Kevin Harvick WAnts To Shakeup Nascar

[kidrock]

yeah a handful of teams, was 25 cars, now it is down to only a handful of CARS.

I think 25 cars is stretching a bit don't you?

[drano]

Talladega TV ratings 3.8 down 5% from last year lowest overnight ratings for this race since 1998.

[kidrock]

Maybe Harvick is right after all.

[mudslinger47]

Talladega TV ratings 3.8 down 5% from last year lowest overnight ratings for this race since 1998.

Five percent of 3.8...miniscule....grandstands were sold out as well as the infield and I heard plenty of positive comments about the new RV parking, probably spendy as heck, but still positive.. I wouldn't doubt the down part, fewer and fewer people watching TV, Just us ole farts... Hmmmm...maybe Harvick is right.

[Race fan1]

I attended this race and assure you the grand stands were not sold out. I also feel like the camp grounds are only about half as full as they were about 10 years ago when we camped a few times. Also let's not forget all the seats they removed lately.

[mudslinger47]

I attended this race and assure you the grand stands were not sold out. I also feel like the camp grounds are only about half as full as they were about 10 years ago when we camped a few times. Also let's not forget all the seats they removed lately.

Oh great, another NASCAR h8r..... Looked at the pics on TV and the stands looked very full, were there a couple empty seats, surely I assume there were..I've been following NASCAR since the Wide World of Sports very first showing of Highlights in 1960 or so give or take a couple years...and .05 of 3.8 is miniscule.... so tell me, have you ever actually gone to a race? Dale Jr. commented on how cool the parking for the motorhomes along the back stretch was, I be pretty expensive as well as cool.....

[kidrock]

Oh great, another NASCAR h8r..... Looked at the pics on TV and the stands looked very full, were there a couple empty seats, surely I assume there were..I've been following NASCAR since the Wide World of Sports very first showing of Highlights in 1960 or so give or take a couple years...and .05 of 3.8 is miniscule.... so tell me, have you ever actually gone to a race? Dale Jr. commented on how cool the parking for the motorhomes along the back stretch was, I be pretty expensive as well as cool.....

Man I remember those days just like with the Indy 500 we would listen to it on the radio and then watch it later that night on TV.
You would get to see what about appx 1/2 hour or a little more of the race on wide world of sports.

[mudslinger47]

Man I remember those days just like with the Indy 500 we would listen to it on the radio and then watch it later that night on TV.
You would get to see what about appx 1/2 hour or a little more of the race on wide world of sports.

LOL ya something like that... I know my Dad was a sports nut but the racing didn't thrill him much, but the Wide World of Sports was never missed as long as we weren't in the field...

[Speed Zone]

The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AZH4FeGsc

[mudslinger47]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^yeah buddy^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Highside Hustler25]

Oh great, another NASCAR h8r..... Looked at the pics on TV and the stands looked very full, were there a couple empty seats, surely I assume there were..I've been following NASCAR since the Wide World of Sports very first showing of Highlights in 1960 or so give or take a couple years...and .05 of 3.8 is miniscule.... so tell me, have you ever actually gone to a race? Dale Jr. commented on how cool the parking for the motorhomes along the back stretch was, I be pretty expensive as well as cool.....

Unless it was trick photography, the aerial shot on TV showed PACKED stands and the motorhomes? Whoa! One of the best crowds I've seen this year but guess what, the weather has improved also.

[mudslinger47]

Unless it was trick photography, the aerial shot on TV showed PACKED stands and the motorhomes? Whoa! One of the best crowds I've seen this year but guess what, the weather has improved also.

Correct...and the weather has a huge amount to do with it.... When we race on the coast and its 45 or 50 degrees the stands are bare but on the next weekend you go into the central valley where its in the mid 70's and the place is packed... only difference is weather...now later in the summer it will swap because it will be in the low 100's in the valley and 65 or 70 on the coast...weather is huge....Kansas may be a little light with thunderstorms and tornados all over the place...

[drano]

Talladega tv ratings down 9% from last year and 14% from 2013

Kansas tv ratings drew a 1.5 over night, down 55% from last year and 62% from 2013.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Oh such hateful facts!!!

[A ron]

I agree with Harvick. One race basically decides the Championship for the whole year now. Homestead being in pretty much a category of it's own, to me is 1/36th of the season. The 2 road courses account for more of the season than Homestead. It only makes sense to change the schedule, but hey to me it all goes back to Playoffs not belonging in Racing.