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re: NASCAR's Amazing Screwup
Posted on 6/11/20 at 8:01 am to TypoKnig
Posted on 6/11/20 at 8:01 am to TypoKnig
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The most watched race in NASCAR history was the 2006 Daytona 500 with 20 million viewers. The Super Bowl that year had over 90 million viewers. Let’s not act like NASCAR was going to pass the NFL.
Bad comparison. The Super Bowl is a different animal altogether. The vast majority of those 90 million viewers watching could care less about the game. They are watching either for the commercials or just because their friends are watching. The Super Bowl is more of a cultural event than it is a sporting event.
My point is not that it would ever overtake the NFL, but that it was the #2 sport just behind the NFL. Ahead of MLB, NBA, NHL and all other sports. And in terms of attendance NASCAR races could easily get over 100,000. I used to go to Bristol when they get 160,000 in that place. The Daytona 500 would routinely get 175,000. Talladega would easily get over 150,000. Texas (fricking boring Texas) got almost 200,000 for their first few races back in the day. The Brickyard 400 at Indy would get 300,000. Heck back in 1992 when NASCAR did the first open test at Indy there were over 100,000 people. Not for a race, for a freaking test. How do I know all this? I was there, I was at that test. Back from 1992 to 2008
I was a huge NASCAR fan.
The in person attendance at NASCAR races dwarfed what the NFL got back in the day.
This post was edited on 6/11/20 at 8:06 am
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Posted on 6/11/20 at 8:06 am to TheSaintsMan
But there is one NASCAR race a week. 100,000 fans at a race is certainly a great crowd.
But there are maybe 35 nba games per week. 14-16 nfl games per week. 80-90 MLB games per week. There were probably even 8-10 MLS games per week (more now due to rapid expansion).
The weekly attendance figures were great but it’s hard to compare next to the pro sports leagues that has so much more going on.
But there are maybe 35 nba games per week. 14-16 nfl games per week. 80-90 MLB games per week. There were probably even 8-10 MLS games per week (more now due to rapid expansion).
The weekly attendance figures were great but it’s hard to compare next to the pro sports leagues that has so much more going on.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 8:41 am to TheSaintsMan
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The vast majority of those 90 million viewers watching could care less about the game.
So they did care then ?
Posted on 6/12/20 at 12:24 pm to TheSaintsMan
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I used to go to Bristol when they get 160,000 in that place.
That's the only track I've been to, it's pretty awesome.
I couldn't care less about NASCAR on TV anymore, even with no other sports going on, but I'd go back to Bristol.
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