For the NASCAR H8RS

[drano]

Texas T.V. rating's 2.9 down 17% from 2013 and 19% from 2012 lowest ever nascar race on Fox network dating back to 2001.

[CIRF]

drano, where'd you see the article about the TV ratings? Just curious and would like to read the whole thing.

Thanks.

[drano]

Saw it on jayski they post the ratings every week.

[mudslinger47]

The cup race in Texas was a snoozer...but the Xfinity race was a barn burner.....the 1.5's just don't seem to get that good....but then you got Bristol baby!!!!! comin' up...

[CIRF]

If they'd cover Bristol with dirt and run the Cup race the place would be full again. Run one of the Bristol races on dirt and the other on the concrete.

[A ron]

They turned Bristol into a snooze fest too. They (just like Nascar with the Chase crap) got too greedy. The 4 year waiting list for tickets wasn't enough. So (again, just like Nascar) they "fixed" what wasn't broken a few years ago and added progressive banking. Yeah they ground it down to bring it back to bump and run racing a couple of years ago but it was too late. I've said this before but I'll say it again. When I was in college, I worked at Walmart. They always taught us that it's 10 times easier to keep a current customer, than to attract a new one. Until Nascar figures out that they have to learn to keep its current fans before trying to gain new ones, they are dying a slow death. The absolute only thing keeping them afloat is Dale Jr. Let him retire and in 5 years you wont see a race on National Television.

[Barbecueboy]

They turned Bristol into a snooze fest too. They (just like Nascar with the Chase crap) got too greedy. The 4 year waiting list for tickets wasn't enough. So (again, just like Nascar) they "fixed" what wasn't broken a few years ago and added progressive banking. Yeah they ground it down to bring it back to bump and run racing a couple of years ago but it was too late. I've said this before but I'll say it again. When I was in college, I worked at Walmart. They always taught us that it's 10 times easier to keep a current customer, than to attract a new one. Until Nascar figures out that they have to learn to keep its current fans before trying to gain new ones, they are dying a slow death. The absolute only thing keeping them afloat is Dale Jr. Let him retire and in 5 years you wont see a race on National Television.

Great analogy on keeping a current customer....................

[Mittvok]

Don't forget to toss in the WWE style emcee coming up at Bristol in a couple weeks when they are having Bill "Who's Next" Goldberg emcee the driver introductions now guys... Lolz... Nascar stepping to any all-time low with the wrestler gig... Who'd of thunk it

There's nothing wrong with pro wrestling.

[Captain Happy]

There's nothing wrong with pro wrestling.

So the MMA ninja rover is one of your heroes????

[CIRF]

Yep, before they changed the banking you could always count on several guys getting run over and maybe a grab and push scuffle or two between crew members after the race.

When Bruton made it possible to actually pass without hitting or crashing the guy being passed Bristol became a race.

It just confirms that NASCAR fans like the drama and pissing contests more than seeing who's the best driver driving the fastest racecar.

I personally make no judgments either way but it says a thing or two about what attracts people to a race at Bristol.

[mudslinger47]

I know you won't be surprised, but I like Bristol a ton better now then when you had to wreck someone to pass...contrary to popular belief, wreckin ain't racin

[Captain Happy]

Rubbing mud, rubbing!!

[Nasty55]

I know you won't be surprised, but I like Bristol a ton better now then when you had to wreck someone to pass...contrary to popular belief, wreckin ain't racin

Mud you'd like a turd racing around the toilet bowl going down and call it good... Just sayin..

[Nasty55]

There's nothing wrong with pro wrestling.

Yeah there's nothing wrong with it other than it is fake scripted entertainment. If you enjoy what you are watching on tv now then I have some swamp land to sell ya Mitty lol..

[A ron]

Mudslinger, I agree that wrecking isn't racing. I also guess I contradicted myself when complaining about Nascar and the Chase treating the drivers like rats in a cage and then complaining about there not being enough action at Bristol haha I was offered free tickets a few weeks ago and turned them down. Ten years ago I would've killed for them.