Nascar

Tv Networks Continuing To Press Nascar Into Major Changes To Reverse Ratings Slide

... Tuesday or Wednesday night, it would almost kill any hopes of getting sellout crowds to the track. And what about other events like practice, qualifying, and the X-Finity Series? How many fans are realistically going to show up for a Tuesday afternoon X-Finity Series race at Dover. While NBC’s Jon Miller told the WSJ that the midweek idea isn’t on the table for now, the mere mention of it does show just how desperate all parties involved truly are to find a solution here. You can bet everyone associated with NASCAR will watch the television ratings very closely this season. If ratings continue to slide despite the transformational changes of racing in stages and constructing more designed breaks in action to better suit television viewing habits and fan interests, NASCAR will have to go back to the drawing board and come up with something else in order to win back fans. And it might have to be something even more drastic than what we will see this season. About Matt Yoder. Award winning sportswriter at The Comeback and Awful Announcing. The biggest cat in the ...

Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin Win Daytona Duel Qualifying Races

... NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, left, stops to sign an autograph for a young fan along pit road prior to the first Can-Am Duel race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Jeff Siner __link__. NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, left, waits with his daughter, Scarlett and wife, Paige along pit road prior to the first Can-Am Duel race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Jeff Siner __link__. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, right, chases after Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the second Can-Am Duel race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Hamlin would take the lead to win the race. Jeff Siner __link__. A NASCAR official, right, motions to driver Jimmie Johnson's pit box team as team members work to repair damage from a wreck during the second Can-Am Duel race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Jeff Siner __link__. NASCAR officials, right, watch as ...

Will Recent Changes Improve The Sport? Time To Find Out

... at Daytona with appearances by its “Monster Energy Girls” and their tight-fitting, black outfits. (The outrage might be justified, but they are certainly no more revealing than what a typical NFL team’s cheerleaders wear.) It’s symptomatic of the sponsorship straits in which NASCAR found itself that terms of the deal with Monster haven’t been revealed. New aero package. What’s the change? NASCAR lowered the downforce on Cup cars. Why the change? NASCAR did the same thing in 2016, hoping to create more competitive and entertaining racing with an aero package that allowed drivers more freedom to maneuver their cars through traffic. It went so well that the package is being tweaked again, with changes to the spoiler, splitter and rear deck fin. New race and points format. What’s the change? Races in all series will be broken into three segments, with points awarded for winning and finishing in the top 10 of the ...

Draftkings Rankings

... 58, 34, 63 and 47 pts. (4.3 fppk). 19. Chase Elliott ($9,200). Are Talladega and Daytona different? Yes, but not entirely. It's fine to separate Talladega and Daytona stats, if you live on narrative street. If you live in the real world, Elliott wrecked twice at Daytona last year, but finished 12 th and fourth at Talladega. (4.1 fppk). 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ($7,000). No one terrifies Draft Kings NASCAR players more than Stenhouse. All he needs to do is avoid the big one. Which he has done; he hasn't wrecked at a plate track in two years. Stenhouse rolls into Daytona with back-to-back fifth-place finishes at plate tracks. (3.4 fppk). I am a promoter at Draft Kings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is greenflagradio 2) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not ...

Newman Part Of Nascar Push For New Energy

... of the sport’s more dynamic personalities off the track – but a fireball once the green flag drops – took his turn at the phone session of Wednesday’s media day and talked with The Tribune about how revved up he is for the season to begin. “There’s a lot of effort that goes into this race,” said the 39-year-old Newman, who will start his 16 th full-time season with NASCAR. “This is the birthplace of NASCAR, so to speak. This was the first big super-speedway. It’s special for so many reasons.”. Not the least of which, at least as far as the La Salle High and Purdue University grad is concerned, was his 2008 championship there. “(The title) was a culmination of a lot of work by a lot of people,” said Newman, whose career earnings are reportedly in the $100 million range. “It was my opportunity to get benefits from what we achieved. “If you win the 500, people call you a champion, not ...

Daytona 500 A Family Affair For Pit Road Reporter Jamie Little

... that it went virtually unreported. Which is probably how the wheel force testers wanted it. “I’m not going to be racing here (in March), but it’s great to get laps and is always fun to drive these cars,” said Bowman, one of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pinch hitters last season. RIP: KV RACING. It wasn’t long ago I was talking to Jimmy Vasser, the former Indy Car ace, at Canyon Gate Country Club (where he lives) about his race team winning the Indianapolis 500 with Tony Kanaan behind the wheel. That was in 2013. On March 27, what remains of the KV Racing Technology team will be auctioned live and online by Key Auctioneers in Indianapolis. A new Indy Car team, Juncos Racing, has purchased most of the cool stuff, but the Dallara DW 12 that Stefan Wilson drove in last year’s 100 th Indianapolis 500 reportedly still is on the block. WHITE FLAG. NASCAR needs to change the name of its Daytona 500 qualifying races, because when a lot of veteran auto racing fans hear Can-Am Duel, they think of Peter Revson and Denny Hulme in their powerful orange Mc Laren M 8 Fs battling Jackie ...

Nascar Fans Suddenly Upset By Monster Energy Girls’ Revealing Outfits

... this time, for some reason, viewers were not happy about it. The uniforms consist of black leather corsets , black leggings, necklaces with the drink’s logo as a pendant, black boots, and a lot of makeup and hairspray. That’s more than the average Kardashian wears to a meeting. But fans were outraged by the look, and took to Twitter to express their feelings. Some were upset because NASCAR is apparently a family program, and they didn’t want their children seeing such scantily clad ladies. Pretty girls and racing go together no argument. However Monster drink I think this is too much. NASCAR IS A FAMILY SHOW! __link__/wp Pnajua 6 D. Others went as far as to liken their look to hookers. The Monster victory lane girls look like hookers. What's up with that @NASCAR. — Tyler Scott (@Tyler Scott) February 19, 2017. And some wished NASCAR would revert back to the girls they used at last year’s Sprint models, who were covered head to toe in racing gear. . @NASCAR @NASCARONFOX #The Clash NOT a fan of the Monster Girls style! Bring back 'Miss Sprint Cup' #firesuit. — Yvette Dunn Key (@Lacclair 66) ...

Drivers Thrilled To Be A Part Of 'cars 3

... Owen Wilson, who is the starring voice of Mc Queen in all three Cars movies, will help kick off the tie-in as the grand marshal of Sunday's Daytona 500 (Sunday, 2 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, Sirius XM). The initiative goes beyond merely lending voices to the sequel, but stretches to at-track appearances, merchandise and co-branded learning materials for elementary school students through the NASCAR Acceleration Nation youth program. But the movie's story arc also draws parallels from NASCAR's current trend, of a growing youth movement that's making its mark in its regional and national series. "It's kind of just replicating what's happening out on the track in real life," Wallace said. "It's just really cool to be a part of 'Cars 3.' What's special is I have my little nephew who's 3. He's still understanding everything, but I think right around the corner he's going to be ready to watch 'Cars.' So I've got to sit him down and watch 'Cars' 1 and 'Cars 2' with him to get him hooked on it, and then bring him to the race track so he can start representing some Bubba Wheelhouse merchandise. "But it's really cool to be a part of this younger generation coming up in the movie, ...

Nascar Spinning Out Of Control, Wall Street Journal Article Says

... of the grandstands of Daytona International Speedway before the Daytona 500. NASCAR is dramatically changing its format this season, cutting every race into stages that reward points in hopes of making every lap matter. Phelan M. Ebenhack ASSOCIATED PRESS. NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. listens to a question during the Daytona 500 Media Day on Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jeff Siner __link__. 1 of 3. Order Reprint of this Story. On its front page Wednesday, the nation’s largest newspaper by circulation said NASCAR’s problems “seem to have spun out of control.”. “Long a Cultural Icon, NASCAR Hits the Skids,” reads the headline on the article in The Wall Street Journal. One of the article’s two writers, Tripp Mickle, graduated from Myers Park High in Charlotte. The article says NASCAR’s largely working class and white fan base is aging and was ...

From Steak To Spinach To Chipotle

... on Thursday night, letting them get “fall-off-the-rib” juicy in a smoker outside his motorhome at Daytona International Speedway. We don’t know how the other half lives, but Clint Bowyer has it good. “To each his own, man,” he said. “I’m not against eating clean and healthy. I don’t always eat bad, but I’m not about to turn something good down either.”. Bowyer is a bit of an anomaly, but in a good way. He’s always been an irreverent blue-collar guy, the kind of driver old-school fans embrace. You may remember that in grandpappy’s day, the Cup Series was sponsored by a tobacco company. Now it’s Monster Energy and a new buzz. If you want an extra-healthy kick, stick with Danica. Patrick, 34, is what some people call a “health nut,” although for her it’s more of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle involving health and nutrition. She does yoga regularly and monitors each calorie and food content. “I think health and wellness ...