How come Nascar is so popular in the south?
101601
its a redneck sport..........and we all love it (and im not even from the south)\nthe speed, danger....livin on the edge.....its great
61660
NASCAR, it ratings are only second to the NFL and over 75 MILLION people in the U.S follow it. It's popular overseas as well
598743
Nascar is by far the most abominable sport (if you can even call it a sport) known to man. A car going in a circle?!?!
284507
I LOVE it!  Those who think it is boring & just a bunch of guys driving in circles for 3 hours obviously don't get it.  You want drama - nascar has it.  Just look at the deal with Gordon/Kenseth last week.  Or Kevin Harvick or Tony Stewart or the #48 team.  Passion, drama, excitement & dedication - this sport has it all.  Millions of people follow it and make treks to races.  Hell - I'm going halfway across the country next week just to see them tear it up in the lone star state!  You will not find a more dedicated, loyal, & fun fan base as you do in nascar.
320877
You are exactly right.  They dont like him because he is so damn good.  NASCAR fans are typically extremely devoted to a certain driver, and because Jeff Gordon beats their drivers so often they cant help but hate him.
1005072
The south is full of beautiful women for sure.  Texas wins this one because of: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, and Austin.  Those cities attract women.\n\nI've been to Georgia, Miss, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma and there are soooo many beautiful women in all those places.  I live in Dallas and I can tell you - you can't throw a rock without hitting an 8 or better.  Unfortunately many of them aren't so beautiful on the inside.\n\nIf you've ever spent any time up north like wisconsin minnesota illinois maryland etc you know that this isn't just a myth - beautiful women are more abundant in the south.\n\nOh yeah - you can't forget florida.  if any state could compete with texas it'd be florida.  Lots of lovely imports there ;->
1113252
NASCAR FANS are like a big family, if you need something at the track, & someone has extra, it is givin to ya', no matter who you root for...........I don't think the people in England have the knowledge of the stock car's capabilities......TOO MUCH OPEN WHEEL......For NASCAR you need to understand drafting, wedge, tire pressure, 100 MPH tape...ETC to really understand it................GLAD YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF, GOOD LUCK...............NASCAR # 1....
426791
Who cares about NASCAR?
1069737
I am an absolute diehard fan! Something about that sport just clicks with me...I watch all the races I can and don't move an inch until it's over! I love the suspence and the action, and rooting for my favorite drivers. My love for the sport is pure...I don't watch because any drivers are attractive...I watch because of driving skills! I'll admit that you have to get used to the sport before you really know what's going on...when I first started watching it, I had no idea what was happening! But I kept watching more races and caught on to all the racing terms, car parts, and drivers. Now, I know a whole lot about it and can't imagine not knowing at one time! NASCAR is a great sport that, in my opinion, couldn't get any better if they tried. It's not a redneck sport, either. My life couldn't be more non-hillbilly...and I just love NASCAR. It's a sport anybody could get into and enjoy. NASCAR is #1!!!
405589
The only impact it might have is shortened races. Back during the last gas crisis (the one Jimmy Carter created), NASCAR shortened a few races. I beleive it was done more to impact public opinion than to actually help the situation. The gas tanks on cars in the NASCAR series are smaller than the gas tank on most cars.
255345
Yesterdays cars were very different from todays NASCAR entries.  They were much less aerodynamic and the engines, although much larger, turned at lower RPMs.  Today's cars all have the same size engine as well.  \nIn the past  the manufacturers would actually producce a limited number of some of the specialized racers, such as Superbirds and Daytonas for sale to the public.  These were street legal cars that would , with a few minor modifications, actually have been able to hold their own on the race track.  Todays NASCAR vehicles are built from the ground up to be race cars and could never be made street legal.  That's one of the reasons you hear them talk about the modern era.\n Which cars are better, is entirely a matter of ones opinion.  Personally, I like a car I can easily recognize and one that is actually a stock car.  Todays cars can barely be called stock. When you compare todays cars to yesterdays cars it's not really a fair comparison, but if The King was driving . . .
210390
Well Daytona got higher ratings than the Super Bowl did this year so there's definitely a lot more fans than your friend thinks.
557585
Nascar drafting is where you get two, usually more cars together in a train.  The first car pushes through the air, the second car gets in behind and can go faster than normal, and can actually push the first car.  The train of cars can actually go around the track so fast, so that anyone not in this train will almost look like they are going backward.  They like to use it at the big tracks that limit engine power.  So you get alot of cars set up with little downforce, all going together, pushing their limits and each other, with little air around them.  There can be major crashes of 20-30 cars at once, if just one car loses or gets pushed out of control.  That's Nascar drafting.  Kinda like coming home on the freeway.
1111493
Probably because they have never got to truly "experience" Nascar!  It isn't some peoples cup of tea.  Me personally, I love Nascar, and don't think it's a hillbilly sport!  I would like to see any of the haters go through the strain those drivers go through every week, it's a lot tougher than it looks.  Let's send them for a Richard Petty driving experience, I hope Yahoo! is paying!
593664
I'm a nascar buff and can say a lot about this, but the previous posts pretty much say it all. I'll only add that NASCAR is bigger now because they are expanding into bigger markets. The competition on the track is closer, but I just don't think it's as exciting as it was 10 years ago. The rivalries and driver personalities are so bland now. I think in 5 years, the "popularity" of the sport will fade as the "new" fans move on to whatever else is popular at the time. Maybe soap box derby?
525842
whats cos co.  I don't think we have em here in the backwoods of carolina, the only thing we have is hillbillys and redneck nascar fans.
1167411
that's a good question trixie, i don't get it either. i think maybe people are just envious of the fact that NASCAR is so popular. a lot of people are very narrow minded when it comes to sports, they think if there is no stick or ball involved, it can't be a sport. how small minded is that? i guess it's just that baseball and basketball fans are jelous of the fact that NASCAR is more popular than their favorite sports