Yup, real America is sick of watching the tampon 200.Just tuned into the Brickyard 400 at Indy and the stands are basically empty. Looks pretty grim for the sport.
Same thought here. Haven’t watched a race in a while...just flipped on the tv and the turnout at Indy is pretty dismal.
The ticker for Ferrari is RACE....I'm confused.The France family (owners) sold a million+ shares of RACE last year..... they can see where its going......
I’m curious what the attendance at the Brickyard 400 was last year vs. this year? Did NASCAR’s position on the 2nd Amendment have an effect on this years dismal turnout?
The Midget race on the new dirt track in the infield sold out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Just saying!
Just sayin probably only holds a small amount of people. Do love the midgets though.The Midget race on the new dirt track in the infield sold out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Just saying!
The Midget race on the new dirt track in the infield sold out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Just saying!
Everything is more fun when midgets are involved!The Midget race on the new dirt track in the infield sold out Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Just saying!
Just sayin probably only holds a small amount of people. Do love the midgets though.
Not many people know there used to be a dirt track located across 16th Street from IMS. Midget races were run there from 1946 to 1959. It was a quarter mile asphalt paved track. Many famous Indy 500 drivers raced there during the month of May leading up to the 500.
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A buddy of mine raced midgets for decades. This was his dad's car. (Luther Davison) I took the photo last year at his funeral. His youngest son Jet raced up until a few months ago.
Actually the said they had close to 15,000 seat's available. If the Cup race had 30k spectators, that makes the BC 39 midget race a lot more profitable for IMS.
Definitely one of my favorite families! I've been close friends with them for most of my life. Bob's shop is just down the street from my house in Running Springs.I have known both since the early 90's and raced against Jet. Really cool guys!
Yup...
Did you see the pursuit race that Kyle Larson won?
That had to be one of the best/craziest races I've ever seen.
Larson,Christopher Bell,Stenhaus Jr. all ran the BC39
Zeb Wise is a future star.
They held Midget races for two or three seasons in the late 90's at 16th Street speedway. The track was built inside the defunct baseball stadium.
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A buddy of mine raced midgets for decades. This was his dad's car. (Luther Davison) I took the photo last year at his funeral. His youngest son Jet raced up until a few months ago.
Not positive, but I think you hit the nail on the head. I'd have to ask Bob or jet about itLooks like it was powered by a Sesco 4, which is a small block Chevy engine basically cut in half. It's a beautiful car.
costs for tix are cheaper than most sports. Baseball expensive , football crazy. and parking free at all the tracks.There are so many things wrong with Nascar that it's impossible to save it. The C.O.T., the cost of tickets, I think are the biggest reasons. I personally don't like the playoff deal, and it doesn't make it anymore exciting.
Cost of attending is probably high and do so for the experience but with today's tv coverage hd tvs i find it better to watch at home plenty of beer can do other things and don't have to deal with traffic.There are so many things wrong with Nascar that it's impossible to save it. The C.O.T., the cost of tickets, I think are the biggest reasons. I personally don't like the playoff deal, and it doesn't make it anymore exciting.
I still watch most races(recorded) and probably always will. Funny thing, the trucks and Exfinity are usually better.