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Two assholes met.Kyle Busch total asshole confirmed.
Two assholes met.Kyle Busch total asshole confirmed.
I like the idea of two pit stops. But if you have to modify the rules, that’s dumb. Just add a drs zone down the tunnel. Unsafe, but it’s somethingI went back to bed after the first few laps after the restart and woke back up with like 3 to go, good decision by me. They need to do something with Monaco because unless it rains the race is a guaranteed procession.
Or special Monaco tires that are like 3 steps softer than the current compounds, but likely nothing will fix it because the cars are just too big to race in Monaco.I like the idea of two pit stops. But if you have to modify the rules, that’s dumb. Just add a drs zone down the tunnel. Unsafe, but it’s something
I seriously believe that's a big reason that NASCAR is failing in developing new stars. A sponsor will come on board for 5 races and be done.Stewart-Haas is shutting down their NASCAR operations at the end of this year. It seems like it might be just the first of the dominoes to fall in NASCAR. Roger Penske is 87, Joe Gibbs is 83, Jack Rousch is 82, Rick Hendrick is 74. Crowds are down. Television viewership is down. The Coca Cola 600 only brought in 3.1 million viewers. The Indy 500 had 5 million viewers. The Monaco Grand Prix had almost 2 million viewers in the US.
Sponsorship for cars has been drying up as the television networks won't mention car sponsors unless the sponsors pay them too. Sponsors have figured out that sponsoring a race gets them more air time than sponsoring a car. Stewart-Hass lost some major sponsors as have other teams. I don't think any teams have the same sponsors for every race anymore.
Back when ESPN covered the races they always referred to a driver, their sponsor and the vehicle manufacturer when talking about them. Dale Earnhardt in the Goodwrench Chevrolet, Bill Elliott in the Coors Ford, Dale Jarrett in the UPS Ford, etc. They would go through the field several times during the race mentioning each driver, their sponsor and manufacturer. ESPN was largely responsible for the increase in viewers of NASCAR. When Fox outbid ESPN, Fox decided they wouldn't mention a drivers sponsor and manufacturer unless the sponsor paid Fox to. It has driven away a lot of sponsors. Now the only real way to follow a driver is online if they happen to be carrying a camera or checking the online running order. It seems like they intentionally keep camera angles wide so the sponsor names can't be read. The colors of the cars seem to change every week.I seriously believe that's a big reason that NASCAR is failing in developing new stars. A sponsor will come on board for 5 races and be done.
Such a big part of the sport was always around drivers being associated with brands. To this day, I shop at Home Depot cause I liked Tony Stewart and didn't like Jimmie Johnson with Lowes. You have to build that brand equity for a driver to be associated with, that builds up their name and image. I've seen Chase Elliot on billboards for a half dozen different companies. I watch fairly regularly and I couldn't even tell you who his sponsor is this year.
I never wondered who Rusty Wallace's sponsor was. Or Jeff Gordon. Or Earnhardt.
Yes, that's what I mean about a guy like Chase Elliot. I can't even picture what his car looks like in my head right now cause it's different every damn week! Imagine if the Dallas Cowboys showed up with different uniforms and colors every game.Back when ESPN covered the races they always referred to a driver, their sponsor and the vehicle manufacturer when talking about them. Dale Earnhardt in the Goodwrench Chevrolet, Bill Elliott in the Coors Ford, Dale Jarrett in the UPS Ford, etc. They would go through the field several times during the race mentioning each driver, their sponsor and manufacturer. ESPN was largely responsible for the increase in viewers of NASCAR. When Fox outbid ESPN, Fox decided they wouldn't mention a drivers sponsor and manufacturer unless the sponsor paid Fox to. It has driven away a lot of sponsors. Now the only real way to follow a driver is online if they happen to be carrying a camera or checking the online running order. It seems like they intentionally keep camera angles wide so the sponsor names can't be read. The colors of the cars seem to change every week.
Yes, that's what I mean about a guy like Chase Elliot. I can't even picture what his car looks like in my head right now cause it's different every damn week! Imagine if the Dallas Cowboys showed up with different uniforms and colors every game.
I seriously believe that's a big reason that NASCAR is failing in developing new stars. A sponsor will come on board for 5 races and be done.
Such a big part of the sport was always around drivers being associated with brands. To this day, I shop at Home Depot cause I liked Tony Stewart and didn't like Jimmie Johnson with Lowes. You have to build that brand equity for a driver to be associated with, that builds up their name and image. I've seen Chase Elliot on billboards for a half dozen different companies. I watch fairly regularly and I couldn't even tell you who his sponsor is this year.
I never wondered who Rusty Wallace's sponsor was. Or Jeff Gordon. Or Earnhardt.