I Used To Love Nascar - Now I Like It - Part 1
By [Http://Ezinearticles.Com/?Expert=Robert_Ronne]Robert Ronne
What, In The Name Of Richard Petty, Is Happening To My Nascar? I Want To Fall In Love Again. I Want To Get That Feeling Back-Like An Old Relationship That Fizzled And You'Re Still Trying To Figure Out The Classic Www Question...What Went Wrong? Let'S Go Back To The Good Old Days-The Year 2001.
Nascar Was Popular But Only To A Certain Demographic-The Good Old Boys Of The South. Dale Earnhardt Sr. Died In The First Race Of 2001-The Daytona 500. Ironically, His Death Struck A Chord With Fans And Non-Fans Alike;Suddenly Nascar Reached A New Level And Elevated The Sport. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Became The Icon Apparent After That Tragic Day, Not By Choice But By Birthright. This Unfortunate Moment In Time By Virtue Of One Tragic Moment Put Nascar In Primetime Ratings Territory.
With This New Found Success Came Corporate Money And Lots Of It. Suddenly Race Teams Became Super-Teams, Leaving The Less Fortunate Behind. Those Owners That Already Had A Super-Star Racer Could Afford To Add To Their Stable Of Studs. Jeff Gordon Spawned Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace Spawned Kurt Busch, Mark Martin Spawned Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle And Carl Edwards Etc. Etc. All Of The Sudden, Young Drivers Became The Stars, Leaving Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Sterling Marlin, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte And Kenny Schrader Behind... And Insignificant. The Very Men That Carried The Momentum Left By Cale Yarborough And Donnie Allison In The Infamous 1979 Daytona 500 Fist Fight On Cbs(The First Nascar Race Nationally Televised In It'S Entirety). In This Article I Gave You A Breakdown Of What Brought Us To The Nascar We Know And Love At This Point In Time. In Part 2, I Will Speak And Offer Comments On Why Nascar Will Dwindle In Attendance And T.V. Ratings In The Future, Unless Things Change Significantly.
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