Even though NASCAR considers itself to be the most popular of all the various sanctions in the USA. They still have not recovered from the loss of Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and the 2008 Recession. Just check the empty seats every weekend at those tracks around the country where they compete.
Some fans think that Stage1 to Stage 3 is one of the reasons. That was designed by former NASCAR CEO Brian France who got dumped due to have problems with controlled substances when he was pulled over by the police on Long Island .
A former sports announcer said that NASCAR was trying to realign the club by copying the NFL. Obviously, it hasn’t worked.
I can remember when you could not buy a ticket for the Cup Series at just about every track hosting the top division. The question is will NASCAR ever recover? It wasn’t long ago that we read that NASCAR authorized Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the long-standing family ownership club! As of early November, we have not heard or read about a possible suitor for the NASCAR operation. It will interesting to see what happens to NASCAR in the future