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I don’t believe this race has ever really been a sell-out. The Daytona 500 is almost certainly a sell-out but not the Pepsi 400.

But the larger problem is that NASCAR needs to look seriously at over exposure and the sameness of the vehicles. They have the same car with a different name on the front. Probably the only thing that differs is the engine but they are strictly limited in size. There is only so much you can do with a 358 cubic inch pushrod engine and they have long ago figured that out. The carburetors are metered out by NASCAR and with the restrictor plates they are naturally going to be bunched up which causes all of these accidents when one of the drivers makes a mistake.

My own personal opinion is that NASCAR is a victim of its own success and have over exposed the sport to weekly televised events. What is the point of going to the race and being uncomfortable and paying outrageous prices for tickets and waiting to get in the rest rooms when there is a wreck on the track? I’ve attended four or five races and have pretty much seen it all. It’s become boring. That’s the bottom line.

I lost interest in NASCAR a few years ago. I didn't like the way young France was running things, don't care much for the drivers anymore.

I have found other outlets for my speed fix: CORR (off-road), F1, and the dirt tracks.

I appreciate your thoughts and comments which, in the non-technical portions of it, reflect my opinions.

Although this commentary is about the drop in attendance at certain NASCAR events, broadcasting productions could be driving away television viewers.

I don't think I have ever been exposed to so much guano as is proffered by the inane, useless and boring threesome panel shows, and stuck on stupid driver and crew interviews. Add to that the obligatory vacuous female on the infield, and the inane race commentary that won't ever measure up to the quality and genuineness of those good old boys that commented during the early days of televised racing. There is just something real phony about the over accented country speech patterns from the NASCAR race commentators who think that need to constantly run their motor mouths to be effective.

....bottom line, NASCAR won't ever just let 'em race. It's now about marketing, hype, and personality.

They lost me a long time ago.