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Originally Posted by Scott's Yott
If you look at it that way then don't forget theres more to NASCAR...arca,trucks,xfinity,sprint,...At least a dozen series running every week with large crowds  |
MLB and the NFL draw close to 100 million fans each year. NASCAR, less than 5 million. It's not even close. Add every race circuit you want. Even the NHL and NBA have much higher attendance compared to NASCAR.
Crowds at Loudon are lower each year, as goes the overall attendance for NASCAR.
MLB averages ~30,000 fans each game (2,426 games each year) 74 million
The NFL averages ~70,000 fans each game (256 games each year) 17 million
NASCAR averages ~100,000 (36 races) 3.5 million
Even the lowly NHL averages over 17,000,000 in attendance each year. Same with the NBA.
Attendance for this year's race with beautiful weather was only about 60%.
I like NASCAR, but comparing attendance or revenue to the NFL is crazy. The NFL may see similar problems if they don't figure out a way to prevent concussions. It may take a while, but for now, the NFL is thriving. Golf is seeing similar problems since Tiger Woods' decline.