A giant topic of discussion for the last several months has been the declining attendance and television audience for Nascar. Attendance could be a direct correlation to the economy but the television ratings is the mystery. Some point to the struggles of live television taking an event that has no time outs such as other [...]
Anyone seen Danica lately?
We may have to put out an Amber Alert on Danica Patrick soon. Somehow she has disappeared from the media horde that was following her every movement when she ran three Nascar Nationwide races at the beginning of the year. Since that time, Danica has been involved in her “fulltime” job of racing in the [...]
Nascar’s Diversity Program? Take a look at open wheel!
Nascar has been touting it’s “Diversity Program” for several years now. Has anyone seen an influx of women, African Americans or Hispanics into the sport? Not me. Now, look at open wheel racing, especially IndyCar and its little sister the Firestone Indy Lights Series. We all know Danica Patrick of course. She however was just [...]
A sad day in auto racing
You may or may not know this, but the Atlantic Racing Series has gone dark. Yes, the economy has stopped cold one of the great developmental racing series of the last 30 years or so. You can read more here. I got to know the Atlantic Series very well during my days with CART Radio. [...]
Preparing for Danica Mania at Daytona
Tomorrow it begins. “Danica Mania” will be unleashed at Daytona International Speedway as Danica Patrick takes to the 2..5 mile high banks in ARCA practice. Normally the Thursday ARCA practice might bring a few journalists out to the track early to watch and do a few interviews. Not this time. A media horde is about [...]
