NASCAR: What’s wrong with NASCAR? Part 3 – Money and sponsorship

BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, races with Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #32 Can-Am/Wholey Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 10, 2018 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, races with Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #32 Can-Am/Wholey Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 10, 2018 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 23: (L-R) NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Brian France (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 23: (L-R) NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Brian France (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Solution #2

The second solution to the money issue would be for teams to collectively lower the cost of sponsorship. This would have to be an all-or-nothing effort throughout NASCAR.

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Using this method, teams could agree to lower the price for a company to be represented on a car each Sunday. Perhaps such a solution could help draw in some of the major companies that have left in recent years.

Just like me and you going to the grocery store, the cheaper something is, the more likely we are to try it. Many companies can’t afford to pay $600,000 a weekend, but if costs could be slashed in half or even lower, there is less risk in making an investment. With fewer fans watching NASCAR, sponsorship just isn’t worth what it used to be. It’s time for the sport to make a change before the market gets completely burned out.

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There you have it, folks — part three of “What’s wrong with NASCAR?”. I hope you enjoyed it and thank you so much for reading! Join me next week as I discuss the issue of ownership in the sport. This article will touch on the owners of the sport itself, the France family.