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Nascar boss: The sport is ‘stronger than ever’ despite falling viewership – CNBC
Ahead of Sunday’s big Daytona 500, racing legend Roger Penske dismissed claims that his sport is faltering. “I see the sport as stronger than ever from a competitive standpoint,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” As the Nascar season kicks off at Daytona 500, new questions have emerged about the state of stock car racing as both viewership numbers and admissions are seeing major declines. Nascar’s television viewership…
NASCAR Is Ruining Stock Car Racing, One Rule Change At A Time – The Federalist
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal published an article examining the slide in NASCAR’s popularity. The piece highlighted several factors explaining why stock car racing has yet to recover from the slump caused by the 2008-09 economic crash: A less affluent audience base than other major sports; conflicts between track owners, racing teams, and the sport’s governing body; and power struggles among NASCAR executives. But to this longtime auto racing…
Why cities are increasingly reluctant to host the Olympics – Washington Post
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LaJoie, Kennington race way into Daytona 500 field – Nascar
LaJoie finished 18th in the first of two Can-Am Duel races, emerging as one of the four drivers for non-chartered teams not already qualified for the 500. Kennington was 15th in the nightcap, taking the final transfer spot by half a car-length. Brendan Gaughan and Elliott Sadler, both full-time NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers with one-off Daytona 500 rides, previously clinched berths in Sunday’s Coors Light Pole Qualifying as the two…
NASCAR: Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin win Daytona duel qualifying races – Charlotte Observer
Monster Energy Can-Am Duel Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles Duel 1 1. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 60. 2. (12) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 60. 3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 60. 4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 60. 5. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 60. 6. (10) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 60. 7. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 60. 8. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 60. 9. (9) Joey…
New-look NASCAR: Will recent changes improve the sport? Time to find out. – Charlotte Observer
NASCAR has made a series of changes for the 2017 season ranging from a new top-series sponsor to how the cars are set up to race. It’s a continuing effort to reverse a trend that has seen the sport’s profile dip in recent years, with television ratings and attendance in a steady decline. With the season set to begin in Sunday’s Daytona 500, it’s worth looking at what’s changed –…
Olympics in crisis mode as only 2 cities vie to host 2024 summer games – The Denver Post
From Athens to Sochi and on to Rio, stadiums and arenas in varying stages of decay are symbols of the crisis facing the International Olympic Committee. Budapest’s decision on Wednesday to withdraw its bid for the 2024 summer games leaves just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — competing to play host to sport’s biggest event. The decision by the Hungarian capital came after thousands signed a petition urging…
Drivers thrilled to be a part of ‘Cars 3’ – Nascar
BUY TICKETS: See the Daytona 500 live! RELATED: Cars 3 gears up for season-long ride with NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Even though Daniel Suarez enjoys a degree of celebrity status as a driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, he couldn’t help but be a little starstruck, himself, Thursday morning. “You guys have no idea how happy I am to be side-by-side with this car right now,” Suarez…
The Cycling World Is In An Uproar Over A Nasty, Mysterious Injury – Deadspin
The professional cycling peloton is currently wrapping up its preseason at the Abu Dhabi Tour, the last of the Middle East races. The first cobbled classic of the season takes place this weekend, but for now, the best sprinters in the world are enjoying the warm temperatures and flat roads of the United Arab Emirates one last time. Advertisement Marcel Kittel dominated the Dubai Tour, but British superstar Mark Cavendish…
South Korea, Next Olympics Host, Went Shopping in North America to Build Its Hockey Teams – New York Times
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We asked NASCAR drivers the awkward question that everyone wants to know – For The Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR drivers spend days leading up to races – especially one as important and long as the Daytona 500 – making sure they’re properly hydrated to race for hours in 130-degree heat inside the car. But with all those liquids comes a familiar feeling: “When ya gotta go ya gotta go,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. once tweeted. “@SeanLawver48: @DaleJr How many times a year do you go…
Olympics in ‘Crisis’ as Just Two Cities Vie to Host Summer Games – Bloomberg
From Athens to Sochi and on to Rio, stadiums and arenas in varying stages of decay are symbols of the crisis facing the International Olympic Committee. Budapest’s decision on Wednesday to withdraw its bid for the 2024 summer games leaves just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — competing to play host to sport’s biggest event. The decision by the Hungarian capital came after thousands signed a petition urging…
What a Mexican-born NASCAR driver thinks of Donald Trump’s proposed wall – For The Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As a native of Mexico, rookie Daniel Suárez has had a lot of firsts in NASCAR. Two years ago, he became the first driver of Latino descent to race full-time in the XFINITY Series, then the first Mexican-born driver to win a race in the series and, at the end of the 2016 season when he claimed the XFINITY Series championship, he was the first foreign-born…
‘Cars 3,’ slated for summer release, to feature 12 NASCAR personalities – ESPN
12:31 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniel Suarez had a pillow he slept on as a teenager. It had the image of the “Cars” movie character Lightning McQueen on it. Now 25 years old, the Mexican driver will get to share the screen with one of his boyhood idols. Danny Swervez will be his name. NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez, who describes…
Olympics in ‘Crisis’ as Just Two Cities Vie to Host Summer Games – Bloomberg
From Athens to Sochi and on to Rio, stadiums and arenas in varying stages of decay are symbols of the crisis facing the International Olympic Committee. Budapest’s decision on Wednesday to withdraw its bid for the 2024 summer games leaves just two cities — Los Angeles and Paris — competing to play host to sport’s biggest event. The decision by the Hungarian capital came after thousands signed a petition urging…
What a Mexican-born NASCAR driver thinks of Donald Trump’s proposed wall – For The Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As a native of Mexico, rookie Daniel Suárez has had a lot of firsts in NASCAR. Two years ago, he became the first driver of Latino descent to race full-time in the XFINITY Series, then the first Mexican-born driver to win a race in the series and, at the end of the 2016 season when he claimed the XFINITY Series championship, he was the first foreign-born…
NASCAR facing speed bumps — falling attendance and revenues – CBS News
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ever since its birth on Daytona Beach in 1948, NASCAR has for decades been one of the most thrilling, unpredictable and dangerous sports Americans love to watch. But enthusiasm for the sport has been sputtering in recent years and now NASCAR is facing record declines. In 2004, 8 million people tuned in to NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series. Last year, only 4.6 million did, a decrease of…
‘We created an ugly incident’: Soccer team apologizes after players given two-year ban – Washington Post
For 89 minutes on Sunday, Long An and Ho Chi Minh City played a great game of soccer. The match was especially exciting for Long An, the underdog in Vietnam’s top-flight league. With the score level at 2-2, the bottom-ranked team looked like it would take home a point for a draw against their big-city rivals. But then the 90th minute happened and everything fell apart. One of Long An’s…
Budapest Withdraws Bid to Host 2024 Summer Olympics – New York Times
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NASCAR spinning out of control, Wall Street Journal article says – Charlotte Observer
On its front page Wednesday, the nation’s largest newspaper by circulation said NASCAR’s problems “seem to have spun out of control.” “Long a Cultural Icon, NASCAR Hits the Skids,” reads the headline on the article in The Wall Street Journal. One of the article’s two writers, Tripp Mickle, graduated from Myers Park High in Charlotte. The article says NASCAR’s largely working class and white fan base is aging and was…
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