Despite NASCAR’s Best Efforts, Flagging Attendance Woes Continue

Jeff Gordon can wonder about the attendance all he wants, but the sad fact is that NASCAR will continue to lose fans so long as they keep the same stale racing that has caused the demise of the sport some eleven years ago. Some people like to point to the close finishes and net results as proof of “bettering” the sport, but the fact is that fans see right through all the monkeyshines they call “the Chase”. NASCAR had a winning formula before Brian France decided to change everything; in fact, some of the highest attendances reported in the sport came during those years. Just look at Bristol; it used to be that someone had to die before you could even get a scalped ticket for that race. Now, you can just walk right in...

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