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Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:32 am
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:32 am
Ita boring compared to say, MotoGP, where guys are going faster, on an infield track, risking their lives on motorcycles.
Is it just the promotion becauase the entertainment value isn't nearly as good in my opinion.
Is it just the promotion becauase the entertainment value isn't nearly as good in my opinion.
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Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:35 am to GeorgeTheGreek
If I had to guess it's because almost all of the drivers are from the United States.
I grew up watching Nascar with my dad, only reason I enjoy it. He's worked Mars Candy his entire life and we had shitty drivers my entire life until Kyle Busch. It definitely makes it easier to watch when the car I've always cheered for wins.
I grew up watching Nascar with my dad, only reason I enjoy it. He's worked Mars Candy his entire life and we had shitty drivers my entire life until Kyle Busch. It definitely makes it easier to watch when the car I've always cheered for wins.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:52 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Because we're the only place that has real sports to watch instead of soccer.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 3:55 am to GeorgeTheGreek
NASCAR rose from regional to national popularity when management realized that the key for fans was having personalities to root for and against (like WWE). When drivers feud on track (bumping) and off track (throwing punches), NASCAR may pay lip service to cleaning things up, but the reality is those feuds are great for business.
NASCAR's rise coincided with the cultural importance of the Indy 500 disappearing almost instantly with the Indycar split of '96. I think Jeff Gordon's championships also helped because he was apparently loved and hated in equal measure. NASCAR must be super frustrated that Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't win a championship because he is the most popular driver. Tony Stewart was great for business too, and I'm sure they are sorry to see him go.
NASCAR fans are not race fans, they are NASCAR fans. True race fans are pretty rare, I think it's true even in countries where racing is relatively popular. True race fans understand, appreciate, and enjoy the subtleties and differences between F1, Indycar, Le Mans prototypes, GT3, rally, etc., and outside of seeing them at the track, it's very hard to find real race fans among the people you meet day-to-day.
NASCAR's rise coincided with the cultural importance of the Indy 500 disappearing almost instantly with the Indycar split of '96. I think Jeff Gordon's championships also helped because he was apparently loved and hated in equal measure. NASCAR must be super frustrated that Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't win a championship because he is the most popular driver. Tony Stewart was great for business too, and I'm sure they are sorry to see him go.
NASCAR fans are not race fans, they are NASCAR fans. True race fans are pretty rare, I think it's true even in countries where racing is relatively popular. True race fans understand, appreciate, and enjoy the subtleties and differences between F1, Indycar, Le Mans prototypes, GT3, rally, etc., and outside of seeing them at the track, it's very hard to find real race fans among the people you meet day-to-day.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 5:50 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Because MAGA.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:07 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Because it's easily understood by dumb people.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:10 am to GeorgeTheGreek
I've always wondered this as well. I don't really enjoy racing all that much but formula 1 type racing seems a lot more entertaining than nascar. Curious why it's not more popular here.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:11 am to GeorgeTheGreek
Because they drive cars instead of spaceships.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 10:46 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
Richard Petty, '79 fight btn Allison and Yarborough on national tv, Bill Elliott winning a million, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, ESPN and other media, expansion to non traditional tracks making it more popular national(short term gain only)
But taking away races from the traditional tracks and The Chase are killing the sport.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:07 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
For the same reason people watch Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Honey Boo Boo, Trailer Park Boys and Cops.
We're all just living in a White Trash World.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 12:01 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
I used to watch Indy 500 as a kid but as with NASCAR oval racing goes away as you mature...I watched the doc on Senna.
Now that's racing...and could be popular in the US if ESPN jumped on that wagon like they did the EPL.
Now that's racing...and could be popular in the US if ESPN jumped on that wagon like they did the EPL.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 1:49 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
For all the downvotes, not one person has said why the sport is more entertaining than MotoGP or Rally. Just that its more entertaining becauase of the personalities.
What am i missing?
What am i missing?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 1:57 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
I'm American and I watch forty different types of motorsport, including NASCAR.
If they're racing, I'm watching.
If they're racing, I'm watching.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:48 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
To seriously try to answer the question. I think it is because people relate to the local dirt track and then see the car that closely resembles that car is the "Stock Car"
NASCAR has put out multiple levels of racing and series and NASCAR fans are brand loyalist. Which is proven by the marketing.
Indy Car took a severe hit when Penske did not qualify for the 500 one year and then the George/Penske split forming the IRL those further alienating some CART fans.
There is some bigotry, the easiest way to explain it, in American fans. They will cheer for American drivers, since the series with the most American drivers is NASCAR, therefor it is the biggest series. After the IRL CART split it seemed that IndyCar became more foreign dominated, just a perception.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 5:07 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
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Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
Cause at one time, people liked "Stock Car" racing. It gave fans the opportunity to argue over manufacturers.
Plus Rednecks needed something to do after lunch on Sunday
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:29 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
MotoGP dwarfs just about everything globally. NASCAR rules in the US because, well....rednecks and 'Murica. But MotoGP draws 200+ million tv viewers in over 80 countries. It just isn't bigger in the US because our national series has gone to shite and developmental youth racing is virtually non-existent, so there is little cultivated interest for the global series. I wish there were more MotoGP fans here so we could have good threads on this board during the season. My gameroom is filled with MX and roadracing memorabilia, including a signed Marco Simoncelli team short. MotoGP is my #1 sport - though LSU football is close.
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