In the 1990's NASCAR became a trend, not sure why, but Jeff Gordon with his California
image, young and pretty, helped that immensely.
He helped bring in the young trendy, the women. NASCAR, like NFL, always trying
to boost income before the product or the fans, catered to that line.
Make racing clean, get rid of the Redneck tracks that only $old a few thousant $eat$.
Forget about those gearheads that were long term fans, that understood what it
took to slug it out for a whole season, trying to finish in the top every week.
Change the rules, make it like a ball sport. People can ignore it all year, hype the playoffs
cash in.
Trends change.
Those cityfied preppy (aged myself) heterosexuals have some new fad.
And many old fans just don't GAF anymore.
NASCAR took a right turn (to the left) almost 30 years ago.
And every effort to improve attendance seems to be another turn in the
wrong direction.
Bill Senior was a good old boy, a racer. He knew the deal.
Jr, grew up at daddies knee, he learned, the fans were his people too.
My guess, the yahoo's who have been calling the shots,
The grandson of a billionaire.
They don't hang with the true hillbilly fans.
They are with the $500k motorcoach fans, the rich wannabe Rednecks.
The show has been tailored to those fans.
