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Jim, here is a link to an article about the removal of seats at Richmond. http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/st...ar-richmond-removing-seats-not-all-doom-gloomJoe Sherwood you wrote the following. This like probably 2000 other threads in here always drift towards how do we make Drag racing as Popular as NASCAR!
Joe I don't know how closely you follow NASCAR but Richmond put out a statement saying they were removing all of the seats on the back straightaway does that sound to you like they are packing fans in?
Many of the NASCAR tracks around the country have done the exact same thing with some saying the reason they are doing it is because they want to put in Jumbo Screens for the fans.
Do you really believe that's why they are removing seats? Maybe cutting the ticket prices just might have put more people in those empty seats.
NASCAR is facing similar problems that many racing associations are facing which is fewer fans and spectators, sponsors and racers.
NASCAR has decided to have 36 Charter Member Teams which will be guaranteed starting positions in every race and there will only be a 40 car field.
That leaves four slots for other teams to try and qualify for.
NASCAR thinking was that by guarantying the 36 teams starting positions it would make it easier to keep sponsors happy and that teams would not have to explain to sponsors why they did not make the race. I think it really makes the 36 teams more valuable to potential buyers and investors with idea you are locked into each race.
Just my opinion. Jim Hill
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