Originally Posted by
CIRF
Really? Not good business?
I couldn't agree more with the sentiment that good, hard clean racing should draw the most attention and passionate interest but that isn't reality. The most popular and most participated threads right here and social media traffic show what creates the most passionate interest and excitement. It's clearly apparent. The on track-off track drama is what gets fan interest heightened. Good hard, clean and exciting racing doesn't incite nearly the passionate interest that one dirt late model driver taking out another driver and the ensuing fist fight in the pits does. It's part of what the sport was grown upon and evolved from whether it be NASCAR Cup or a hornet heat race at a 1/4 mile dirt track.
The incident at the 1997 Dream is nearly a quarter century in the past and it still will evoke sizable fan reaction. The 1979 Daytona 500 happened nearly 45 years ago and the last lap and ensuing fist fight is still considered the seminal moment in the rise of NASCAR popularity.
Not good for business? Riiiiiiight!