Nascar Bristol Empty
But this was bristol.
Nascar bristol empty. Track facing empty seats and the ghost of bristol past. For years bristol motor speedway was a highpoint for nascar in terms of racing and attendance. The swaths of empty seats nascar and its tracks do not release attendance figures made for unpleasant optics sunday during the cup race arguably the best race of the season so far. Before 2007 the answer to these questions would in any nascar fan s mind always be bristol.
The abundance of empty seats at sunday s food city 500 is a tragic reflection on the sport. Monday at 11 on yarbrough a former motorsports coordinator for pontiac joins me to discuss the decline and future of nascar. Ap appalled by so many empty seats at bristol motor speedway clint bowyer did some digging and learned what race fans have known for more than a decade. Some tracks including daytona have seen such a drop in demand for tickets that they have removed sections of grandstands.
The number of empty seats in the 160 000 seat facility which a few years ago. Bristol motor speedway is one of nascar s iconic tracks. That sight of those empty sections compounded the rather shocking optics. There are empty grandstands at other nascar tracks.
The fans spoke loudly on sunday at bristol motor speedway. The track produced some iconic moments and the fans kept jam packing the bristol grandstands. Crew chiefs and media members the extended nascar family was entertained.