Dale Earnhardt Jr. blasts NASCAR track promoters for wanting drivers to do more
73 Comments Published February 1st, 2009 in NASCAR News
At a recent Speedway Motorsports roundtable meeting, several track owners pointed out that they’d like to see NASCAR drivers do more to help the [track] owners promote their races. Dale Earnhardt Jr apparenty feels that less should be expected of them, and spared no punches in pointing that out at a recent GoDaddy.com commercial shoot:
“The race track owners want drivers to do more? Yeah, right. They need to go back to work,” he said. “They forgot what it’s like to sell tickets. That’s their problem. They ain’t had to sell tickets for a long time and none of them remember how or knew how or ever learned how.
“They need to get back to working hard and doing their promotions and putting packages together for race fans. They don’t want to cut the ticket price but they probably should and get these hotels to quit gouging these people. They can dump that responsibility on drivers all they want but the responsibility really lies in their hands to sell race tickets and they have to get creative in doing it. We already do a lot. We do [bleeping] plenty and they are full of [bleep].”
Quote Source: SI.com
You tell em Jr.
Im so tired of this guy, I bet if he was Kerry Earnhardt he would be pay anything to be in his shoes. Lets face it with the way this economy is, there are people who would love what he does and more. This guy needs to realize he’s lucky to have people that want to see him. He could easily be in a situation like mayfield or Nemecheck where he would need that attention to help get sponsorship. These same people that want to see him are people who have lost there jobs, lost there houses, people who are working 60 to 70 hours a week and maybe the highlight for them would to see this guy for a brief min. and get an autograph when they go to a race. His fans sacrafice alot everydayso they can come see him, so i say jr man up and deal with it.
Damn right. I remember before SR died going to SpeedWeeks camping in turn 4 at Daytona from Tue. through Sun. for $200. Try that now. You have to pay like 350 to 400 and you have to have a camper now. They need to go back to there roots of the sport and stop trying to make it so damn corporate.
[quote comment="49122"]Im so tired of this guy, I bet if he was Kerry Earnhardt he would be pay anything to be in his shoes. Lets face it with the way this economy is, there are people who would love what he does and more. This guy needs to realize he’s lucky to have people that want to see him. He could easily be in a situation like mayfield or Nemecheck where he would need that attention to help get sponsorship. These same people that want to see him are people who have lost there jobs, lost there houses, people who are working 60 to 70 hours a week and maybe the highlight for them would to see this guy for a brief min. and get an autograph when they go to a race. His fans sacrafice alot everydayso they can come see him, so i say jr man up and deal with it.[/quote]
Maybe if they would drop the prices the people who worked 60 to 70 hours a week could afford tix to go see the races.
even before jr started racing he knew what it meant to actually WORK for a paycheck. and i do agree with kieth they do need to lower tix prices. the only x-track owner that i know of that prob doesnt expect more out of the drivers was humpey wheeler. we need that guy back
I TOTALY AGREE WITH DALE JR. HELL THE PRICE OF RACE TICKETS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD AND ALOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO EVERY RACE BUT CANT AFORD IT. AND THE HOTLES ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD WITH PRICES AND SO IS PARKING AND CAMPING. IF I COULD GO TO EVERY RACE I WOULD BUT THE PRICE IS WAY TO HIGH AND NASCAE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO DALE JR HE IS 100% RIGHT. SO YOU TELL THEM JUNE BUG US FANS LOVE NASCAR AND WITHOUT NASCAR WE WOULD BE GOING NUTS. I AM A VERY BIG DALE JR FAN OR SHOULD I SAY A DIE HARD FAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE. LOVE YOU JUNE BUG AND I KNOW YOU WILL WIN MORE RACES THIS YEAR I HAVE FAITH IN YOU BABY.
Awww Poor little Raplhy is mad becasue people want his autograph and Q&A sessions……. Somebody better call the Whaaambulance.
If he doesn’t like the fan interaction aspect of this sport then get the hell out of the sport, and definitely get the hell out of all the other fan/public interaction things he is involved in. If it weren’t for the fans wanting to meet him and buy his crap he wouldn’t have no where near the ‘[bleep]‘ he does.
That is what this article is about, not the ticket prices, but the fact that promoters want to hold Q&A and Autograph sessions for ticket-holders. Yeah the price of the tickets sucks, but Track promoting is a business, and until you pay all the fees (sanctioning fee, insurance, etc, etc…) the tracks are already barely breaking even. The point of a business is to make money, and just like anything else if you want the service and you are dedicated to the product you will pay the price to see/get it.
I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.
[quote comment="49128"]I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.[/quote]
You agree with Jr but yet it’s obvious you do not understand what he is saying. He said the drivers should not have to do things to help sell tickets. That means he doesn’t feel that ticket holders should get special Autograph sessions, or a special Q&A session. Hell even Sr was For that kind of stuff.
IDK maybe I’m taking this a bit more personal then one should because the Racing I come from, the Racing I love, the Racing I live, you go out and sign autographs for free at intermission (and any other time somebody wants one), not because you have to, not because you need to, but because those fans pay their money to come see you and the least you can do is take 10 seconds to sign something and say hi and thanks for coming, after all if it weren’t for those fans there would be no sport. Jr doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend that concept. Sr did, Petty does, Gordon does, hell even Shrub does, but Jr seems to be unable to understand that the fans that pay the money to see him would literally kill for the chance to to be able to shake his hand or be within 3 feet of him.
I can totally see SMI saying that. Saleing tickets is not the job of the drivers, they do enough. They are not home most of the year and yes Im glad that he said something. They do need to lower the prices and realize that we can not afford all of this. What Bruton doesn’t have enough money as it is?
And Fish, he does understand that more than you know. But, when you are pulled left and right 7 days a week, it is impossible to please everyone. I will defend him cause I know what his schedule is like. I have been doing promotions for a long time, and it not the drivers responsibilty to promote. The people at SMI that get paid an arm and a leg, need to get a little more creative. If you knew his schedule and his life, then you would understand where he is coming from.
[quote comment="49129"][quote comment="49128"]I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.[/quote]
You agree with Jr but yet it’s obvious you do not understand what he is saying. He said the drivers should not have to do things to help sell tickets. That means he doesn’t feel that ticket holders should get special Autograph sessions, or a special Q&A session. Hell even Sr was For that kind of stuff.
IDK maybe I’m taking this a bit more personal then one should because the Racing I come from, the Racing I love, the Racing I live, you go out and sign autographs for free at intermission (and any other time somebody wants one), not because you have to, not because you need to, but because those fans pay their money to come see you and the least you can do is take 10 seconds to sign something and say hi and thanks for coming, after all if it weren’t for those fans there would be no sport. Jr doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend that concept. Sr did, Petty does, Gordon does, hell even Shrub does, but Jr seems to be unable to understand that the fans that pay the money to see him would literally kill for the chance to to be able to shake his hand or be within 3 feet of him.[/quote]
Those autograph sessions are what Jr was saying THEY ALREADY DO. The track owners need to do the promotions. The cost to the track for concessions (what THEY pay) has gone up, but yet the cost to the fan has grown exponentially. The TRACK, not the drivers, need to negotiate with hotels and airlines and rental car agencies to creat AFFORDABLE ticket packages. what do they expect the drivers to do? personally go from hotel to hotel and broker packages for tickets and hotel stays? come on, get real. remember the drivers job is just that. TO DRIVE. they already have to do alot for their sponsors (appearances, commercials etc) aside from training and practicing. So lets just shovel more onto their plates. All the while the track owners sit back and collect the profits. tsk tsk!
The days of humphy wheeler are over! The current track owners have no idea how to sell tickets and put together packeages that the fans like myself want. Humphy put on a show and I loved every minute of it. Track owners will learn that lesson or shut down and nascar can go back to its roots. Track owners are not promoters any longer but they had better learn how to do promote again.
[quote comment="49131"][quote comment="49129"][quote comment="49128"]I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.[/quote]
You agree with Jr but yet it’s obvious you do not understand what he is saying. He said the drivers should not have to do things to help sell tickets. That means he doesn’t feel that ticket holders should get special Autograph sessions, or a special Q&A session. Hell even Sr was For that kind of stuff.
IDK maybe I’m taking this a bit more personal then one should because the Racing I come from, the Racing I love, the Racing I live, you go out and sign autographs for free at intermission (and any other time somebody wants one), not because you have to, not because you need to, but because those fans pay their money to come see you and the least you can do is take 10 seconds to sign something and say hi and thanks for coming, after all if it weren’t for those fans there would be no sport. Jr doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend that concept. Sr did, Petty does, Gordon does, hell even Shrub does, but Jr seems to be unable to understand that the fans that pay the money to see him would literally kill for the chance to to be able to shake his hand or be within 3 feet of him.[/quote]
Those autograph sessions are what Jr was saying THEY ALREADY DO. The track owners need to do the promotions. The cost to the track for concessions (what THEY pay) has gone up, but yet the cost to the fan has grown exponentially. The TRACK, not the drivers, need to negotiate with hotels and airlines and rental car agencies to creat AFFORDABLE ticket packages. what do they expect the drivers to do? personally go from hotel to hotel and broker packages for tickets and hotel stays? come on, get real. remember the drivers job is just that. TO DRIVE. they already have to do alot for their sponsors (appearances, commercials etc) aside from training and practicing. So lets just shovel more onto their plates. All the while the track owners sit back and collect the profits. tsk tsk![/quote]
WELL SAID
I UH THINK THAT UH DALE JR. HAS A UH POINT!..I UH DONT AGREE WITH ALL HE UH DOES OR ALL THE UH’S OUT OF HIS UH MOUTH BUT THIS TIME HIS UH OPINION IS UH VALID!..HE SAYS UH AND UM A LOT!
I know his schedule and I know the type of schedule lots of “stars” have, but the point is if he can’t take 10 seconds to sign an autograph then GTFO of this sport. He lives the life he lives not because he is forced to but because he wants to, so to blame it on that is no excuse.
Those fans make sure he can sit online from 11pm-1am playing his little video games (he does actually do that), because those fans that he is disrespecting provide the money for his pay-checks, which in-turn pay his bills.
Hell just open-up the garage/pit area like they do for the Truck races (I think it’s the Truck races) and like the NHRA/IHRA does. Every ticket to the event is a full pit/paddock pass for pre/post race activities, it gets the fans not only right up to the drivers, but right up to the cars, and well the NHRA (and every other drag racing organization that follow the same concept) have no problem selling tickets.
I totally agree with Dale Jr… The ticket prices are extremely outrageous these days, the hotels are like 500 dollars a night or in the condo’s anyway. They want the drivers to do more, to promote the sport but if they lowered the prices of the tickets they wouldn’t need anyone to do promoting to help persuade these fans to spend these high prices for tickets.. For all of you that say that Dale Jr is saying that the drivers shouldn’t have to do anything to promote tickets do you not see what they do each week at the racetracks? They do autograph sessions, they do Q&A sessions, they spend time with the fans… They do all the promoting and they can’t possible do anything else…
[quote comment="49131"][quote comment="49129"][quote comment="49128"]I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.[/quote]
You agree with Jr but yet it’s obvious you do not understand what he is saying. He said the drivers should not have to do things to help sell tickets. That means he doesn’t feel that ticket holders should get special Autograph sessions, or a special Q&A session. Hell even Sr was For that kind of stuff.
IDK maybe I’m taking this a bit more personal then one should because the Racing I come from, the Racing I love, the Racing I live, you go out and sign autographs for free at intermission (and any other time somebody wants one), not because you have to, not because you need to, but because those fans pay their money to come see you and the least you can do is take 10 seconds to sign something and say hi and thanks for coming, after all if it weren’t for those fans there would be no sport. Jr doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend that concept. Sr did, Petty does, Gordon does, hell even Shrub does, but Jr seems to be unable to understand that the fans that pay the money to see him would literally kill for the chance to to be able to shake his hand or be within 3 feet of him.[/quote]
Those autograph sessions are what Jr was saying THEY ALREADY DO. The track owners need to do the promotions. The cost to the track for concessions (what THEY pay) has gone up, but yet the cost to the fan has grown exponentially. The TRACK, not the drivers, need to negotiate with hotels and airlines and rental car agencies to creat AFFORDABLE ticket packages. what do they expect the drivers to do? personally go from hotel to hotel and broker packages for tickets and hotel stays? come on, get real. remember the drivers job is just that. TO DRIVE. they already have to do alot for their sponsors (appearances, commercials etc) aside from training and practicing. So lets just shovel more onto their plates. All the while the track owners sit back and collect the profits. tsk tsk![/quote]
No the Fans need to negotiate with the airlines and hotels and rental car places and track concessions and everything else. See what people don’t realize today is that it is still 100% legal to try and work down the price of things, and often times, especially with hotel/air/rental cars you will have great success doing it.
You don’t want to pay $7 for a hot-dog, then don’t buy it and go out to your car in the parking lot and cook one on a little portable grill. It is that Simple, and I’ve been doing it for years.
[quote comment="49137"][quote comment="49131"][quote comment="49129"][quote comment="49128"]I agree with Dale I went to Talladega last October and paid $140.00 a piece for tickets then for one night in a hotel $270.00 souvenirs was expensive as well as food and drinks at the track then you figure in gas. I live in Mobile so I left out on Friday afternoon and returned home Sunday after the race and still spent over $1,000 for the weekend. Track owners and promoters need to step up and do the right thing and they will get more sell outs.[/quote]
You agree with Jr but yet it’s obvious you do not understand what he is saying. He said the drivers should not have to do things to help sell tickets. That means he doesn’t feel that ticket holders should get special Autograph sessions, or a special Q&A session. Hell even Sr was For that kind of stuff.
IDK maybe I’m taking this a bit more personal then one should because the Racing I come from, the Racing I love, the Racing I live, you go out and sign autographs for free at intermission (and any other time somebody wants one), not because you have to, not because you need to, but because those fans pay their money to come see you and the least you can do is take 10 seconds to sign something and say hi and thanks for coming, after all if it weren’t for those fans there would be no sport. Jr doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend that concept. Sr did, Petty does, Gordon does, hell even Shrub does, but Jr seems to be unable to understand that the fans that pay the money to see him would literally kill for the chance to to be able to shake his hand or be within 3 feet of him.[/quote]
Those autograph sessions are what Jr was saying THEY ALREADY DO. The track owners need to do the promotions. The cost to the track for concessions (what THEY pay) has gone up, but yet the cost to the fan has grown exponentially. The TRACK, not the drivers, need to negotiate with hotels and airlines and rental car agencies to creat AFFORDABLE ticket packages. what do they expect the drivers to do? personally go from hotel to hotel and broker packages for tickets and hotel stays? come on, get real. remember the drivers job is just that. TO DRIVE. they already have to do alot for their sponsors (appearances, commercials etc) aside from training and practicing. So lets just shovel more onto their plates. All the while the track owners sit back and collect the profits. tsk tsk![/quote]
No the Fans need to negotiate with the airlines and hotels and rental car places and track concessions and everything else. See what people don’t realize today is that it is still 100% legal to try and work down the price of things, and often times, especially with hotel/air/rental cars you will have great success doing it.
You don’t want to pay $7 for a hot-dog, then don’t buy it and go out to your car in the parking lot and cook one on a little portable grill. It is that Simple, and I’ve been doing it for years.[/quote]
Um OK, lemme bring my grill on the airplane with me. But you just agreed with my point. its not the drivers job to do anything like that. i agree. Open up the pits like NHRA. but seriously, the track needs to LOWER ticket prices. the seats haven’t changed. soooooo the profit margin on cost to maintain and revenue coming in on JUST the ticket has skyrocketed. give back to the consumer and cut that margin in half. seriously, so u don’t make as many millions each race. boo F-ing hoo!
Fisha you missed the point of the whole article as usual when it comes to Dale Jr you take one little part and run way off in left field. But the point is he is right these promoters have got to get the prices down if they expect someone like me to show up. They need to get real with their prices and understand they are pricing themselves right out of business.
Rowdy Busch is just in love with the driver of the 18, in fact he wants to date him, that’s why he don’t talk good about Juebug!
fisha has no idea what he is talking about….how is dale jr signing autographs going to sell more tickets?
I live 15 miles from Atlanta Motor Speedway , so I’ll use them for an example. The ticket prices , the price to camp , park and eat have gotten so high that alot of families have quit going to the races , eventhough they want to. This is not the drivers fault , so dont believe the track owners when they try to blame low attendance on the fact that drivers dont do enough P.R. work. Heck , I’ve gotten autographs from every driver I’ve ever wanted , and feel very grateful that the drivers I have met were very fan friendly , eventhough some of the fans havent been as nice to them. If Nascar and the track owners want MORE fans , they should quit trying to squeeze us for every penny we have. Another thing , they complain of a small crowd at Atlanta with 125,000 fans at a race. Tell me any other sport that would complain about 125,000 fans paying $100-$125 a ticket to see a 1 day event. $12,500,000 in Sunday ticket sales and the greedy *ss &@!$’s still complain. Lower the prices and quit yer b*****N Nascar.
Think About it!! How many track owners are there???
If you can’t afford it stay home.
Two bit selfish fans
Get a part-time job if you want to go to the races or is this an ENTITLEMENT????
WHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! WHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
[quote comment="49142"]fisha has no idea what he is talking about….how is dale jr signing autographs going to sell more tickets?[/quote]
So you are telling me that if ‘Billy-Bob JrLover’ had the opportunity to get a special Autograph or Q&A session with Jr if he bought tickets in lets say Sections 56-88 Rows 35-52, that he wouldn’t be more likely to buy those tickets to get that special session? I think you are wrong, especially with the average fan who sees drivers as celebrities instead of regular people just like us (which is what they and the rest of these “celebrities” are.)
(the following are comments I posted to this on a message board I’m on, and I’m posting them here too)
Tracks have no control over the expenses other then their own. Hotel prices, Airfare prices, and Rental Car prices are not the problem of the track, it’s the problem of the fans who are too lazy or dumb to negotiate to get it lowered. Each year for the Race of Champions we get hotel rooms that are about 25% of the regular ROC rate because we flat out tell them, “Give us the room at normal everyday cost or we will never do business with you again, and we will alert the BBB about your price gouging”. You’d be surprised how fast they lower their price and give you all kinds of complementary stuff by just mentioning the BBB.
Fans are going to come if they want to come. Their are 1-2 stock car weekends a year at most of these tracks, and if fans want to come they will, if they don’t they won’t.
You can’t afford the ticket price then don’t go, you don’t want to pay $7 for a hot-dog then go make one on a small grill out by your car
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The reason the people come to the tracks is to see the drivers, they don’t come to the track to see Bozo the Clown. A promoter can use Bozo to promote the track, but in the end of the day Drivers should be the ones being used to get people to the track because people want to come to the track to see them. It’s like a car commercial. I can be advertising the New Camaro and just show a jelly donut the entire time of the commercial, however it’d make a hell of a lot more sense to show the Camaro and it’s features. Likewise while showing a talking baby may get people to come to Las Vegas speedway, having Drivers doing the commercials (tv, radio, internet, and print) about why they like or hate that track and why they think the fans should come to see them race at that track, will not only draw more positive attention to that event, but will also make more sense.
GO 88
Jr makes some good points. The motels/hotels always gouge you. It doesn’t matter what track you’re at. Humpy Wheeler and his protege Eddie Gossage have usually put on a good show even in a bad economy. A lot of the newer tracks and promoters fell into the NASCAR explosion years and that’s all they know. They got in at the right time. But now that they have to sell tickets in a weak economy, they start finger pointing.
Well is it just more me or have we all seen stories of tacks dropping ticket prices. Lets face it Dale Jr is a marginal driver with an exceptional drivers fan base. HIs dad would have never made such a stupid statement, if he doesnt want the job of fan favorite then step aside and let someone who wants everything that comes with being a cup driver to step up. No matter who the driver is if its rowdy busch or gordon or smoke or kyle petty there fans pay big bucks for there apparel and dale jr needs to man or step aside. this has nothing to do with driving, he knew the role he could potentially face one day if he became big after watching his dad, and he chose to go this direction now he needs to man up. They travel all over the country, in PRIVATE airplanes, making money off people like us who stick up or bash them whatever our opinion is, and he should just be glad this many people spend time out of there day talking about him, cause if we didnt he wouldnt be here, and he damn sure wouldnt be at hendrick.
its about time that drivers stand up for once.. drivers has alot on their plates as it
is with sponsor signing, sponsor comercials, autograph signings, press confrences,track-
side interviews, etc. so it should be the speedway people who are in charge of selling
the tickets..
Its not the drivers responsibility to put butts in the seats. Jr is right..their responsibility is to drive and please their sponsors!! Yeah the economy sucks right now..but the track owners are responsible for selling their tickets and offering fans good deals. I hate the fact that NASCAR has become such a media frenzy. I remember when it used to be about driving and not all the cameras and crap that really doesn’t matter. Fan’s aren’t going to races because NASCAR keeps changing so many key componets of the sport. If they stopped changing so many things the sport would be more exciting. No matter what Jr says or does their will still be haters..
Have you not seen the amount of people everywhere this guy goes. THe sheer scale of people that attack the drivers all the time what else can they do. I agree that all of the pro athletes are so out of touch with us common folks . But unless they drive for less or give more money away there personal time is pretty much used up. The point he was making I believe is: the tracks use the drivers as the draw period. They do no work in promoting the event. THe hotels and resturants raise the heck outta stuff on those weekends.
The fans have been saying for years when the money train runs out they suddenly would be trying to get the hard core fans back. <<<<<<>>>> they reaped all the benefits of no beer in a cooler expensive food and drinks high ticket prices and 30 hats . Please…. they all need to come off there high horses. I see kyle bush getting out of his personal jet to his private helecopter to fly from one race to the next. Quit double duty and wasting money. Give some time to others , kids something. None of these superstar athletes do anything for me except cost me money. I work hard the drivers and owners track owners do what they love. Bunch of millionaires playing I enjoy the sport but out of touch with reality .
[quote comment="49150"]Its not the drivers responsibility to put butts in the seats. Jr is right..their responsibility is to drive and please their sponsors!! [/quote]
Wrong, it is their responsibility to put butts in seats becasue the butts come to see them, not to come see the restrooms and coffee bar at the track, and if drivers don’t put those butts in the seats then the drivers loose money, and eventually the drivers have no place to race.
If Jr doesn’t like it, he can GET THE HELL OUT OF NASCAR.
Big “E” put a lot of fannies in the seats. That’s because you knew he’d do whatever it took to get to the front and it really got the fans going. Yes, Jr probably is a marginal driver with a great fan base. Jr Nation is a world all it’s own. If you’d have told me in 2000 that Kenseth would be the ROTY over Jr and would win a Cup championship before Jr, I’d of told you “no way”. Then if you’d of told me KuBusch would be a champ before Jr and Johnson would winn 3 titles before Jr won one, I’d have said you’re on drugs.
I don’t think JR was referring to just the professional Drivers. He also meant the rank and file drivers in the lower, weekly series who all work other jobs and pay plenty to race. It would be hard for them to find the time to do additional racetrack promos beyond the things they already do for the tracks.
[quote comment="49144"]Think About it!! How many track owners are there???
If you can’t afford it stay home.
Two bit selfish fans
Get a part-time job if you want to go to the races or is this an ENTITLEMENT????
WHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! WHAAAAAAAA!!!!!![/quote]
Well if you look at it like that, YOU wouldnt be watchin it on TV either.Without the people in the grandstands there wouldnt be any racing
[quote comment="49157"]I don’t think JR was referring to just the professional Drivers. He also meant the rank and file drivers in the lower, weekly series who all work other jobs and pay plenty to race. It would be hard for them to find the time to do additional racetrack promos beyond the things they already do for the tracks.[/quote]
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You’re 500% right on this one, I wondered how long it would take for the right answer…
[quote comment="49148"]Well is it just more me or have we all seen stories of tacks dropping ticket prices. Lets face it Dale Jr is a marginal driver with an exceptional drivers fan base. HIs dad would have never made such a stupid statement, if he doesnt want the job of fan favorite then step aside and let someone who wants everything that comes with being a cup driver to step up. No matter who the driver is if its rowdy busch or gordon or smoke or kyle petty there fans pay big bucks for there apparel and dale jr needs to man or step aside. this has nothing to do with driving, he knew the role he could potentially face one day if he became big after watching his dad, and he chose to go this direction now he needs to man up. They travel all over the country, in PRIVATE airplanes, making money off people like us who stick up or bash them whatever our opinion is, and he should just be glad this many people spend time out of there day talking about him, cause if we didnt he wouldnt be here, and he damn sure wouldnt be at hendrick.[/quote]
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Dale Sr has nothing to do with Dale Jr becoming in the big times, Jr earned the spot where he is today, and yes Hendrick hired him cause Rick seen what a potential Jr could be one day, Jr proved that before the start of the 2008 season and at Michigan, running out of gas at the finish line and still winning, THAT TAKES SKILL !!!
He will be good this year Mr. Rowdy better than 2008!!!
This guy will ruin races and chase the fans away, read on!!!
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Blacking out race broadcasts to boost ticket sales is possibly the worst idea ever
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Bruton Smith is usually a pretty smart guy. If he wasn’t smart, he wouldn’t be a billionaire and chairman of the massive Speedway Motorsports Inc., the only company that blocks the France family from completely running every aspect of NASCAR.
But he stuck his foot in his mouth with his recent statements that struggling NASCAR tracks could increase their ticket sales if races that weren’t sold out were blacked out on TV for local audiences — just like the NFL did several times in 2008 to the fantastically terrible Detroit Lions.
The good news is that the networks and NASCAR and nowhere near dumb enough to actually do this, so don’t worry. But just for fun, let’s examine the multitude of reasons why Smith was miles off in his assessment of how this would help tracks.
First off, the economy is terrible right now, and may get worse before it gets better. You can’t force people to buy race tickets if they can’t afford them. If you take the step of blacking out the race locally, and people can’t even watch at home, then you are pretty much telling NASCAR fans to go to hell, and the sport would lose thousands of fans as a result. The next week, when the race came on, those viewers might go out and do some yard work just to spite the jerks who didn’t let them watch the race a week earlier.
Second, how far out would the blackout extend? Would the MIS race be blacked out only in the Village of Brooklyn, the entire Jackson area, all of southern Michigan? Who would make that call? And would these blackouts also extend to the lower-level series? I have never been in attendance at a Nationwide or Truck race where the crowd filled the entire grandstands, not even at little Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Third, this is not the NFL. I’m not opposed to blackouts in that sport, because games that aren’t sellouts are usually brought on by pathetic teams like the Lions. I was not upset about missing the blacked-out Lions games this year, and don’t know many people who got upset. But NASCAR tracks aren’t usually full of empty seats because of a bad product … Instead, it’s a combination of the venue being much larger than a NFL stadium and the struggling economy. I know for a fact there are plenty of people who would have loved to go to races last year at MIS and elsewhere, but simply couldn’t afford it. Meanwhile, people were practically throwing their Lions tickets in the garbage this season to avoid attending their games. It’s not even comparable.
The key point is that nobody would win if NASCAR races were blacked out. The bigshots in Daytona would get a ton of hate mail and lose fans of their sport. The fans would lose because they couldn’t see their drivers in action. And even in a best-case scenario, the track wouldn’t see a big enough boost in ticket sales to offset all the negative effects of a blackout.
As I said before, Mr. Smith is usually a pretty smart guy. But this time, he has come up with the worst possible option for boosting ticket sales.
I have a better one, Bruton: Lower ticket prices.
Ok KYLE BUSCH SUCKS
First of all DALE SR had a lot to do with Jr getting into the series, why do you think the first ride JR got was at DEI. Secondly Hendrick hired JR because he brings huge sponsorship dollars to the Hendrick organization. As for the win at Michigan taking skill, you have got to be kidding me, it was luck, just like when he was passing the pace and nascar never penalized him that was lucky for him. As for Jr being good this year I hope he is, that way all of his fans will finally have something cheer about, Im so sick and tired of hearing just wait jr going to be good, well its about time he steps up. He had one win last year and Finished last in the chase.
[quote comment="49145"][quote comment="49142"]fisha has no idea what he is talking about….how is dale jr signing autographs going to sell more tickets?[/quote]
So you are telling me that if ‘Billy-Bob JrLover’ had the opportunity to get a special Autograph or Q&A session with Jr if he bought tickets in lets say Sections 56-88 Rows 35-52, that he wouldn’t be more likely to buy those tickets to get that special session? I think you are wrong, especially with the average fan who sees drivers as celebrities instead of regular people just like us (which is what they and the rest of these “celebrities” are.)
(the following are comments I posted to this on a message board I’m on, and I’m posting them here too)
Tracks have no control over the expenses other then their own. Hotel prices, Airfare prices, and Rental Car prices are not the problem of the track, it’s the problem of the fans who are too lazy or dumb to negotiate to get it lowered. Each year for the Race of Champions we get hotel rooms that are about 25% of the regular ROC rate because we flat out tell them, “Give us the room at normal everyday cost or we will never do business with you again, and we will alert the BBB about your price gouging”. You’d be surprised how fast they lower their price and give you all kinds of complementary stuff by just mentioning the BBB.
Fans are going to come if they want to come. Their are 1-2 stock car weekends a year at most of these tracks, and if fans want to come they will, if they don’t they won’t.
You can’t afford the ticket price then don’t go, you don’t want to pay $7 for a hot-dog then go make one on a small grill out by your car
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The reason the people come to the tracks is to see the drivers, they don’t come to the track to see Bozo the Clown. A promoter can use Bozo to promote the track, but in the end of the day Drivers should be the ones being used to get people to the track because people want to come to the track to see them. It’s like a car commercial. I can be advertising the New Camaro and just show a jelly donut the entire time of the commercial, however it’d make a hell of a lot more sense to show the Camaro and it’s features. Likewise while showing a talking baby may get people to come to Las Vegas speedway, having Drivers doing the commercials (tv, radio, internet, and print) about why they like or hate that track and why they think the fans should come to see them race at that track, will not only draw more positive attention to that event, but will also make more sense.[/quote]
I have never gone to a race to get an autograph! I have gotten autographs at races but I refuse to wait in line to do so. I have gone to charlotte because of the extra effort that humphy wheeler use to put into the track and the show.
Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..
[quote comment="49165"]Ok KYLE BUSCH SUCKS
First of all DALE SR had a lot to do with Jr getting into the series, why do you think the first ride JR got was at DEI. Secondly Hendrick hired JR because he brings huge sponsorship dollars to the Hendrick organization. As for the win at Michigan taking skill, you have got to be kidding me, it was luck, just like when he was passing the pace and nascar never penalized him that was lucky for him. As for Jr being good this year I hope he is, that way all of his fans will finally have something cheer about, Im so sick and tired of hearing just wait jr going to be good, well its about time he steps up. He had one win last year and Finished last in the chase.[/quote]
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We all know you’re right Rowdy, and we’ll let you be right, so don’t get a big head on you now, even though you are wrong!!!
[quote comment="49167"]Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..[/quote]
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Got that right Sam!!!
[quote comment="49167"]Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..[/quote]
I meant more than any other driver.
I guess Jr. hasn’t heard that the drivers are supposed to clean the Grandstands after the race as well !?!?! How STUPID is this promoter???
[quote comment="49167"]Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..[/quote]
Do you really think that? NASCAR would do just as good if Dale didnt come into this sport 10 years ago. Stock Car racing did well before him and will do good after him.People come to see a good race and dont care whos in it. I talk to alot of fans that just come to see a good race and they dont root for none of them.
So the expletives that Jr used in his interview. I wonder if Nascar is going to penalize him points, Smoke has gotten penalized for saying far less. Either way Jr does put meat in seats and I understand what he means about the track owners needing to do more to see tickets, on the other hand the track is a catalyst for driver and fan interaction, and drivers probably aren’t held to a standard with track promoters as they are there sponsors. Sounds to me he is having a hard time dealing with being the series most popular driver, he should just be fortunate he even has people that want him to participate to attract fans.
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I hate to say it, but you go all over with these races, and I know you’ve seen it, when Jr wrecks or blows a the fans clear out and the stands go empty. Over the last couple years with the popularity of the sport growing, its fans changed. You had people new to the series and the one recognizable name for a new fan is Earnhardt Jr. These new fans dont like racing they just want LIL E to win, a good example is all the people that stand up and point when he makes a pass and people do it when he passes cars that are laps down. Your right alot of fans do come to the races for “the racing” no matter what position there driver is in a “true race fan” gets excited when there is good racing. These same people who leave when there driver is out are the same people who clap and cheer when there is an accident, which in my opinion is one of the most disrespectful act a so called fan could do. So to say Jr doesnt put meat in the seats in my opinion is wrong, he does.
[quote comment="49175"]So the expletives that Jr used in his interview. I wonder if Nascar is going to penalize him points, Smoke has gotten penalized for saying far less. Either way Jr does put meat in seats and I understand what he means about the track owners needing to do more to see tickets, on the other hand the track is a catalyst for driver and fan interaction, and drivers probably aren’t held to a standard with track promoters as they are there sponsors. Sounds to me he is having a hard time dealing with being the series most popular driver, he should just be fortunate he even has people that want him to participate to attract fans.[/quote]
Jr has been fined in the past for using inappropriate language, if you had been around racing for long you would know this. The season has not started as of yet and I would hope nascar will take that in consideration.[quote comment="49173"][quote comment="49167"]Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..[/quote]
Do you really think that? NASCAR would do just as good if Dale didnt come into this sport 10 years ago. Stock Car racing did well before him and will do good after him.People come to see a good race and dont care whos in it. I talk to alot of fans that just come to see a good race and they dont root for none of them.[/quote]
Jr does in fact have more fans than any other driver! Are you saying this is incorrect? Where did I say that nascar would not be successful without JR? Please show me the quote. I merely pointed out the obvious.
SAM
I never said he hadn’t been fined before, and your right the season hasnt started yet and I agree I dont think any driver should get fined for speaking there mind especially when Nascar request the drivers show more emotion. But Jr did break Nascar rules and eventhough the season hasnt started they were made to attend a mandatory drug test and I bet if they would have failed that, nascar would have acted on it eventhough theseason has not started.
[quote comment="49153"]If Jr doesn’t like it, he can GET THE HELL OUT OF NASCAR.[/quote]
Yep just heard about that hes leaving for sure . Please Jr is the biggest draw to a track . Just put his name on the venue . People show up to cheer or complain. He aint goin anywhere. for sho !
T.O. has been promoting himself in football for years . I think we better leave it to the professionals. dont ya think
[quote comment="49142"]fisha has no idea what he is talking about….how is dale jr signing autographs going to sell more tickets?[/quote]
I was gonna agree with ya but I knew a HUGE paragraph was soon to follow your comment. But now with all so wound up I cannot resist the temptation to agree with ya. SHe has a lot to say thats for sure.
I personally go to the track for the sights sounds smells and drunk fan entertainment. Guys ready to fight over wich millionaire and there sponsers is better than the other millionaire with a private jet, and where they are gonna all fly to fish with The bif on his private yaht .
And my number one reason : THe competion between the teams and the drama that ensues . THey should stay inside there a/c walk out greet the fans sign a few things and race. After all isnt that there job race the car.
[quote comment="49173"][quote comment="49167"]Jr puts more fans in the seats than any other driver…..[/quote]
Do you really think that? NASCAR would do just as good if Dale didnt come into this sport 10 years ago. Stock Car racing did well before him and will do good after him.People come to see a good race and dont care whos in it. I talk to alot of fans that just come to see a good race and they dont root for none of them.[/quote]
I read most of the post you put up.
I have to disagree with ya on this one. I watch the race for the competion. I am a jr fan though and think every single person has a fav. they just might not be the type to fight in the parking lot about it. I also like carl one ford one chevy and I hate kyle . Just the way it is . ONe or two we root for and one we really dont like. JUST the way it is . If it didnt matter they wouldnt put names on every thing . Same in evey pro sport . Average folks relate to a certain percieved person over the other. Makes it fun to say kyle sucks . Baby shrub all that good stuff. race car smack talk.
I think the point of Jr’s statements is that drivers dont have much time left and shouldnt be obligated to do the promoters job for him. Track promoters need get off of their butts and get out there and do something to earn their large salaries instead of looking for someone to do it for them. Maybe if some of these guys would try to give people their money’s worth like Humpy did more people would show up for the race.
[quote comment="49178"]SAM
I never said he hadn’t been fined before, and your right the season hasnt started yet and I agree I dont think any driver should get fined for speaking there mind especially when Nascar request the drivers show more emotion. But Jr did break Nascar rules and eventhough the season hasnt started they were made to attend a mandatory drug test and I bet if they would have failed that, nascar would have acted on it eventhough theseason has not started.[/quote]
Will the real Rowdy Bush step forward! No caps? When you present your statements like you have here, it is a joy to read…. and debate. .
[quote comment="49184"][quote comment="49178"]SAM
I never said he hadn’t been fined before, and your right the season hasnt started yet and I agree I dont think any driver should get fined for speaking there mind especially when Nascar request the drivers show more emotion. But Jr did break Nascar rules and eventhough the season hasnt started they were made to attend a mandatory drug test and I bet if they would have failed that, nascar would have acted on it eventhough theseason has not started.[/quote]
Will the real Rowdy Bush step forward! No caps? When you present your statements like you have here, it is a joy to read…. and debate. .[/quote]
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Sam if Rowdy Bush knew his butt from a hole in the ground, he’d have it made……
[quote comment="49183"]I think the point of Jr’s statements is that drivers dont have much time left and shouldnt be obligated to do the promoters job for him. Track promoters need get off of their butts and get out there and do something to earn their large salaries instead of looking for someone to do it for them. Maybe if some of these guys would try to give people their money’s worth like Humpy did more people would show up for the race.[/quote]
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Got that right George…….
SAM , IM SORRY IS THIS BETTER LOL,
IN MY OPINION EVERYONE FROM THE TRACK PROMOTERS TO THE STARS OF THE SERIES NEED TO STEP UP. I FIND IT FUNNY THAT JR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS PUBLICLY SAID THIS, AND THAT WAS ONE OF HIS REASONS FOR LEAVING DEI TERESA WAS ASKING TO MUCH OF HIM. LETS FACE JR IS BY FAR THE SERIES MOST POPULAR DRIVER AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT HIM TO MAKE AN APPEARENCE . IF HE DOESNT WANT TO THATS FINE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER DRIVER AND TEAMS WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A LITTLE PUBLICITY AND JR COULD RUIN FOR OTHER TEAMS.
[quote comment="49185"][quote comment="49184"][quote comment="49178"]SAM
I never said he hadn’t been fined before, and your right the season hasnt started yet and I agree I dont think any driver should get fined for speaking there mind especially when Nascar request the drivers show more emotion. But Jr did break Nascar rules and eventhough the season hasnt started they were made to attend a mandatory drug test and I bet if they would have failed that, nascar would have acted on it eventhough theseason has not started.[/quote]
Will the real Rowdy Bush step forward! No caps? When you present your statements like you have here, it is a joy to read…. and debate. .[/quote]
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Sam if Rowdy Bush knew his butt from a hole in the ground, he’d have it made……[/quote]
He has proven you correct and I made an error in judgment.
This is kind of getting on my nerves. Dale Jr. and his doings. After such doings, all the Jr. fans try to stand up for him when he does these things because they cheer for him as a driver. I get it, that’s fine. I know no one is perfect, but I’m sorry, you cannot honestly defend his actions on this one. This was one boneheaded move on his part. Why would he make such an outrageous statement? He truly does not understand why he is where he is right now. The fans! If there aren’t any fans in the seats, then guess what? There isn’t going to be a race. So if that means helping the track owners to sell tickets, then I guess that’s the path that has been chosen for you. Like it or not.
[quote comment="49210"]This is kind of getting on my nerves. Dale Jr. and his doings. After such doings, all the Jr. fans try to stand up for him when he does these things because they cheer for him as a driver. I get it, that’s fine. I know no one is perfect, but I’m sorry, you cannot honestly defend his actions on this one. This was one boneheaded move on his part. Why would he make such an outrageous statement? He truly does not understand why he is where he is right now. The fans! If there aren’t any fans in the seats, then guess what? There isn’t going to be a race. So if that means helping the track owners to sell tickets, then I guess that’s the path that has been chosen for you. Like it or not.[/quote]
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For your information, Jr is doing us a favor, trying to get track owners to lower ticket prices, trying to get the hotels to lower room rates and quit gouging us fans on all prices, don’t you want lower prices so you can afford to go to races?
It’s not a drivers job to do that, it’s the track owners job, the promotors job, the drivers job is to drive the car not to sell tickets!!!
[quote comment="49212"][quote comment="49210"]This is kind of getting on my nerves. Dale Jr. and his doings. After such doings, all the Jr. fans try to stand up for him when he does these things because they cheer for him as a driver. I get it, that’s fine. I know no one is perfect, but I’m sorry, you cannot honestly defend his actions on this one. This was one boneheaded move on his part. Why would he make such an outrageous statement? He truly does not understand why he is where he is right now. The fans! If there aren’t any fans in the seats, then guess what? There isn’t going to be a race. So if that means helping the track owners to sell tickets, then I guess that’s the path that has been chosen for you. Like it or not.[/quote]
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For your information, Jr is doing us a favor, trying to get track owners to lower ticket prices, trying to get the hotels to lower room rates and quit gouging us fans on all prices, don’t you want lower prices so you can afford to go to races?
It’s not a drivers job to do that, it’s the track owners job, the promotors job, the drivers job is to drive the car not to sell tickets!!![/quote]
I couldn’t agree more with you comment Kyle Busch Sucks You Know What, you are right on this one.
[quote comment="49213"][quote comment="49212"][quote comment="49210"]This is kind of getting on my nerves. Dale Jr. and his doings. After such doings, all the Jr. fans try to stand up for him when he does these things because they cheer for him as a driver. I get it, that’s fine. I know no one is perfect, but I’m sorry, you cannot honestly defend his actions on this one. This was one boneheaded move on his part. Why would he make such an outrageous statement? He truly does not understand why he is where he is right now. The fans! If there aren’t any fans in the seats, then guess what? There isn’t going to be a race. So if that means helping the track owners to sell tickets, then I guess that’s the path that has been chosen for you. Like it or not.[/quote]
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For your information, Jr is doing us a favor, trying to get track owners to lower ticket prices, trying to get the hotels to lower room rates and quit gouging us fans on all prices, don’t you want lower prices so you can afford to go to races?
It’s not a drivers job to do that, it’s the track owners job, the promotors job, the drivers job is to drive the car not to sell tickets!!![/quote]
I couldn’t agree more with you comment Kyle Busch Sucks You Know What, you are right on this one.[/quote]
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Come on guys!!!! You know everything is JRs fault.. IF tracks don’t sell tickets its jrs fault… if fewer people go to races or don’t buy goodies its jrs fault…..if dei goes under its jrs fault..umm wait he predicted that ,didn’t he say that things were headed in the wrong direction and his critiques blamed him, does that sound familiar?
[quote comment="49215"][quote comment="49213"][quote comment="49212"][quote comment="49210"]This is kind of getting on my nerves. Dale Jr. and his doings. After such doings, all the Jr. fans try to stand up for him when he does these things because they cheer for him as a driver. I get it, that’s fine. I know no one is perfect, but I’m sorry, you cannot honestly defend his actions on this one. This was one boneheaded move on his part. Why would he make such an outrageous statement? He truly does not understand why he is where he is right now. The fans! If there aren’t any fans in the seats, then guess what? There isn’t going to be a race. So if that means helping the track owners to sell tickets, then I guess that’s the path that has been chosen for you. Like it or not.[/quote]
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For your information, Jr is doing us a favor, trying to get track owners to lower ticket prices, trying to get the hotels to lower room rates and quit gouging us fans on all prices, don’t you want lower prices so you can afford to go to races?
It’s not a drivers job to do that, it’s the track owners job, the promotors job, the drivers job is to drive the car not to sell tickets!!![/quote]
I couldn’t agree more with you comment Kyle Busch Sucks You Know What, you are right on this one.[/quote]
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Come on guys!!!! You know everything is JRs fault.. IF tracks don’t sell tickets its jrs fault… if fewer people go to races or don’t buy goodies its jrs fault…..if dei goes under its jrs fault..umm wait he predicted that ,didn’t he say that things were headed in the wrong direction and his critiques blamed him, does that sound familiar?[/quote]
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According to Andy Gray it’s Jr’s fault huh?
First of all if you think Jr is worried about the fans and he is doing you a favor cause the tracks and hotels and so on are going to lower prices, then your nuts. If Jr was so worried about the fans then why doesnt he lower the prices on his hauler items. Or why doesnt he come and ask the hotels and tracks to lower ticket prices and help them come up with a solution instead of just running his mouth.
I just have one question, when us “fans” go to a race, why do we go? We go to see racing, this racing is performed by drivers and alot of the fans have favorite drivers they cheer for and alot of fans just enjoy it all and want to see good racing. Either way we are here to see the stars of the sport perform what they are good at. God forbid is it really that bad for Jr or any driver to record a short radio commercial or get up and go do an appearence before the race, im so sorry if any driver has to leave there million dollar motor home for an hour and say hi to the people who have made them filthy rich. If jr is going to take that approach towards he needs to say “I” and not we , he needs to make it loud and clear that it is him not wanting to do this. Im sure there are plenty of drivers or teams who would love to be in his shoes and asked to show up to do these things jr frowns upon.
ROWDY BUSH Registered User
Feb 5th, 2009 at 3:48 pm Quote
First of all if you think Jr is worried about the fans and he is doing you a favor cause the tracks and hotels and so on are going to lower prices, then your nuts. If Jr was so worried about the fans then why doesnt he lower the prices on his hauler items. Or why doesnt he come and ask the hotels and tracks to lower ticket prices and help them come up with a solution instead of just running his mouth.
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Jr has no control of his hauler prices, it’s his sponsors…
They cant market him with out his consent. He signs contract and Im sure if he was so worried and wanted to help he could accept less money from his cut to lower prices. Like I said there are plenty of things Jr can do, or assist in coming up with solutions to help the fans if thats what he is worried about.
[quote comment="49224"]They cant market him with out his consent. He signs contract and Im sure if he was so worried and wanted to help he could accept less money from his cut to lower prices. Like I said there are plenty of things Jr can do, or assist in coming up with solutions to help the fans if thats what he is worried about.[/quote]
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Please tell me your kidding? Please tell me you understand how nascar works better then you letting on?
SAM
This isnt just NASCAR we were talking about how Jr is trying to save everyone money. When Jr signs with ADIDAS if he was worried about fans, why didnt he have it written into to his contract that they cant sell merchandise with his name unless they meet his demands for a price criteria, very simple. This is way bigger then just NASCAR. Like i said all he is doing is filibustering, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THEN WORDS, if he doesnt want to do promos fine like I said before he needs to say “I” and not “WE” and isolate himself as the one who has that opinion and not every driver.
THis is great … when jr speaks everyone has a comment : good or bad
How can this be bad for nascar.. lmao It starts off quiet and than bamn its wwf smackdown within a week or two.. I think he could sell a pop tart in the shape of a chevy . Its like stern or springer good or bad everyone has to watch and talk about the jr show. COME ON DAYTONA
LET THE DRAMA BEGIN BABY fender scraping millionaires pretending to be down home guys that care about the hotel and beer prices . Laughin all the way to the private jet .
[quote comment="49229"]SAM
This isnt just NASCAR we were talking about how Jr is trying to save everyone money. When Jr signs with ADIDAS if he was worried about fans, why didnt he have it written into to his contract that they cant sell merchandise with his name unless they meet his demands for a price criteria, very simple. This is way bigger then just NASCAR. Like i said all he is doing is filibustering, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THEN WORDS, if he doesnt want to do promos fine like I said before he needs to say “I” and not “WE” and isolate himself as the one who has that opinion and not every driver.[/quote]
Perhaps he is not an expert in shoes or warm up suits….but he is an expert in racing and he has been around all his life. He knows what track promoters used to do to build the sport and what they are not doing now. They are lazy making millions and don’t have clue on how to get fans in the door. Oh, and this about saving fans money to get them to the race track not on buying a pair of shoes.
Sam,
Seriously let’s be realistic. What Jr was saying has nothing to do with the fans, it has to do with him not wanting to the promoting. Which is fine he is most certainly entitled to his opinion and obviously he is tired of being asked to do this. Like i said before he needs to make it clear to everyone that “he” does not want to assist the tracks in promos. This has nothing with JR trying to do the fans a favor, this has to do with him not wanting to do promos. If he is so concerned on saving fans money, why is he just selective on things that require him to do work. I guess it is alot easier for him to let amp use his picture and adidas to use his name as long as he doesnt have to do any work. Lets face it the fans saving money isnt a priority. Cant blame him for working smart and not hard.
Also this wasnt about saving the fans money it was originally about jr calling out track owners and promoters saying the responsibility of selling tickets lies in there hands not the drivers. Which like I said before if jr doesnt want to do fine then he needs to say “I” and not “WE” not every driver is as lucky as him to have the fan following he has and some would love to be asked to do the promos for a track.
Maybe Jr should have refused to do media day after all thats part of what Daytona track promoters use to get fans and media to the track to make them apart of the opening of the season. WHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA jr ddoesnt want to do it, whaaaaaaaaaaaa.