[CharlesWayneCT]

It is no where near to the capacity it usually is," a NASCAR race fan said. "You are talking just for a weekend, about $1,000 just for fuel."

That's 250 gallons of gas. Even if you are driving a huge truck that gets 10 mpg, that would be 2500 miles of driving.

Do 30% of the race fans come from over a thousand miles away?

[TNdandelion]

Many haul camping trailers. We have a race track up the street from us they are driving campers, buses, trucks with trailers, etc.

They aren't driving Hondas. lol

[Ladysmith]

When I went with friends to see the Daytona 500 back in 1989, I was surprised by the number of friends they had who all showed up, most from around our area in northwestern Wisconsin. They did this year after year. A few of the retired ones followed the circuit in their RVs through most of the season.

We saw a lot of license plates from very distant states.

The number of people those stands hold boggles the mind the first time you see it. I don’t know about 30% but 20%+ sure doesn’t seem far fetched to me.