Boogity, Boogity, Boogity 2019

[DoggyDaddy]

Have at it, I'm driving 3 hours to watch the race, not carry my rifle around outside the stands.

I get it Nascar is evil because they aren't going to air ads with AR-15's in them anymore. I honestly don't recall seeing any of these ads anyway, and no other sport does that I know of. I see it as more of them getting out of the gun debate then being anti gun.

Really, it's not even that. The ads were for their programs at the races. Just heard that clarified on the news recently. I was thinking the same as you, that I didn't remember ever seeing a commercial for a gun company during any races.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Got the Xfinity race on now. Stands look downright empty.

 

[GlockRock]

Got the Xfinity race on now. Stands look downright empty.

I think changing qualifications to today hurt them this year. The rain today is going to hurt even more. I’ll be there hoping to at least see some racing.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I think changing qualifications to today hurt them this year. The rain today is going to hurt even more. I’ll be there hoping to at least see some racing.

Hopefully they get it in without any rain delays. Probably gonna be flipping back and forth between the race and the Colts game once it starts around 4:00.

 

[churchmouse]

I think changing qualifications to today hurt them this year. The rain today is going to hurt even more. I’ll be there hoping to at least see some racing.

I live 10 blocks directly north of the 4th turn gates. This race used to be as big as the 500 but not a single car in sight. No lines. No yards full of cars. It is just damned sad.

 

[d.kaufman]

I live 10 blocks directly north of the 4th turn gates. This race used to be as big as the 500 but not a single car in sight. No lines. No yards full of cars. It is just damned sad.

I remember driving in for the race about 6am and the roads were already packed. My sister lived off shadeland and i would stay at her house for the weekend. Would come in Thursday night and hit the track friday for practice, Saturday the iroc race and qualifying, and busch race at irp. Then the big day. I had a guy who got to know me and saved me a spot in his yard by turn 3. Only have to walk about 10 minutes to be in the gate. Wall to wall people by 9am. Over 1/4 million people. Now lucky if they can get 100k to show up. Its sad.
I may just tune in briefly to see how empty the stands are. I sat for 10 years straight in turn 3. Last years race i could count the number of fans on 1 hand sitting from turn 2 down the backstretch and all thru turn 3. They could probably just remove all those stands and sell them like a bunch of other tracks have done, but seems they still do need them for the Indy500

 

[GlockRock]

I remember driving in for the race about 6am and the roads were already packed. My sister lived off shadeland and i would stay at her house for the weekend. Would come in Thursday night and hit the track friday for practice, Saturday the iroc race and qualifying, and busch race at irp. Then the big day. I had a guy who got to know me and saved me a spot in his yard by turn 3. Only have to walk about 10 minutes to be in the gate. Wall to wall people by 9am. Over 1/4 million people. Now lucky if they can get 100k to show up. Its sad.
I may just tune in briefly to see how empty the stands are. I sat for 10 years straight in turn 3. Last years race i could count the number of fans on 1 hand sitting from turn 2 down the backstretch and all thru turn 3. They could probably just remove all those stands and sell them like a bunch of other tracks have done, but seems they still do need them for the Indy500

i just heard that only 22,000 tickets have been sold for this years race.

 

[churchmouse]

i just heard that only 22,000 tickets have been sold for this years race.

We gauge attendance by the activity's surrounding the track. Hell we did not even know it was going on until Friday. There were some campers in the coke field. What a waste.

 

[d.kaufman]

i just heard that only 22,000 tickets have been sold for this years race.

Wow! Not even 10% of what it once was

 

[GlockRock]

Any serious thoughts about it becoming a road course track in the future?

 

[churchmouse]

Any serious thoughts about it becoming a road course track in the future?

That would be a race right there. That track/venue is not a good place for this series.

 

[Backpacker]

How long will Cup level racing last with nascar race attendance down at most tracks? Nascar seems to have outgrown a level of sustainability.

 

[churchmouse]

How long will Cup level racing last with nascar race attendance down at most tracks? Nascar seems to have outgrown a level of sustainability.

And done this on their own.

 

[gunsisgood]

Any serious thoughts about it becoming a road course track in the future?

That would be cool, and run it at night !

 

[churchmouse]

The jets just flew directly over our house.

 

[GlockRock]

The jets just flew directly over our house.

It wasn’t timed very well with the national anthem. But nothing like low and slow A-10s.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

That would be cool, and run it at night !

I wish nascar would hold a 24 hour race like the 24 hour at Daytona. I think it was jr who had a discussion about it, but each team would get 1 car and the drivers for that team would swap drivers. Then we could get back to making the driver/equipment out perform the others. It would be more exciting than this stage bs and follow the leader races like the brickyard.

 

[churchmouse]

I wish nascar would hold a 24 hour race like the 24 hour at Daytona. I think it was jr who had a discussion about it, but each team would get 1 car and the drivers for that team would swap drivers. Then we could get back to making the driver/equipment out perform the others. It would be more exciting than this stage bs and follow the leader races like the brickyard.

The brickyard is always going to be follow the leader. That track is just not for this series.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

The brickyard is always going to be follow the leader. That track is just not for this series.

Yep. I would’ve liked it to keep its integrity by only hosting the Indy 500, and nascar series should have went to IRP. That track was a perfect “stock” car track IMO.

 

[maxwelhse]

I wish nascar would hold a 24 hour race like the 24 hour at Daytona. I think it was jr who had a discussion about it, but each team would get 1 car and the drivers for that team would swap drivers. Then we could get back to making the driver/equipment out perform the others. It would be more exciting than this stage bs and follow the leader races like the brickyard.

I have absolutely no interest in NASCAR, but I would watch a 24 hour race. How much does the field slim down from collisions and breakage in a regular 500 mile race? 40%? It would be really cool to see these guys actually have to play the truly long game with their equipment.