Why is NASCAR such a popular sport? Its sooo boring!!?
462210
Its not a sport.  All these guys do is sit in a car and drive in a circle fast for a couple hours. Yes, its risky and people die, but these guys are NOT athletes.
492609
What exactly is a sport?  To me, a sport is competition.  Nothing is more competitive than Nascar, especially when you factor in the setups of the cars, and the technology and research that goes into the "fine-tuning" of each component on the car.  What drivers have you been looking at exactly, when you say that they don't look athletic?  What exactly is your definition of athletic?  I can more than 20 of the regulars who are on a strict work-out program, several of which include running 5-10 miles per day.  Many of them are very intelligent.  Ryan Newman, for example, has a Masters degree in Aeronautical engineering from Purdue.  Although many of the drivers may not have graduated from a secondary institution, consider the hundreds of engineers that work the cars.  And you are calling Nascar drivers dumb?   As compared to what sport?  Baseball?  Football?  God forbid, the NBA, comprised of thugs?  To be competitive in NASCAR,  you have to have superb intelligence to setup the car for a specific track, and to make split second decisions on the track as well as in the pits concerning your race strategy.  Hundreds of a second are many times the difference between first and last.  What do you have to do in Football or basketball that requires intelligence?  Run fast or jump high?  Get 20 tattoos on your arms, grow an afro or braid your hair in cornrows while sporting a "grill" and belting out the latest 50 Cent rap?  I would bet $100 to a donut that the average IQ of a Nascar participants (when you factor in the drivers, crew chiefs, and team engineers) is double that of the average participant in any other of your major sports.   I think the thing that attracts me most to NASCAR is the fact that you have all 43 teams on the playing field competiting simultaneously.  When you run 200 MPH with someone to your left, right, behind, and in front of you only inches away, it is like a high speed game of chess.  And more importantly, in most cases, they are paid according to their performance.  And in my opinion, they aren't overpaid.
645732
NASCAR is a sport. no matter what all you haters think. it is. try & drive 500 laps no time outs, no nothing. try and not crash, try and save yourself if you do crash. NHRA is also a sport. trust me my uncle & dad are both in it. try going up to like 200mph stright and not crashing into the person next to you. both NHRA & NASCAR are BOTH sports not matter what any of you say =]
669934
I hate it.  They already got rid of the "racing the leader back to the flag" and now the cars are all going to be the same.  As they are making it more competitive for the racers, they are making it boring for the fans.  Not to mention, Nascar is completely losing it's roots.  What happened to going out there and racing with what you got?
31389
its a disgrace that anything other than an american should be in an american sport such as NASCAR. Its tradition here that is getting hurt, NASCAR is an american thing and should have american cars.
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
1098774
To fans of Nascar and other forms of stock car racing it does sometimes seem as if there are a lot of those that hate the sport.\n\nHowever if you attend a local dirt track or even some of the paved tracks on the weekends, you will find that love of the sport is huge.\n\n"Haters" are just like any person has dislikes any given sport, but it sometimes seems as though the detractors of Nascar are a little louder.\n\nI for one do not like basketball at any level, but I don't make an issue of.\n\nWe motorsport fans are a little louder, a little longer than most other sports, and it is much easier to have strong opinions about the sport because we look at one or two drivers, not a team with many characters.\n\nIt's easier for us to identify with our favorites, and is actually much easier to show our interest with a multitude of fanwear.\n\nOther sports trade so many players every season its hard to make a personal commitment to any single player.\n\nThat said,  the "haters" are always going to be there, just ignore them and raise your pennant high and look for the checkered-flag.\n\nGO JIMMIE JOHNSON, GO HENDRIK MOTORSPORTS
1000995
Nascars a huge sport. I think you'd do a lot of business, personally I hate nascar so I wouldn't go but other people would probable love it.
1114689
it was cool at first but it outlived its usefulness a long time ago. i am so sick of it i could scream. how could we get the message to DW that it's time to come up with something new. i would rather hear mike joy say "we are green from daytona" or something like that. mix it up. or better yet, play in car audio from various teams for the first 2 laps of the race. just keep switching around from car to car
665629
I HATE NASCAR!! Most pointless thing ever watching people drive around in circles for hundreds and hundreds of laps. Gee, one lap is SO different from the last. I mean come on, what a waste of your life.\n\nNASCAR:\n(1) People say they watch for the crashes and pure excitement.\n(2) Bullsh*t! Nascar has over 500 sponsors. Most of the people in the stands are employees of the sponsors, and family members.\n\nBEEF W/ NASCAR:\nBunch of men with testosterone problems. Oh no! He slammed me into the wall and wrecked my car. So ill wait til he comes back around and throw my helmet at his car. I mean come on, who cares. Not like the cars are worth much.
340344
I went to the race in Martinsville just a couple of weeks ago, and to a certain extent, you are right. It used to be a very enjoyable experience. Now, it's kinda iffy. Way too many people are crammed into the little bleachers and the weather can be tricky in April. Since the NASCAR season goes almost all year long, there are some times when you fry at a racetrack and there are some times when you throw snowballs at each other. I go to see the speed and smell the exhaust. Two things that the TV cameras cannot bring into my home. I have always said that alcohol should be banned inside gates, but that may never happen because of the promotion of beers on the track. However certain tracks (like Charlotte) have a section of grandstands that are "family friendly"; no smoking or drinking in those areas. You may want to look into those next time.
628677
Nascar is more exciting, and F1 fans are just jealous because our sport is so hot//ugh who would like to watch F1? i dont get it. Nascar rocks and i dont see why people bash it for NO reason. \n\n*24forever*
1126041
its not boring...you want boring? watch TNA...cuz WWE is SO NOT boring...i mean WWF (the same thing) was sucha better thing and it was wrestling~~!\n\nbut still wwe has had their problems, but even though, they are the best ever!
1132752
They don't know what NASCAR racing is really about. They think it's just what they see on race day, what's shown on television. They probably have never read any books on NASCAR(and there are plenty of books out there)that tell people what really goes on behind the scenes, how the drivers got into racing, how those cars are built(not on an assembly line!),qualifying, point standings, tracks(especially since all haters ASSUME all tracks are just 'turning left' there are two ROAD COURSES, Infineon and Watkins Glen)...\nand some people just aren't into racing. Of any kind. Period.
602672
I think most sports are lame and this is one of the worst offenders.  There is a lot of beauty to cars, both internally and externally, but I don't see how stock car racing is exciting at all.  Drive fast and turn left.  Whopdeedo!
1060806
k..let me get on my box for a second. \nyes, i'm getting very annoyed with a lot of things, including fellow nascar fans. \nthe haters/basher will always be there. oh well, their loss. they are missing out on a great thing. i am amused that they find it in their time to deal with something they claim to hate so much.. personally, i have better things to do with my time than focus on something i do not enjoy. to me, it's easier to let it slide off my back then to get annoyed with it. they have no impact on my life and i can watch my tv or sit at a track w/o their approval so i can happily go aklong my merrily nascar way.  however, you have to look at what some fans are putting out there to the public. i say some, b/c i know there are still some TRUE fans out there.\n\nfirst, let's get something straight: nascar is about racing. it's not about sex. so can we please of the love of all things holy in racing stop throwing underwear at driver's like jr or kasey kahne. yeah, we got it..some people think they are easy on the eyes. pretty does not pay the bills unless you are dancing on tables. driver are drivers. they are there for the talent and the sport. let's stop demeaning them like a freakin' piece of grade a meat. now, as i said, yes, there are some that are easy on the eyes. i lvoe tony, i think he's gorgeous, but if he could drive a car i wouldn't hae one piece of #20 gear.. if fans put it out there like it's all about something so shallow people will take that and use it.\n\nsecond things are getting just ugly inside the sport. personally, i'm getting really extremely tired of everyne being ridiculous about the rivalries. i mean, yes, there are rivaliries and you can bag on other driver's a bit..but in the past years it has gotten to the extreme. it's gone from my driver can outdriver you driver.. to your driver is a lying cheating, homesexual, whinng scumbag..and it's just not nescessary. \npeople just can't admit when they are outraced, and it's irritating. i mean when someone besides their driver wins it becomes a matter of cheating an blah blah blah.. how about you just admit that you got outraced on that one. every driver would rather win against the best and have it be considered as a good win b/c they truly outraced.. and every driver would rather lose to a good driver than one who just got lucky. \nit's getting really disgusting that people are like wishing harm, actual bodily harm on other driver's..Now that's just plain sick and wrong.\nseriously, my two favorite driver's are probably on the top of the hate list..so i've gotten used to it over the years..but i still think it's gone way overboard and really makes me want to be escorted out of the tracks in handcuffs. i mean some people just need their stupidy stuffed right down their throats sideways.. \n\nnow we take all that and put it out there for the non nascar people to view and what do you think thy are going to take from it?? it's all about representing things better. \nk i will jump off my box now..thanks.
1166744
yeah, they probably would.. nascar haters don't get us or the sport.. ahh well, sucks to be them.. hate it for them. my life is good. i enjoy my sport, and i give a yawn if someone hates the sport i love. i don't really enjoy wwe, but i don't wish death upon their fans..and really, if people got nothing better to do than bag on a sport  that has gone far above proving it's success and popularity than yeah, i suppose they need to move on, cuz we ain't goin' nowhere..