been there several times, and can say it's nowhere near 60% full in attendance tonight.

Me to and I agree with you, looked 30 to 35% to me.

 

[The Nature Boy]

Maybe it’s time to knock Bristol down to one race and put another new track on the schedule?

 

[StandOnIt]

Maybe it’s time to knock Bristol down to one race and put another new track on the schedule?

What about 3 Bristols lol.

 

[FLRacingFan]

If dirt is the only thing really keeping spring Bristol on the schedule I wouldn’t mind just switching it out for North Wilkesboro or the Nashville Fairgrounds, if/when the latter’s renovation ever happens.

 

[MRM]

If dirt is the only thing really keeping spring Bristol on the schedule I wouldn’t mind just switching it out for North Wilkesboro or the Nashville Fairgrounds, if/when the latter’s renovation ever happens.

That is probably going to be the move.

 

[aunty dive]

More TV viewers than Atlanta and COTA but let’s take if off the schedule.

 

[StandOnIt]

More TV viewers than Atlanta and COTA but let’s take if off the schedule.

+7.5 million viewers in two years, It's a gimmick.

 

[FLRacingFan]

More TV viewers than Atlanta and COTA but let’s take if off the schedule.

Road courses typically rate lowest of all anyways.

There were other variables introduced as well - Sunday primetime, major holiday - that it’s hard to isolate one factor and say it was the difference. They could just as well race Easter night somewhere else and get a similar TV audience, there’s no way to say for sure. Sporting events on holidays such as Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas/Eve, NYE/NYD also tend to rate exceptionally higher, especially in the age of OOH viewership.

 

[aunty dive]

All true, I’m sure. The broadcasters don’t care. They invoice each advertising minute based upon eyeball count ... more viewers bring a higher multiplication factor.

 

[StandOnIt]

All true, I’m sure. The broadcasters don’t care. They invoice each advertising minute based upon eyeball count ... more viewers bring a higher multiplication factor.

Third Sunday of the month on a leap year

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I never thought I'd see the day where fans were even thinking of being okay with having only one Bristol race a year. Holy moly. Its the coolest damn track on the schedule and we only want one? Fine, Ill compromise give me the gimmick dirt race then if it means they race there twice a year.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I never thought I'd see the day where fans were even thinking of being okay with having only one Bristol race a year. Holy moly. Its the coolest damn track on the schedule and we only want one? Fine, Ill compromise give me the gimmick dirt race then if it means they race there twice a year.

It’s not a matter of want. There are circumstances that led to them covering it with dirt in the first place.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

It’s not a matter of want. There are circumstances that led to them covering it with dirt in the first place.

I dont know of the how and why Bristol was covered with dirt, at this point I dont care either. The racing was good on Sunday, I admit that. If it takes the dirt to keep two dates, then fine. I think it'd be a huge mistake to take a date from Bristol, it'd be really demoralizing for me personally as a fan if that happened.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I never thought I'd see the day where fans were even thinking of being okay with having only one Bristol race a year. Holy moly. Its the coolest damn track on the schedule and we only want one? Fine, Ill compromise give me the gimmick dirt race then if it means they race there twice a year.

Bristol has only had one race a year for the last three now.

Sunday night had 73 laps of caution; last year had 82, although some of those were in the rain. Those were 250 lap races.

The last five concrete races there averaged 73 laps of caution for a 500 lap race. If nothing else, this format eliminates half a race even before cautions occur. Toss in the lack of competitive pit stops.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Bristol has only had one race a year for the last three now.

Sunday night had 73 laps of caution; last year had 82, although some of those were in the rain. Those were 250 lap races.

The last five concrete races there averaged 73 laps of caution for a 500 lap race. If nothing else, this format eliminates half a race even before cautions occur. Toss in the lack of competitive pit stops.

Fair enough. I guess what I am trying to say is I hope both dates of racing are kept for there.

 

[StandOnIt]

Bristol has only had one race a year for the last three now.

Sunday night had 73 laps of caution; last year had 82, although some of those were in the rain. Those were 250 lap races.

The last five concrete races there averaged 73 laps of caution for a 500 lap race. If nothing else, this format eliminates half a race even before cautions occur. Toss in the lack of competitive pit stops.

What happened to the heat races?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

What happened to the heat races?

I'm tempted to say if NASCAR didn't count the caution laps in the heats, there's no reason to include the green ones in the total either.

But okay, 73 / 82 laps of caution out of 310. That's still around 25%, if you consider 15 laps to be a race. I don't.

 

[StandOnIt]

I'm tempted to say if NASCAR didn't count the caution laps in the heats, there's no reason to include the green ones in the total either.

But okay, 73 / 82 laps of caution out of 310. That's still around 25%, if you consider 15 laps to be a race. I don't.

Well, it's been interesting reading about the efforts of somebody that watched the race trying to justify why he doesn't like the dirt race at Bristol. Counting cautions is a new one on me. Kinda a one man band kinda thing. lol. I enjoyed the hell out of the race and by the numbers it was a success. It will be interesting to see what happens for next years schedule.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Well, it's been interesting reading about the efforts of somebody that watched the race trying to justify why he doesn't like the dirt race at Bristol. Counting cautions is a new one on me. Kinda a one man band kinda thing. lol. I enjoyed the hell out of the race and by the numbers it was a success. It will be interesting to see what happens for next years schedule.

I didn't count them. Racing Reference.

I didn't watch it with the intent of not liking it. It was much improved over the first two races. No grill-clogging issues, less dust blocking the view from the cameras. I'll be the first to admit I don't yet get the nuances of dirt racing. They look out of control to me. I know they're not, that's just how it appears to my untrained eye. I do know I don't like the lack of competitive pit stops. It wasn't uncommon for at least one of the concrete races each year to have green flag stops. I understand it's a safety issue, but it's one more compromise.

If it had been added to the schedule as a new track, I'd probably be less unenthusiastic. But it comes with the sacrifice of what I consider a much better race.

Nope, can't argue with TV, but we also don't know what the numbers would have been for a concrete race.

 

[StandOnIt]

um hmm, yeah

 

[racingfan7]

How many 5 speed dirt cars are there these days. I see why the drivers don’t like it, as a fan it’s been decent

 

[StandOnIt]

How many 5 speed dirt cars are there these days. I see why the drivers don’t like it, as a fan it’s been decent

How many cars can and do race on dirt, road races, short tracks, mile and a half's, super speedways and a coliseum?