I’ve noticed in the last four or five seasons that NASCAR attendance has really dropped off. The stands used to be pretty much full, now I see thousands of empty seats. Motor sports in general seem to be in decline. The Indy 500 isn’t half of what it used to be, and sports car racing is now almost invisible.
It has a lot to do with the economy. Its expensive to go to a race these days.
One big problem for Indianapolis is that the Simons and Irsays got the former Democrat mayor to give them $1.3 billion in taxpayer money for sports palaces. Two of the best in the country, BLF and LOS.
Fans go to the Speedway and walk into the crapper and think they’re back in the 70s.
The H-G family finally tapped the state last year for a mere 100 mil over 10 years but probably too little too late.