This started way before the noose episode. You can trace the decline when they revamped the points system and started The Chase and Playoffs. NASCAR, in early 2000's, were losing viewers at the end of the season if a dominant driver had racked up enough points that no one would be able to catch them during the last 10 races. They lost viewers to Football. But all the rest of the year it was a cash cow making a killing.

But NASCAR had to create some point system to hang on to viewers those last 6-8 weeks. They ended up destroying NASCAR and pissing fans off. So this decline started around 2007 or so. This is nothing new. The stands have been empty for years.

TouchdownTony•9 months

Gotta get back to their roots. Went to both races at talladega in the late 70s thru the 80s and it was elbow to elbow in the stands and had great racing. I don’t watch now as it became more about the sponsors and getting face boys rather than good drivers.

saintslsupels•9 months

Looks like a trump rally

Rex Feral•9 months

Maybe the day before it starts.

EulerRules•9 months

(consumed)

azcatiger•9 months

TDS is real

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FlyinTiger93•9 months

Don't know, or care, who their "stars" even are. Driving in circles only keeps someones interest for so long.

tonydtigr•9 months

Turn left! Floor it! Turn left!

Tasseo•9 months

Ohhhh nooo...to bad...so sad...f'em

NatalbanyTigerFan•9 months

We used to regularly go to races on the late 90's and there wasn't any empty seat to be found at any of the tracks we went to. Nascar has done this to themselves with all of their "improvements" Talladega in 1997 was a bigger party than Mardi Gras!

aTmTexas Dillo•9 months

Looks like Texas Motor Speedway is also dying.

sml71•9 months

They started caring more about their sponsors than about the fans who brought them.

Undertow•9 months

To be fair it’s kind of early there. When the race started it was beginning to get dark. It’s still very bright outside there. Not saying it got much better.

jp4lsu•9 months

Youre right it did improve. I would say it was less than 50% though.

Furious•9 months

Well, maybe they should stop hanging nooses in the pit area. Go woke go broke….

JackieTreehorn•9 months

lol die wokecar

Slingscode•9 months

Idiots watching idiots.

rudy99•9 months

Went woke

LSU Tiger Eyes•9 months

That's why Miami/Homestead Speedway lost the NASCAR Championship Series a couple of years ago, of course—no pun intended, it went to Vegas instead.

conman•9 months

It went to Phoenix. I was a long time ticket holder for the Homestead final. Lots of fun but you could see the excitement of NASCAR starting to wane over the years. Sad to see the lack of support at Richmond. Too many races and they are too long. NASCAR is in trouble.

LSU Tiger Eyes•9 months

Thanks for the correction! I had Vegas on my mind (I wonder why).

CanebreakCajun•9 months

One person to blame for this.

DeafVallyBatnR•9 months

Who?

chinhoyang•9 months

"we of evidence of that"??

Mickey Goldmill•9 months

Nascar fans left and became UFC fans

WTFhappened•9 months

Still got that COVID seat spacing going on.