FOX Sports Moves Eldora NASCAR Truck Race to FOX Business Channel

[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......lol

Sorry 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 facts

And 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!