F1 races are only 190 miles with usually only one very boring pit stop. I always watch both races recording one for later. F1 produces anticlimactic finishes most of the time hopefully 2026 season we will see many changes.
I don't get F-1 cause I can't watch a race where the 1st place is 17sec ahead of 3rd and win by 6sec I just can't get into it only when they race oval and even indy car at Gateway got strung out I'm just a Nascar guy
NASCAR’s TV ratings are horrendous… In 2014 the NASCAR Cup race vs US Grand Prix had 4.7m viewers on ESPN compared to F1 having 700,000 on NBC. A decade later, they’re only separated by one million, and NASCAR has lost over 2 million viewers.
I think a lot of times they jump around because if they keep going to the same place people are gonna stop spending money but if you change something or fresh and something up you’re gonna get more attendance… I think nascar knows there at a make it or break point… And if anybody knows the history of Michael Jordan he doesn’t stay committed to anything I wonder how long he will last… but I’m sure Dale Junior would probably buy him out… then they drop the lawsuit with the excuse of Jordan‘s leaving everything is back the way I was.
Hold on there. We could see the numbers of fans in the grand stands. You were right that the F1 race was packed. Not so with the cup race. Maybe 50% capacity….?
You also notice: TV coverage works REAL hard to hide any shots of empty seats and it’s been several years since NASCAR has publicized attendance figutes.
Regarding fans in the seat, have you ever been to Indy Car races? In Danica's last year there were a few thousand gathered around to see her speak at Sears Point. The following year the meet and greet was Bobby and Graham Rahal, who fans would have you to believe was the most popular driver. Attendance, about 50 and my son and I were only there because they were giving the tickets away. Of course the only thing the "fans " wanted to know: Hey, when you gonna race them there cars on that there dirt, yee haw, boy howdy, sum b!tch...
As far as fans go I don't know I know in 95 and 98 I went to Michigan and there wasn't a seat in the house I don't think in 2024 they filled the grant stands I know one thing after this year and the 2 years prior I no longer follow NASCAR I follow some of these people that are media influencers that talk about NASCAR and give me the scoop but I don't watch it on TV so they're not getting me as a spectator and I know one thing I'm not buying the products that are painted on the cars or decals I don't support them cuz they lost my interest with all their silly BS I couldn't take it anymore it's a Mickey Mouse show and Ringling Brothers put on a better circus than they ever would Later Gators😊
As I’ve commented previously, the fact that Sheldon Creed commits all the money he brings to the Team & doesn’t take a paycheck despite finishing 2nd 10x or more is a huge indicator of the poor health of NASCAR. Nobody else on the Team (& none of us) is working without a paycheck,why should he. IMO, Larry Mac is just late to the table.
If a driver has lots of talent, why aren't the team owners hiring them? As far as I know sponsors write checks made out to the team, not the driver. The charter teams in NASCAR also get the checks from NASCAR made out to the teams, not the driver. The charter agreements that give hundreds of millions of dollars to the teams are between NASCAR and the team owners. The owners get the money. How much money do the owners make? You may as well ask what are the net worths of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress, Joe Gibbs, etc. They are rich while their drivers aren't. The money that rich drivers usually get are from financial deals made from companies other than NASCAR. If you ask any NASCAR person how much a driver makes they will say it depends on how much money the team owners want to pay him. Who has the money in NASCAR? NASCAR and the team owners. If a driver brings a McDonald's sponsor to the table, the teams get the check from McDonalds, not the driver. Larry Mac doesn't acknowledge this fact at all . The team owners decide where the money goes and they will always make sure they get most of it, even if it's the driver that's responsible for all the wins and money coming to the team. I personally think the team owners are to blame for the broken financial system in NASCAR. They take most of the money and whine the loudest about how they aren't making enough, all while not hiring the most talented drivers. That's rich from owners who are multi-millionaires and billionairs and getting richer every year. As an owner, Dale Earnhardt hired a broke driver that was talented enough to win the Daytona 500 twice while no other team owner would hire him based on his tallent. Team owners don't do things like that anymore. They want guaranteed profits from NASCAR.
I like F1 better because stewards call an incident and give a penalty immediately and the racing is good with no major pile ups/wrecks. I like green flag racing not racing where half the field is taken out by someone's aggressive driving.
@@Bob-en1ge hah. she was garbage in Indycar. her only win was when the field was split ( the former CART guys were doing a one off race in Long Beach that weekend to fulfill a contract ) and it only happened because the leader didn't even know she was on the lead lap. . also, look at her behavior when she almost wiped out that Indycar safety truck. after the wreck she sits there crying on the radio about how she doesn't understand what happened. . when the bimbo had created every single aspect of the situation, first by spinning herself out rejoining the track ( no other driver had that issue the entire race ) and then speeding excessively on flat spotted tires, causing them to blow out. . i certainly wouldn't have been "confused" ( more likely was just playing for sympathy, which a guy would never have gotten away with ) but either way that single incident should have gotten her fired for gross incompetence. . further, Janet Guthrie had BETTER NUMBERS across the board ( with the exception that Danica had a single finish one position better than Janet's best ) than Danica had. especially when you consider that Janet a - never ran a full season b - was on a single car team ( i think Danica had a single year where she was the best driver on her team ) c - had a part time pit crew
Deegan benefitted from NASCAR's "business model". If she wasn't a young, cute female, she would never have gotten off the local dirt tracks. She is a driver that brought money and little talent. Racing in general has historically been one of the most "show me the money" sports EVER!! IndyCar, F1, NASCAR are all the same.
Then why does she have so many followers? Why are so many fans fill the seats wherever she goes. Go carts, Trucks, Vintage racing events, SRX. Do you think it's her looks or her lack of talent or her personality. What is it that people want from the likes of Hailie Deegan and what do we take from this very popular driver? Can you answer that or give us your opinion to what might be the reason for her popularity?
This is an interesting perspective… this is what I see has happened to NASCAR just imagine that across the NBA all the players brought their sons to the league and they only got there because of the name and money… imagine what what happened to the league that’s what’s happened to NASCAR… and another thing I worked in broadcasting for years and dated someone who works for Nielsen ratings you can’t trust those numbers… trust me… What’s the number you want how much are you willing to pay
@@BeatingandBanging Also I’ve got a very interesting one for you…. They say that you can go to these resorts and do DMT and you can answer life‘s questions… you can bounce across realities and answer any question that you have… The therapist that applied it had no idea that I was trying to answer and ask a NASCAR question!!!🤪… it was supposed to be for healing the soul… anyway I have this vision and the biggest change that ever occurred in NASCAR is the death of Adam Petty…. In my vision I saw where Adam Petty didn’t get killed at New Hampshire… hang with me here… with unveiling the new broadcast package in 2001… in the 2001 Daytona 500 Adam Petty would be running his first season of NASCAR… so I’m sure the tech officials would have been very lenient on Adam Petty‘s car… anyway in this other reality Adam Petty kicked ass in the 2001 Daytona 500 and they’ll Earnhardt doesn’t die… After this Nascar has the grand rivalry Adam Petty versus Dale Earnhardt Jr…. I don’t know if you believe in that stuff I don’t even know if I do but I had this vision it gave me a sneak peek at a different NASCAR reality it was so real… but that would have been a Media birthday cake Petty vs Earnhardt…. And also Jimmy Johnson doesn’t win seven championships!!!… just an interesting vision I thought I would share!…. God must be a Jimmy Johnson fan…. Also if Alan Kuwicki doesn’t die that’s two championships that Jeff Gordon doesn’t win!
I don’t understand all of the coverage about Deegan. She isn’t that talented of a driver and is a pretty dirty driver. She has only a handful of wins in karts and some dirt racing, but nothing on pavement. The reason other drivers don’t want her around is because she wrecks people, not because she is a woman. She has been called a spoiled brat by many other drivers and many owners don’t want her driving for them. She is basically the result of DEI. She will go to Indy and get a lot of attention because she is a woman and cute, but she will fail there too. And I guarantee that she will blame everyone but herself when that happens.
you say, "I'm sure the NSCAR drivers would beg to differ" ... Deegan drove NASCAR... I would believe her over you any day of the week.... If Hailie is saying the drivers in NASCAR have it a lot easier than the Indy car driver, take it to the bank.
I believe you Haley I followed a lot of your career and seem to me the man didn't take a liking to you I got the impression they would rather not be racing alongside you and most of the time they prove that by reckon you out
She has never driven a long race in NASCAR, I would like to see her comments after running 500 miles. Real race car drivers that have done both NASCAR and Indy have said that NASCAR is much more physically demanding on a person. Even F1 drivers that have run a stock car have said how much more physically demanding it is compared to their cars.
@@driverslqqk7940lol, she is the one that wrecks people. You must have missed that part of her career. She got her break as part of the DEI bullshit that the manufacturers and NASCAR started a few years back. The other drivers don’t want her on the track because she drives way over her head and is too aggressive. She will ride this wave of popularity and go to Indy and fail and simply disappear.
@@TheCrazyMoparDude68 let me know who these "real drivers" are who stated that NASCAR is more physically demanding... give me their names... I think your full of bs
Deegan knows for shure cause only reason she raced was because her Daddy bought all her rides when he quit spending on her and started spending it on her Lil bro with MotorCross she lost her ride
I didn’t like F1 playing video games and I don’t like F1’s style of racing. I prefer Indy car over F1 because they race on ovals as well as road courses. But F1 an it’s follow the leader racing every week just doesn’t do it for me an I don’t see what all the hype is about.
For god sake, auto sport it's endless money pit. It's not a baseball where you need only stick and ball to play. Or football where all you need is time and legs to kick it. What the hell you expect from high tech sports? For it to be profitable or free? American people are truly delusional. A car, even self made cost a fortune. Bring it to track? Another fortune. Fill it with gas and put tires on it, isn't for free. Carting series is long out of reach for regular people without money and you want NASCAR to be "let's bring a talent to drive because it's free!" Yeah right.
Do you suppose it was more about the equipment and the sponsorship I'd like to see or drive the number 5 Kyle Larson car I bet she would win in that car and I bet she would finish in the top five almost every time she drove it tell me she wouldn't the best car in NASCAR and then she's driving a piece of s*** 15 Xfinity car you're delirious not to mention hilarious obviously another Haley Deegan hater probably because she can race a NASCAR and you can't😂
So true! I can’t understand why she is getting all of this attention. She really isn’t that great of a driver and there is nothing amazing about her racing career up until now. She did well in karts on dirt when she was younger, but as she got older and the talent got better, she just couldn’t compete. No woman will ever be successful in NASCAR because it is too physically demanding compared to most all other forms of racing. And her saying that the NASCAR drivers have it easier than the Indy drivers is one of the dumbest comments I have heard. You don’t need near the upper body strength and endurance driving an Indy car. And that is what many drivers that have done both have said in the past. An Indy race car is much lighter and requires less physical input. Even with the modern day NASCAR race car becoming easier to drive, it is still a handful and very demanding on a person physically. Of course she has never driven more than a 300 mile stick car race in the past, and didn’t do very well. Imagine her trying to run 500 or even 600 miles, she wouldn’t make it to the finish.
@@miketwotwenty she did just as bad in a top 5 truck team and you can’t say o it’s the trucks there different so is an ixfinty car and so is a NXT. If she was worth her weight or any of the drivers after that they could get in the car and tell them what it needs and that’s something you learn at a basic lvl. She isn’t even capable of telling them how she needs the car truck or whatever set up. But that’s what you get with a paid for driver. A crew chief isn’t the one that at the end of the day makes the car work. The driver tells him that. His job is to organize and achieve what the driver ask and what needs to be done with the rest of the crew to win.
