Comments on: 2011 Could Be A Good Year For NASCAR

By: Richard in N.C.

Richard in N.C. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:14:15 +0000

Bashing NASCAR on the sports page of course is what has helped make newspapers so successful.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:00:44 +0000

Seriously, Tom. Even here in the mothership of NASCAR, it can be hard to find a TV in a sports bar with the race on when it’s football season.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:23:37 +0000

This reminds me of the story about the Presidents Day Snowstorm of 1979, when CBS aired the Daytona 500 entirety live on national television. People stuck at home in some parts of the country had never seen this format of racing. Boom, it was the hot topic, the Yarborough Vs. Allison & Allison indecent at the end helped too.

I think Nascar not competing with the NFL on Sundays would be huge for the sport. I never really understood why both have always went head to head.

By: Garry

Garry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:59:56 +0000

be sure to comment to the positive readers too.

Negative comment naysayers are usually only looking for a reaction, and she got both of you. I believe in ying/yang, if one posts a negative comment, they should offset it with a positive comment, sometime.

By: Journo

Journo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:46:51 +0000

Phyllis- Kool Aid? Really? I’ve written some pretty fluffy positive NASCAR pieces on here but this definitely wasn’t one of them. This, if you read it, which I’m guessing you probably didn’t, was pointing out an opportunity for NASCAR to take advantage of the weakened position of other sports. Nothing more, nothing less. Try again.

Shload- A couple of things on that one. The strike only lasted 24 days and only cut one game from the season. Not to mention the strike occurred right in the middle of NASCAR’s off-season. Remember too NASCAR in 1987 was not the NASCAR we have today. They didn’t have near the popularity they enjoy today.

By: NBRF

NBRF — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:04 +0000

TC & Journo… there are some people whose only pleasure in life is slamming anything positive about NASCAR yet they claim to be fans. I have seen it over and over as an admin on a NASCAR message board some people only post when they can slam stuff or others only post comments like the KoolAid one above. NASCAR is my favorite sport but that doesnt mean its perfect but a sport ran by,populated with and enjoyed by….HUMANS who are not perfect despite the fact the negative nellies expect. Just like in life in NASCAR there are some that are never happy.I just choose to be upbeat and positive, Ok thats off my chest. I agree with Journo with the atmosphere in the “other” sports being what it is NASCAR is a great alternative to those fans especially those who are sick of hearing on the news another “NFL,MLB,NBA” player has been arrested on some charge involving guns, drugs and assaults. Yes there are a few bad eggs in NASCAR but they normally get weeded out pretty early.

By: shload

shload — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:03:11 +0000

Did the NFL strike in 1987 help NASCAR?

By: Neon

Neon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:08:50 +0000

A bit of a simplistic and maybe even naïve approach here, but regardless of sport (stick-n-ball or horse & saddle) can’t a performance based “formula” for player (driver/rider), owner and even league office be the measuring stick and ultimately sets the $ earned? Vs guaranteed salaries? It’s also naturally self-adjusting in uncertain economic times based on the amount of income available and generated.

That way……the cream of the crop naturally rises to the top!

As difficult as it is sometimes to make sense of the “Iron Fist” tactics of NASCAR and the France family….rest assured…you don’t want the alternative. Having lived thru the open wheel split and jury style mgmt……one chief is enough.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:20:43 +0000

Yesterday I write a piece criticizing NASCAR for racing in the rain, and today Journo writes about what could be some good fortune for NASCAR in 2011 and all of a sudden we have a “kool aid stand.” I will never understand why we can’t write something positive about NASCAR without being called “slurpers,” “kool aid drinkers,” or the like. Oh well…

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:40:31 +0000

Close the “Kool Aid” stand, Pal….