Sunday showed why NASCAR is tanking.
Sunday, which was my 23rd birthday, was supposed to be a day in which we all saw the world's best racing. Unfortunately the Daytona 500 did not meet most expectations, and it showed us how disconnected NASCAR is with their fans. NASCAR can't control the weather, but if you have the slightest opportunity to finish the last 50 laps, you better do it. Mike Joy said on T.V. that "we wouldn't be able to resume racing until 11". My guess is that the fans at the track and at home probably wouldn't care how late the race went. Afterall it's the biggest race of the year and The Simpsons in HD could have made the track drying process seem quicker. If NASCAR is going to start races later, then they better be willing to finish races later. If the races started around 1 or 2 like they used to then we would have seen a full race on Sunday, but instead NASCAR shot themselves in the foot and erased any chance of rebounding from bad weather. Calling the race only 15 minutes after the cars were parked was a disgrace to fans everywhere. On top of that, they sent a message to potential race goers that if it starts raining then you might as well get up and leave if it's past the half way point.

NASCAR is the only major sport that I know of that rips off fans by finishing an event short of its advertisted distance. Major League Baseball can have rain delays just like NASCAR, but they don't call the game over if it starts raining. Even NHRA promises to finish all of the rounds regardless of how long it takes, they don't say "oh so and so is faster then everyone else soooo lets give them the trophy". I love NASCAR more than any other sport but as of late I haven't found much about NASCAR to be proud of. After Sunday's disgraceful end it's not surprising to me why many tracks have a hard time selling tickets. If you go to a race, there is no guarentee that you will have closure from the race's outcome, which is why I refuse to go to Talladega or other events until things get change.

Lastly, someone in the media better put Brian Vickers in his place. He can say all he wants about Jr "intentioanally" wrecking him but if my memory serves me right didn't Vickers do the exact same thing at Talladega in the fall of 06? Of course back then everyone in the media was like "oooooo it was just an accident, do you know how fast they are going and how it just takes a little bump to turn a guy around?". It's pretty sickening that the racing media is so quick to crucify Dale Jr for a mistake, especially when Dale Jr usually gives other drivers the benefit of the doubt when they turn him around. If you don't believe me just listen to what Dale Jr said after he got wrecked by Busch at Richmond. There's nothing like attracting fans by trying to insult Dale Jr by saying he intentionally wrecks people that make him mad.
Posted: 2/16/2009 6:23:34 PM
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