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NASCAR: Winners And Losers From New Hampshire

By Cole Mentzel

Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A general view of drivers as they go into turn two during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A general view of drivers as they go into turn two during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A view of pit row during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 17, 2016; Loudon, NH, USA; A view of pit row during the New Hampshire 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Attendance

One ongoing issue for NASCAR has been getting enough fans at the track every weekend.

Early on in the year it was obvious that they were in trouble, as classic tracks like Atlanta Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway looked emptier than normal for their races.

This weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, it was the same story. Bob Pockrass of ESPN replied to a fan and stated that the bleachers looked “half-full” for the race.

It was obvious–especially early on in the race–when you could see that groups of five to six rows would contain no more than ten fans.

He went on to state that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s absence was not one of the causes of the empty seats simply because if wasn’t announced until Thursday. He was exactly right about that too. The attendance issues aren’t limited to just one week this season. They’ve been happening rather consistently week in and week out, with big-name tracks not named Daytona and Talladega taking a hit.

As NASCAR faces issues with it’s ratings and amount of fans, they will continued to face the bigger challenge of how to draw more people to the track on race days.

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