FanNation - The Republic of Sport

MikeinAlaska said 11/11, 04:27 PM
The fact that you don't like NASCAR, and your friends don't like NASCAR does not make it an overrated sport. Who cares what people from New York like? You're home to the overrated Yankees.

Hundreds of thousands of people go to NASCAR races every week, merchandise sales are through the roof and with Dale Jr., Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon on the same team next year, interest will definitely be up.

Sure NASCAR peaked, but they peaked really high and now they are tapering off, but staying at a very high level. Forget just the Nextel Cup series, the Busch Series brings in hundreds of thousands of fans as well.

Obviously the NFL and MLB are more popular sports, however, you never made an argument that NASCAR is not number three and if NASCAR is number three over the NBA and the NHL, which it is, then it definitely cannot be "overrated".

One of these days you may figure out that there are cities outside of New York and Los Angeles.

MikeinAlaska said 11/12, 10:07 AM
My point is, that not being able to sell out a stadium that will hold 200,000 plus fans, but still selling a few hundred thousands tickets and having lines five miles long at merchandise trailers still makes NASCAR a wildley popular sport.

If NASCAR couldnt' sell tickets in the Los Angeles Area, then they wouldn't be putting extra races there, I guess you walked into your own argument there. So what is it, they cannot sell tickets in LA or they are doing so well they added an extra race in LA? You cannot have it both ways.

MikeinAlaska said 11/12, 02:12 PM
You're argument is that NASCAR is growing. They are expanding to reach out to more fans. Just because they aren't refusing to adapt to a growing fan base does not mean they are selling out. When the NFL expands into new cities that doesn't mean they are selling out. Did the NFL sell out when it expanded from the original teams to meet a growing fan base? Did the NHL sell out when they expanded from the original 8 to meet a growing fan base?

Speaking of selling out, you just sold out your own argument. You're trying to tell their fan base is dwindling, yet you accuse them of selling out to accomadate a growing fan base. You cannot have it both ways.

NASCAR is growing, their fan base is growing, their influence is expanding, they are increasingly more popular. Take a trip out of New York occasionally and come visit the real world.