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When I was really young, dad and I would pull the car up under the big tree and listen to the Saturday Race on the radio. Then he took me to Darlington when I was about 7 years old. I’ve been ‘ruined’ ever since. I love the sounds, technology and the smells - fumes and tires. I love to feel the horsepower come by me. I’m 65 years old.
I've never been to a NASCAR race. Grew up in MN & nobody else in the family likes racing at all. I got into NASCAR back in the early '60s, just because at 5-6 yrs old I was already fascinated with anything that had an engine - and the faster it could go, the more interested I was! Watched the short highlight clips on Wide World of Sports, and always wished they'd put an entire race on TV. I also subscribed to the various car-guy & racing magazines back when I was a kid. Well....I was watching with a few hotrodding buddies from my high-school days in '79, when the Daytona 500 was broadcast in its entirety for the 1st time! We were in the middle of that huge blizzard, snowed-in at one of my buddy's places. Since then, I've watched nearly every Cup race that's been broadcast!
You gotta get to one buddy, it's awesome you're that invested, but going to a race will be one of the coolest things, and will make you love it all over again
First live race hooked me
The scanner conversation I remember between Dale Sr. and Dale Jr. during the warm up laps at Rockingham when Jr was going for the Busch championship will forever be etched in my memory. You had to be there in person to get that. The smell of exhaust and racing fuel can only be had in person at the track. Memories I will never forget. I remember Dale Jr. following Kurt Bush staying right behind him after Kurt Bush wrecked him in the John Deere car until Nascar told him to knock it off. I remember the roar of the crowd when Kenseth took care of business with Lagano at Martinsville. Memorable moments in person that will last a lifetime.
Definitely true Bristol was my first race and I loved everything and anything about it I was definitely hooked ❣️🥰
One of the first things you notice at a race is how much pop the schemes have. It's 100x more brighter
Tv sounds are way different too, cars sound bad ass at the track
True story. I grew up in southern Indiana and going to Indianapolis as a child really made me the racing fan I am today.
I grew up going to stafford speedway and watching the modifieds. Got into NASCAR through local racing and occasionally watching the races on tv. Went to my first NASCAR race in 2022.
I can still remember as kid my dad taking me and my brother to the Atlanta flat tracks and down in the pit area, when I heard those cars start up they literally shook my guts and that did it for me.
Nothing compares to being there to appreciate what these fellas do. Highly skilled operators.
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That's why every ticket to a NHRA event is a pit pass.
Very true. My 1st race weekend was MIS in 1994? The weekend Ernie Irvin crashed in practice and wad seriously hurt. But, I was walking back from under the stands as the green dropped after a caution, and 43 cars going by, the sound, the wind, took my breath away. I was hooked. Went to Pocono, Darlington, and MIS several more times.
It's so true...I've been a hard core fan ever since I went to the track....
I grew up going to Daytona twice a year back in the early to mid 80s and running wild around the infield. There is no comparison between being there and watching it on tv. I can’t think of any other experience that makes me feel more American than being at the fence between 1 and 2 at Daytona. He’s right… the speed, the sound, the smell…. There’s nothing like it to me. I’ve been all over the world and seen a lot. The only thing that comes close is top fuel drag cars at the GatorNationals. Every American should experience both of those things at some point in their lives. It’s incredible. You can feel it in your plums.
I from Mississippi and used to go to Talladega a lot . And that’s what I tell anyone , is just go to a race and you will be hooked!
I like both. There are huge plusses to each method of taking in a race.
There are things that you see on TV a lot easier and better than at the track. When something happens on the back stretch it is harder to see at the track.
Being at the track encompasses all of our senses, and TV will never be able to top that. It is neat to hear the cars slipping just that tiny bit and hearing that particular squeal of the tires that the TV can't capture.
Both experiences are fulfilling when kept in their respective realms. Let the track be the track, and the TV itself.
Grew up going to dirt tracks in Pennsylvania because of Winged Sprints and was a casual nascar fan but got into nascar because of Senior!
Went to a race at Dover way back in the day and I was hooked from that point.
Not so crazy about the current nascar with their cookie cutter cars but at least there’s Larson who’s the greatest wheelman out there!
Never been to a NASCAR race. And I really can't tell you what got me hooked. I also don't have a lot of the driver's merchandise but you won't find a bigger fan. You'll find me EVERY week planted in front of the TV watching all 3 Series when they are racing. Also back in the day when we had SPEED TV there wasn't a NASCAR related show I wasn't tuned in to.
My fiance watched a couple cup races with me on tv on occasion, but once I got her to just a local tracks weekly night, she fell in love with it. We had a nice conversation about how she didnt quite understand my gripes with the broadcasts (especiallt FOX) until she got out and watched just some good old street stock and late model racing. Going to the event makes people fans, the TV broadcasts just helps get interest
I got hooked on racing as a junior in high school in 1962 when I got involved in modified racing in the northeast. Still love almost any kind of racing, don’t get to go as much as I used to and am getting a bit pissed at the suppression of innovation by the race teams, it’s what soured me on the modified series they look like tissue boxes on wheels. I cheer for Josh Berry cause he’s from my hometown of Hendersonville TN. And know his relatives there.
I’ve been a fan for most of my life, as a kid the cars were the draw to watch and follow, Davey was my favorite driver. Some years later I went to a Darlington race, as it’s my local track here is SC. It was an experience to say the least, at maybe 10 years old it was like going to the Coliseum. The spectacle was amazing! I’ve had the pleasure of going back to “The Lady in Black” a few more times through the years, the latest in ‘22. Experiences at the track make the sport, as a fan it’s like a pilgrimage for me anymore.
The midway effect and atmosphere of yesteryear, it was more like a county fair , family day topped off by a race... thats how it used to be... thats what i miss. There was something for everyone, you didnt have to be a hardcore racefan to have fun there.
Talladega infield is like Mardi Gras, it will make you forget who you are but you know you had a great time and ready for the next one.
Exactly the same thing for hockey. I didn't give two shits about hockey until I went and saw an NHL hockey game, and then I loved it. Seeing in person how fast they skate and how hard they hit makes it 1000X better.
Growing up in North Carolina from 5 to 25 yrs old, I wasn't a fan. Moved to Camas, WA at 30 yrs old, started watching Greg Biffle cuz he had a pub nearby. Truck series, then "Xfinity and finally Cup. He went to the same high school as my kids, I'd met his parents. So, I'm still a big fan today. Junior was always my 2nd favorite. My sister lives in Kannapolis. For me it's about who you know and who your family knows. Now it's Corey LaJoie who my brother in law shared a shop with.
That's why Saturday night racing at your local track is great.
You n KW podcast clips is all the nascar i can stand.. my truth
Absolutely!
NASCAR needs to build followers by connecting with local short tracks and road courses. I fell in love with racing at 12 watching formula Vs on a local road course. Moved on up over time.
Never cared for it at first. Went to NH Speedway for a race... Loved it. Then I had to try other tracks, so I went to races at Charlotte and Pocono. Definitely better in person.
That is exactly correct. I became a bigger fan after going to a NASCAR track and seeing it in person. Not the same as going to a local track
Imagine someone trying to get the full experience of the NHRA by watching on TV.....You have to be there!!!!
I watched NASCAR before I went to my first race. After that I was hooked. Actually our family had 20 permanent seats at Richmond for both races. Loved it until they changed all the rules and haven’t been back to a NASCAR race since.
That's what happened to me. A friend talked me to flying to Dallas watch a race and I was hooked. TV doesn't convey the speed and sound and excitement.
My wife and I never watched or followed Nascar till we went to a race😊
Any motorsport is the same way. NASCAR. Monster truck. Motorcycle. Drag racing.
Once you've seen one, you want more.
That's how I got my teenage daughter into NASCAR and just racing in general. She went from watching makeup tutorials all the time to watching racing more often than not. She knows more about cars than her boyfriend does.
I absolutely agree.
Yes first dega race I went to hooked me. Jr won the race the next three or so I went to he won them. I was a jr fan then on! So I agree with Amy’s family on this. NASCAR needs to do more to put fans there to experience it live. There is nothing like being there in person.
There needs to be better access. Drivers are scarce to many of the fans and you need extra access just to get anywhere. I was able to do it because the Air Force did alot of marketing so we had a little better access. Saw the cars up close and the pits and we met Almirila since we were sponsoring the car back then.
Take them to a Sprint Car race, nothing like watching the drivers work that wheel and tight racing. That can be beat, nascar is good but the sprinters on dirt is where racing is truly at. Take the relatives to one they'll be hooked.
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First time i went to MIS was 2004, dad said tix were $40. Last time i went in 2017, i paid 110 at the gate. They gotta be like 150+ today
go to the daytona 500 ridiculous
Have a seat lottery. A scanned ticket can win money and the stands would be packed if you could win the equivalent of the cost of a race team tire bill for the weekend. I know I would go more if I had a chance to win 10k to 25k just for going.
If more people would just go to thier local dirt track they would see why race fans love it so much.
Never be read, BUT, discount for ticket holder being at a track 1st time? Package deals for new fans or something? Live appearance loyalty cards to punch. Frequent racer miles. Discounts increase exponentially with loyalty. Pieces are there. Someone smarter than me can shoot it down or help figure feasibility 😊 If at all possible, we need to take care of our core long time fans while simultaneously attracting newer fans. The experienced teach the unexperienced how to fish if you will. Or...... MAKE EVERYTHING AFFORDABLE!!! What is the average age of the fan base? What is the average salary of said fan base? When you appeal to the mass average, very few skim by on the fringes, correct? I'm not saying ignore the ones you wouldn't think of but by making everything cheaper, you allow more people to enjoy easier
Step one: Lower ticket prices! Simple as that!!
Need Smell-o-vision......
I will say this one day at a company picnic my boss said hey I could get tickets to Daytona my mom the president I thought that would be cool great sure as hell 3 weeks later he had four tickets we went for the next 20 years every year because when you're at Daytona watching on TV does no justice to see it up close and live is a rush.
We grew up around cars, race cars, didn't have NASCAR on T.V. Went to local tracks. It was a social thing. NOW THEY WANT YOU TO SIT ON YOU COUCH AND LISTEN TO THE BULL ON TV 👀🤦🙏🇺🇸
Get the ticket prices down so a Family can afford to go to a race.
Drop the ticket price for a couple seasons i mean 20 bucks is the highest and 45 camping.
That is true. But Nascar doesnt care so much for that. They make there money more from the TV deals and not so much for the in person racing.
I miss the smell of real racing fuel at the track
Go to Bristol
They want u 2 watch on TV than in person fact
$300 dollar carload up to 10 people for 3 years.
Speed Channel?????
Go see a nhra race, tv doesn't do it justice. naSCar is a nice second.
Prices are way to high. And the drivers aren't as good as it used to be in the 80s and 90s
No. It was the dirt tracks
I would do that so much. But nascar. Has driven the fans away. Keep ripping down the the grandstands. I could walk by a TV and know with a look every car . Can't relate anymore.
We tried in 2004🤷🏾♂️ "drive for diversity"😢 what a joke
Lower the prices!!!!
Make it up in Beer, not expensive beer but lots of beers.
Nascar in the last few years have run fans off and now it can be hard to find on tv with all of the network changes apps, and now amazon I'm not a amazon fan and will not subscribe to amazon to watch nascar . In recent years I have missed alot of races on tv due to all the channel changes plus I still don't like the stage racing sorry. I think amazon will be another mistake.😢