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Topic: MOVING DAYTONA 500 TO NOV.? I DON'T THINK IT WILL WORK.
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July 05, 2007 at
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July 05, 2007 at
05:32:55 PM by redneckssracer00
It looks like the biggest NASCAR race of the year might be getting a date change. For the past 25 years, NASCAR has led off the season in Daytona Beach, FL with the sports biggest race, the Daytona 500.
Daytona's famous "SPEEDWEEKS" is a two week blitzkrieg of motor sports that begins in early February and runs through the Daytona 500 on President's Day weekend. Known as the "Great American Race", the Daytona 500 has been a staple of American sports and American culture for nearly fifty years.
This week, sources within NASCAR told me there has been closed door discussions to move the date of the Daytona 500, to November.
Apparently, NASCAR is intrigued by the idea of switching the dates of the season ending Homestead race with the season opening Daytona 500. The allure of ending the NASCAR season and crowning a new Nextel Cup champion at the sports biggest race is something the France family is strongly considering.
NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation own both tracks so a change of date would be easy to accomplish.
In 2008, NASCAR will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Daytona 500 on February 17th for what may be the final time ever in the month of February.
If NASCAR does choose to move the Daytona 500 to the final race of the season, the potential drama for race fans could be overwhelming, or it could be a bust.
For the drivers, the perfect end to a future NASCAR season would be a victory in the Daytona 500 and a clinching of the Nextel Championship on the same day.
But, imagine a season ending Daytona 500 with the champion having been decided the week before and the 40th driver in the Nextel Cup standings takes the checkered flag. The championship would be a bust and so would the race.
The idea of holding the "Superbowl" of your sport as the last event of your season is the "norm" in most sports, but this is NASCAR and NASCAR is about tradition.Not to mention there is no "norm" in NASCAR.
There is no player union, the rule book is flexible, NASCAR makes rules up as they go along, they introduce new race cars in a whim, and...they move race dates with the stroke of a pen.
Sources said the late Bill France Jr. was very much against moving the Daytona 500 and felt that it would hurt the integrity of the sport.
But, with the old school traditions going by the wayside year after year, the new brass of NASCAR is more willing than ever to make some major changes.
NASCAR does not intend to have a final decision regarding the date change until the end of the 2007 season, but don't be surprised if your 2009 Florida vacation takes place in November instead of February. - John "Captain Thunder" Nevins for captainthunderracing.com
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July 06, 2007 at
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Let Brian France screw around with a few more things and NASCAR will soon find itself wondering where all the true fans have gone. But they won't care as long as they can continue to attract the new breed of fan that they're so attached to now.
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July 06, 2007 at
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Posted By: nonwing bill on July 06 2007 at 12:35:40 AM
Let Brian France screw around with a few more things and NASCAR will soon find itself wondering where all the true fans have gone. But they won't care as long as they can continue to attract the new breed of fan that they're so attached to now.
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Very true!They grew the sport right away from this fan,that never missed a race from 85 to 2002.Now I can get a lot of things done around the house that 3 to 4 hours a week.LOL
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July 06, 2007 at
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Man what year are you two living in some of the stuff that nascar does is not going to make everybody happy. But to quit being a fan is dumb . So in my mind you was never a true fan just like a lot of people luke warm. I would not like the daytona 500 in nov but if it happens oh well i will be watching.
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July 06, 2007 at
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I use the 500 as a guideline as to where we are at in the year. I know that once the race is on the racing season is not that far off. If they move the race dates my whole clock system will be messed up.
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July 06, 2007 at
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Posted By: DriveitinDeep on July 06 2007 at 10:23:02 AM
Man what year are you two living in some of the stuff that nascar does is not going to make everybody happy. But to quit being a fan is dumb . So in my mind you was never a true fan just like a lot of people luke warm. I would not like the daytona 500 in nov but if it happens oh well i will be watching.
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I stopped watching Cup races in 02.This change didn't have anything to do with me not watching it anymore.When they started pushing out the ones who made it what it is and pushing the young guns to the forefront.Comprimising everything to gain in the ratings etc. My wife might disagree with you about me being a luke warm fan back then.LOL Thank goodness for dirt late model racing!!!!!!!!!!
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July 07, 2007 at
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Posted By: catpuppy on July 06 2007 at 11:46:44 AM
I use the 500 as a guideline as to where we are at in the year. I know that once the race is on the racing season is not that far off. If they move the race dates my whole clock system will be messed up.
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Does this mean the racing season will start in Dec?lol
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July 07, 2007 at
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From a marketing stand point, moving the biggest race of the year to the end, where you can crown both the Daytona 500 Champ and Series Champ in the same weeked, is the worst move you can make. There are so many viewers that watch four races per year: Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, All-Star Race, and the final race at Homestead to see the champion crowned.
Also, the Daytona 500 attracts new fans to the sport every year. There is so much hype during Speedweeks that people tune in to see what the hell everyone is talking about. A lot of them watch the next few races after that, also. If you move the Daytona 500 to the end of the season, you lose being able to peak interest in the sport in two places. Now, nobody will really care for the start of the season, but rather they would wait to watch the two biggest events of the year happen at once. You need to start the season off AND end with a bang to keep interest going for such a long season. Starting off will brings interest for the next 10-15 races, the Chase brings interest to the middle of the season (as if Silly Season wasn't enough) when everyone figures out who will be in contention, and the Championship brings interest to the final 10 races. I'm not a big fan of the Chase, but it is what it is.
I will still watch every NASCAR race of the year (I watch ALL of them, Truck, Busch, Cup... and any ARCA, ASA, WoO... anything that's televised NASCAR or not), but as for NASCAR being able to attract new fans and hold onto casuals, moving the 500 to the end of the season will be the third dumbest move they have EVER made. (The second was dropping the Southern 500... the dumbest was giving that date to California.)
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July 07, 2007 at
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Posted By: BrianAltenhofel on July 07 2007 at 12:26:08 PM
From a marketing stand point, moving the biggest race of the year to the end, where you can crown both the Daytona 500 Champ and Series Champ in the same weeked, is the worst move you can make. There are so many viewers that watch four races per year: Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, All-Star Race, and the final race at Homestead to see the champion crowned.
Also, the Daytona 500 attracts new fans to the sport every year. There is so much hype during Speedweeks that people tune in to see what the hell everyone is talking about. A lot of them watch the next few races after that, also. If you move the Daytona 500 to the end of the season, you lose being able to peak interest in the sport in two places. Now, nobody will really care for the start of the season, but rather they would wait to watch the two biggest events of the year happen at once. You need to start the season off AND end with a bang to keep interest going for such a long season. Starting off will brings interest for the next 10-15 races, the Chase brings interest to the middle of the season (as if Silly Season wasn't enough) when everyone figures out who will be in contention, and the Championship brings interest to the final 10 races. I'm not a big fan of the Chase, but it is what it is.
I will still watch every NASCAR race of the year (I watch ALL of them, Truck, Busch, Cup... and any ARCA, ASA, WoO... anything that's televised NASCAR or not), but as for NASCAR being able to attract new fans and hold onto casuals, moving the 500 to the end of the season will be the third dumbest move they have EVER made. (The second was dropping the Southern 500... the dumbest was giving that date to California.)
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The other stupid move was to add the 2 other drivers to the chase. Who cares if Jr. cant get it.
Well Brain I try to find races in Dec. but I have to wait for Jan. for the shootout and the Chili Bowl. lol
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he
stands at times of challenge and controversy."
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July 07, 2007 at
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If they do this, sooner or later it will end up just like CART did. Who cares about Homestead being the first race of the year. Where would the build up to the start of season. It's all about the money and nothing else.
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