Nascar and Golf seem like the 2 sports that will have the easiest transition to playing in front of no fans.
I have not been into Nascar much since Dale Jr. retired....but they are smart to jump back in earlier than other sports. I know they have struggled with diminishing popularity, but I would bet this will be a great opportunity to get new potential fans checking out the races.
Weekend Preview: Ford drivers bid to end Coca-Cola 600 jinx
6 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
https://www.taiwansnews.net/news/265...-cola-600-jinx
Chevrolet strong early....
North (05-24-2020)
The idled cars after the 2nd legt lining up in pit row for 30 seconds of silence in remembrance was a nice thing.
dubc47834 (05-26-2020)
Brad Keselowski and Ford wins.
Chase has been screwed out of two straight wins. And I don't really think either were his fault, not that Kyle spinning him was his fault obv. But tonight I think his crew chief made the right call. Late caution and he was leading, everyone behind him was gonna do the opposite of what he did. If he stayed out he was a sitting duck since Brad woulda pulled everyone to pit road for tires. But he did pit and managed a 3rd. lose/lose situation for Chase.
Was a boring race tho. This aero package doesn't work at Charlotte. Back to the drawing board for Nascar.
I think Nascar will bounce back eventually, and hopefully learn from their mistakes. They grew too fast in the 90's and early 2000's, but allowed itself to grow on a very few drivers/names....mostly Earnhardt and to a lesser degree Gordon. It became easy money, but they should have developed a strategy to more evenly spread out the branding of the drivers. Now that Dale, Junior and Gordon are no longer driving, and Johnson's on his last laps, I get the feeling they are taking that approach this time around. It will be a slower climb, but far more sustainable. Finally, this is a personal opinion, but I do think the sport has to find a way to become less controlled by the France family or any small group and they need to become a little more standardized in the way they govern to sport.
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