- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Why is NASCAR the biggest motorsport in the US?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 3:55 am to GeorgeTheGreek
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.
5
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:03 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
NASCAR fans are not race fans
That's a very good point. I stumbled into NASCAR through some work circumstances, and started following and watching.
I don't watch any other racing at all. I'd probably like other racing, but I don't have time to add one more thing to follow.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 10:12 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Because they drive cars instead of spaceships.
This has a big part of it. The cars are much more relateable than F1 cars, for instance.
quote:
ony Stewart was great for business too, and I'm sure they are sorry to see him go.
MURDERER.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:11 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
It's more competitive. You can win some races after falling back to the 20s or 30s. In Indycar, not so much. Race will settle down to where only a few drivers can win. In Nascar, almost anything can happen. Also different tracks. Short tracks, super speedway, cookie cutters Darlington, and road coarses
Posted on 8/1/16 at 2:20 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
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.
I disagree that NASCAR fans are not race fans. The average fans I agree but the serious ones know and love racing. I'm like you though I love all forms of racing: sportscar, Indy, F1, etc etc. The only ones I haven't really gotten into yet is rally cross and off-road racing. I just can't get into motorcycle racing though.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 8:51 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I think you can pinpoint it to their 1st nation wide broadcast of the Daytona 500 that ended with the Allison's and Carl Yarborough fighting.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News