Tag: NASCAR

  • Fixing Nascar – Part 5

    Here is the fifth and final part to my series on how to make NASCAR a more exciting thing to watch for the fans.  Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 first. Driver Interaction with Fans I’m not sure if my experience holds true for the rest of the tracks, but I’ve…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 4

    Welcome to part four of my series on how to make NASCAR more exciting to the fans.  Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 first. Yellow Line Rule I understand why the yellow line rule was created, which states that you cannot go below the yellow line at Talladega and Daytona to make a…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 3

    This is the third part in my series on how to make NASCAR more exciting.  Read Part 1 and Part 2 first. Car of Tomorrow….Today. The COT has done exactly it’s primary purpose, and that’s increase the safety of the drivers.  Since it was introduced a couple years ago though, it hasn’t made racing any…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 2

    Yesterday I started a little series on my thoughts on how to fix NASCAR to make it more exciting.  I discussed Double-File Restarts, Qualifying and Track Safety.  This is the continuation, dealing with television coverage. Television Coverage NASCAR did a great thing in 1999 when they got all the Sprint Cup races on three networks,…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 1

    Over the past few years, NASCAR has entered into an era they’ve never really ever had to deal with before: stagnation.  Since it’s inception sixty years ago, it has grown, sometimes with leaps and bounds, and sometimes will small baby steps… but it had never faltered.  However, they are dealing with lower ratings and ticket…