NASCAR Race Attendance

What is wrong with the attendance at NASCAR races? I went to the Chicagoland 400 in 2015 and was part of a near sell-out crowd. A short two years later I went to the same event and the seats were barely half full.

NASCAR is not for everyone, and I'll admit that to the casual observer it looks rather boring. I find it to be boring at times as well. The introduction of stage racing in 2017 has added a little more excitement to the races, but there are still stretches that make it hard for me to keep my eyes open.

Chicagoland 400 - 9-17-2017

The five-minute crash clock has also cut down on some of the frustrating moments of the races. The debris cautions cause by cars logging laps while held together by duct tape are a thing of the past. If the car can't be fixed in five minutes then park it and go home. I like it.

Although the end product still has some ways to go in order to win back fans. Hopefully these two small changes are the first steps back to the hay days of the late '90s.

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(From the newest member of the PureJenius.net staff (who, by the way, is paid >well So I've been perusing the MCF board tonight and I still can't believe how many guys are whining about the races and race categories that promoters choose for races. I'm pretty good at whining too, so here goes: I'm a 35+ Cat 3 woman who will show up for the St. Cloud Crit and have to toe the line with Cat 1/2 guys - I don't give a shit that they're 50+, their license still says Cat 1 or 2 (and 3/4/5) and they race like Cat 1/2s. What's that you say, it's a ROY race, so we'll be scored separately? Okay cool, then I'll completely overlook the fact that the race will blow apart on about lap 1.5 and I'll spend the remainder of the race with 3 or 4 other women if I'm lucky or I'll assume the time trial position and ride around in circles by myself. Should be fun. Oh, I should shut my trap because if I think the 50+ guys are too fast and furious, I s...

Good thing I'm racing 35+

No lie. - P

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