NHRA TV Ratings & Attendance Historical Data (1 Viewer)

[BF]

Hated the Chase when NASCAR started it, hated the Countdown worse when the NHRA followed suit with NASCAR. Went from 2-4 races a year pre-C'down, went to one race since the advent of 1000' racing. I did not go to a NHRA race this year for the first time since 1984. What's that, 27 years or so? It had nothing to do with money or the heat at Ennis. I sure miss that race, it used to be great. I missed Baytown this year for the first time ever this past spring.

 

[Dave]

figure is a sunday total - the advertised 4 day totals back then were 100k+; nhra nat. events used to be overflowing and BIR was no exception.

I wonder where they fit all those people, 40k is enough to fill the Joliet stands full, and that place sure doesn't have that type of seating.

 

[mick]

I wonder where they fit all those people, 40k is enough to fill the Joliet stands full, and that place sure doesn't have that type of seating.

brainerd has a few seats; back then standing room only was plentiful on
both sides of track, near starting line and far end....not so anymore.

 

[ex-nsp]

Is Bill Doner still alive?

He can tell the facts, I'm sure, about published attendance figures @ drag races and how many were actually in the seats - and how many of them paid!

Dave Smith @ Sacramento knows how it goes.

(Just funnin' - we know the published figures are gospel).