Trekgeekscott
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ORIGINAL: Matt Dahl quote:
ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott quote:
ORIGINAL: Matt Dahl Is the decline in NASCAR's ratings due more to 1)Jimmie Johnson being the most bland champion in the history of sport (with apologies to Lennox Lewis) or 2)the Car of Tomorrow's failure to provide exciting and competitive racing? Or 3) that it is boring watching cars drive in circles and in the same direction every single week. Nice try, but your theory does not hold water because from 1995 thru 2004 NASCAR experienced an unprecedented growth in popularity, never before seen in sport, and never to be seen again. And 95% of races were left turning circles then too. The two theories I listed, as Jim will undoubtedly agree with, are theories that do hold water because they make sense to people who actually watch the sport. The decline of NASCAR coincides with Jimmie Johnson winning championships. It also coincides with the introduction of the Car of Tomorrow. Funny. Maybe the sport just couldn't hold onto all those fans because they realized how redundant it is. Maybe the growth coincided with the emergence of Jeff Gordon and now that he's just average...they don't care anymore.
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