FOX Sports Moves Eldora NASCAR Truck Race to FOX Business Channel

[dirtracingreport]

http://dirtracingreport.com/fox-sports-moves-eldora-nascar-truck-race-to-fox-business-channel/

[CIRF]

NASCAR racing gets bumped to FS2 and FBN because of some SOCCER GAME?!

The trucks are the biggest event at Eldora and this race draws the highest TV ratings of any truck race all year and it gets bumped by a soccer game? Didn't know soccer carried so much clout.

[ptown]

Now if they would just $hitcan that queer Michael Waltrip.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Basically goes from a channel 20% of the country gets to about 7%.

[WisWildManFan]

When the hell they bringing the cup cars there ?

[MI Dirt Fan]

When the hell they bringing the cup cars there ?

Highly doubt they ever will

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Haha. Sounds about right.

[25jrjr]

NASCAR racing gets bumped to FS2 and FBN because of some SOCCER GAME?!

The trucks are the biggest event at Eldora and this race draws the highest TV ratings of any truck race all year and it gets bumped by a soccer game? Didn't know soccer carried so much clout.

Exactly.....are we living in Europe now?

Last time I checked, racing was in the top 3 in the number of fans....soccer wasn't one of the three!

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Is it to hard to find the channel it got moved to?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Now if they would just $hitcan that queer Michael Waltrip.Ahh, did Michael shun your advances, possibly because you b!tch too much? Those most homophobic usually are well .....

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Basically goes from a channel 20% of the country gets to about 7%.Right. Awesome move. Neither is worth a sh!t. I miss Speed for sure.

[ptown]

Ahh, did Michael shun your advances, possibly because you b!tch too much? Those most homophobic usually are well .....

Sorry if insulted your gay lover boyfriend......lol

[BloomerHarvickFan]

If the attendance and viewership for the Cup races keep trending the way it is, it may end up on FBN as well. The last two weeks, I'd be surprised to hear the tracks were 50% full.

[CIRF]

My question is why are they making this move at this time. I am not the least familiar with soccer (and fully intend to stay that way) so this gold cup BS may have come up recently since it sounds like it may be a tournament, or something. If it is a recent development then send the dopey soccer game to FBN and FS2.

We don't get FBN or FS2 and I really don't want to go to some noisy stick and ball sports bar with a bunch of idiot Cubs fans hootin' and hollerin' with the sound on the race channel muted.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Fox business channel. What a joke.MIKIE waltrip, and his brother, that all of a sudden loves anybody with the earnhardt name. Remember richmond, charlotte, darlington and more. Dale made him eat more concrete and guardrail . He talks like Sr. Liked him. WRONGThey both need to just go away.Soccer. Yea it s*cks. People send there kids so they get a participation trophy and little Johnnie and Suze don't get hurt.

[TerryM]

Last time I checked, racing was in the top 3 in the number of fans....soccer wasn't one of the three!
Haha, that's not even close to accurate. I've been a dirt late model and NASCAR fan since I was old enough to walk. I hate soccer. But numbers-wise, soccer far outweighs stock car racing. It's silly to suggest otherwise. This was a no-brainer for FOX. I'll be watching the truck race on FBC.

[TerryM]

If the attendance and viewership for the Cup races keep trending the way it is, it may end up on FBN as well. The last two weeks, I'd be surprised to hear the tracks were 50% full.
Two weeks? More like two years. NASCAR is removing seats from their tracks and are still lucky to fill 50% of what's left. It won't be long til they have to restructure their TV contracts.

[acetone]

Now if they would just $hitcan that queer Michael Waltrip.

how do you know he is? I have plenty of friend that are gay, does not bother me, why does it you?

[25jrjr]

Haha, that's not even close to accurate. I've been a dirt late model and NASCAR fan since I was old enough to walk. I hate soccer. But numbers-wise, soccer far outweighs stock car racing. It's silly to suggest otherwise. This was a no-brainer for FOX. I'll be watching the truck race on FBC.

Not too sure about that! That was according to Ernie Saxton, well known racecar sponsorship guru, a few years ago!

[BloomerHarvickFan]

Two weeks? More like two years. NASCAR is removing seats from their tracks and are still lucky to fill 50% of what's left. It won't be long til they have to restructure their TV contracts.

You're right. I was just using that as an example, because it was fresh. They have removed seats, covered over seats until most tracks seat around 40-60 thousand....15 years ago, they were expanding all the tracks, adding new seats, and if I remember correctly, the reason Kentucky didnt get a cup date for so long was because it only seated 60,000 or so.

They are going to have to figure something out. Monster only signed a 2 year deal, and I fully expect them to bail on Nascar after next year.

[Cardirt0]

how do you know he is? I have plenty of friend that are gay, does not bother me, why does it you?

I have some gay friends... but they ant nemrods... Like him...

[KAOS]

The Gold cup is a soccer tournament I think that happens every few years before the world cup BTW FOX has the broadcast rights for the World Cup next year so it only makes since for them to pump that. Here is what ESPN did a about a decade ago they got the rights for the World Cup really (realizing that some how the boring crap is the most popular sport in the World and kids play it every weekend morning) They started promoting the hell out of it and the Skinny Jeans Hipsters ate it up.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Sorry if insulted your gay lover boyfriend......lolSorry sweetie, I'm not the one insulting him for turning down your sexual advances. But, watcha you'll find out, I don't care what people do, not my business, nor is it yours.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

The Gold cup is a soccer tournament I think that happens every few years before the world cup BTW FOX has the broadcast rights for the World Cup next year so it only makes since for them to pump that. Here is what ESPN did a about a decade ago they got the rights for the World Cup really (realizing that some how the boring crap is the most popular sport in the World and kids play it every weekend morning) They started promoting the hell out of it and the Skinny Jeans Hipsters ate it up.I'm guessing if it's the number one sport there is, more than so called hipsters watch it. I don't, not for me, but I won't dog it either. NASCAR stuff is not doing good, we all know that.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

BB MODS to run same night as trucks

[fryefan]

Haha, that's not even close to accurate. I've been a dirt late model and NASCAR fan since I was old enough to walk. I hate soccer. But numbers-wise, soccer far outweighs stock car racing. It's silly to suggest otherwise. This was a no-brainer for FOX. I'll be watching the truck race on FBC.

You are correct.

[J20in1st]

Exactly.....are we living in Europe now?

Last time I checked, racing was in the top 3 in the number of fans....soccer wasn't one of the three!

In 2016, MLS reported an average attendance of 21,692 per game, with total attendance exceeding 7.3 million overall, both breaking previous MLS attendance records

Nascar. Average 100k
Total attendance 3.6

While more attend per race in nascar, the stadiums are 3x more capacity. Soccer about 25-30k capacity. Nascar around 90 k capacity.

Also one is a growing sport and the other is a growing nap time.

I sont lije either, just thought id share some facts

[chupp n bloomer fan]

In 2016, MLS reported an average attendance of 21,692 per game, with total attendance exceeding 7.3 million overall, both breaking previous MLS attendance records

Nascar. Average 100k
Total attendance 3.6

While more attend per race in nascar, the stadiums are 3x more capacity. Soccer about 25-30k capacity. Nascar around 90 k capacity.

Also one is a growing sport and the other is a growing nap time.

I sont lije either, just thought id share some factsAnd MLS isn't the big time soccer. It's the European stuff, and South America/Mexico. I'm not completely up on, but Messe and Ronaldo, I think it's Ronaldo, is thee highest paid athlete period right now.

[th3Swami]

Still a better move than Toni's "...let's have nascar trucks on a dirt track but make the dirt as close to being a paved track as much as we can!"

[25jrjr]

In 2016, MLS reported an average attendance of 21,692 per game, with total attendance exceeding 7.3 million overall, both breaking previous MLS attendance records

Nascar. Average 100k
Total attendance 3.6

While more attend per race in nascar, the stadiums are 3x more capacity. Soccer about 25-30k capacity. Nascar around 90 k capacity.

Also one is a growing sport and the other is a growing nap time.

I sont lije either, just thought id share some facts

I think some are forgetting ALL racing, not just nascrap!

[CIRF]

I don't care how popular futball, aka soccer, is in Europe and/or South America. What those people like and watch on TV is of no concern or consequence to me. I won't knock it accept to say it is a boring game to watch. Futball, to some extent, has been force fed to Americans, and especially to young people, for decades in the hopes it would become a major American sport and it hasn't gained much traction in popularity until recent years. Much of it's popularity is due to the fact there are upwards of 12 million (some estimates go as high as 20 million) illegal aliens in this country that know nothing much of anything besides futball in regards to sporting events.

When I saw that the Eldora truck race was being preempted by some futball game and is being bumped off of a channel that I pay good money to receive onto a couple of channels that I don't receive it understandably pissed me off. At this point I'd be happier with an internet PPV!

[Illtsate32]

I don't care how popular futball, aka soccer, is in Europe and/or South America. What those people like and watch on TV is of no concern or consequence to me. I won't knock it accept to say it is a boring game to watch. Futball, to some extent, has been force fed to Americans, and especially to young people, for decades in the hopes it would become a major American sport and it hasn't gained much traction in popularity until recent years. Much of it's popularity is due to the fact there are upwards of 12 million (some estimates go as high as 20 million) illegal aliens in this country that know nothing much of anything besides futball in regards to sporting events.When I saw that the Eldora truck race was being preempted by some futball game and is being bumped off of a channel that I pay good money to receive onto a couple of channels that I don't receive it understandably pissed me off. At this point I'd be happier with an internet PPV!Right I could see them cutting to commercial with ten laps to go...

[CIRF]

Here's some numbers that will blow boring futball completely out of the water. I'm very proud to be a small part the spectator stats!

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=57380&d=1498518256


And a hell of a lot more than soccer here in America!!

[ksmitty79]

For you Directtv viewers FBN is 359 and FS2 is 618. I'm in luck I get both of those channels. Some of you might get those channels and not even know you have the,

[kazual]

If ratings and advertiser support is there they will show it on premium channels, the message to NASCAR and its fans is clear as a bell.

[CIRF]

If ratings and advertiser support is there they will show it on premium channels, the message to NASCAR and its fans is clear as a bell.If I'm understanding the situation correctly the Eldora truck race has the ratings and advertiser's support but due to Fox selling their souls to soccer heads in the form of broadcast contracts that allow for an infirm tournament schedule the race is preempted. Since it's inception the truck race on dirt has been the highest rated truck race of the season.

And you're right, the message is clear as a bell. The soccer heads have better lawyers negotiating their contracts than NASCAR and let the ratings be dammed.