Glad NASCAR is changing things up a bit over the last five years as they had taken to "tight camera shots" whenever possible at some races so you could not see how empty the stands were getting.

Reportedly sold out Daytona for only the second time ever this year and sold the last seats the day before, breaking a record with attendance of 101,500.

Still have a Hoosier tire from Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR race that was in my shop when I bought my place. PO wanted to come get stuff the following year and had to tell him that was not gonna happen.

 Our Son, who is now at Eglin AFB has been to Daytona once and Talladega twice tells me that it is unbelievable to go in person,,,,,being a Chevy man all his life he says when them cars come by at 180 MPH plus,, it is a sight to HEAR,,,all them Fords chasing them Chevies and screamin at 8000 plus RPM is what keeps you going back,,,,,!!! I think it is amazing what Toyota has done to develop a competitive racing engine in such short time. Even more amazing is how them engines stay together so long at them RPMs,,,,,,,

 

I used to love NASCAR.  I mean, loved it, and there was nothing like it in person!

 

I've been to Charlotte, Michigan, Martinsville, Indianapolis, and Talladega.  Charlotte and Michigan numerous times.  Michigan is 2 miles long, and NO restrictor plates.  So while 'dega was cool for the super fast super enormous curves and keeping the cars bunched up, Michigan has a faster top speed at the end of the huge front stretch, and there was no feeling like sitting in the second row, exit of turn four.  Drop of the green flag was cool, but I tell you the next time around was what was really something!!! All 43 of 'em still bunched up, wound up to full speed, and putting the hammer down entering the front stretch.  OH MAN!!!!

Dusy

Well, I've been there, Char LOTT, too.  But I must've missed the race track!!! LOL

 

Actually, will be heading by there again tomorrow.

I hear that.  I followed a little longer.  The first few times I went to Charlotte was for the old "The Winston Select" all star race.  Early 90's.  Was still pretty sweet.  They watered that event down something fierce too.  By the time I quit going to races all together (11 years ago), I was so bored with it I couldn't stand it.  More about the weekend at that point than the race itself.  Haven't watched more than a handful of laps since then.  They really turned it into a real nap inducer there for a while. 

No ego there and hope is son does as good.

Oh, and Joe,  Toyotas sure did pull it off yesterday but it looks like the Fords will be at the party this year!

   Yeah,,ten four on Bill Elliot,,,I' always been a Chevy man but you got to give ole Bill Elliot ,,he could flat drive them superspeedways for sure,,,of course it sure helped his car was generating a few more horses than anybody else did,,,,, What impressed me most was every time they interviewed him after a race,,,you could tell that right there was one fine Southern Gentleman and extremely modest,,always giving everybody else the credit for him winnin,,, Mark Martin was always my Son's favorite as well because of HIS demeanor,,,,

 Yep TBone  ten four on Eglin,,,that is by far the most beautiful Base he has been assigned to,,,the beaches are to kill for as well as the eating places,,,,

Exactly on the melodrama!

 

Charlotte is maybe my favorite track of the ones I've been to.  It's long enough to be fast, but front across the track from front to back isn't "that far", so you can see the other side fairly well .  At least when I was there.  Michigan is sow wide and sweeping the other side of the track is a long way from you.  Indy is TERRIBLE!  Seems no matter where you sit, you can only see about 1/3 or 1/4 of the track to really see anything.

 

Martinsville was really cool I thought.  You walk through a neighborhood to get there, and it's so small you really are right there!  Kinda neat.