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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79
I'm fine with the race lengths,
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So am I, and I imagine the same goes for MOST of us around here.
Problem is...We don't matter. Not kidding here; the serious race fans aren't what NASCAR needs to worry about. They need to stop the hemorrhage of departing departing fans, and catering to the hardcore race fans isn't going to do it. The casual fan taste is changing, and the series has to change to appeal to today's sensibilities, and every race being super-long is not what the modern prospective fan wants.
Race length is the most common thing prospective NASCAR fans identify as keeping them away from the sport today. Even people who took a look and liked the racing regularly say the races are too long for their liking - a fair chunk of those do, however, claim that 500 miles is a good length for SPECIAL events.
As while a great deal of us here may be okay with the race lengths, whoever buys NASCAR is going to have to shorten the majority of them if they want to attract new eyeballs.