Fox Sports Chairman David Hill and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Eye Shorter Races

The Associated Press released a report stating that Fox Sports Chariman David Hill would like to see shorter races. His ideal is set at having a four-hour broadcast with 40 minutes of pre-race coverage and 20 minutes of post-race coverage. Shortening races could be a step in the right direction as the newer generation of fans have a lot of different forms of entertainment to choose from, so condensing the races down allows for better focus. Also, some races can tend to be boring in the middle with how the action dies down, which, at this point, is what draws fans away. Some fans have said that they just go watch the final 20 to 50 laps, plus the recap, and they’ve got their dose as the middle does dry them out. Some fans find themselv...

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