Bruton Smith

[jabba19]

isn't that Kentucky track in the middle of nowhere?

Pretty much, but right off of Interstate 71 and not far from the Markland Dam bridge on the Ohio River.

[aaron5572]

Pretty much, but right off of Interstate 71 and not far from the Markland Dam bridge on the Ohio River.

that's what I thought. Certainly can't help attendance.

[KevMcNJ]

Ever seen where Bristol Tennessee, Long Pond, PA or Louden, NH sit on the map?

[ambig88]

that's what I thought. Certainly can't help attendance.

It doesn't seem to hurt Eldora.

[Neshaminy]

They have to be in the midst of nowhere, or they will be a housing development in a decade......see Ontario, Riverside, Langhorne, Trenton......among others

[Sweaty Teddy]

He also says NASCAR needs to have mandatory cautions to create more excitement. In other words, he's not an expert on racing. He's a promoter. Take whatever he says with a grain of salt.

I'm all for NASCAR giving this concept a try. It worked really well at the Brickyard 400 a few years ago...

[Neshaminy]

I'm all for NASCAR giving this concept a try. It worked really well at the Brickyard 400 a few years ago...

Thank you, thank you......my second belly laugh of the day here........seriously, I'm laughing because it was so painful to watch......but no way I couldn't laugh at it. Why didn't Bruton laser grind his race tracks after that? I would have been glorious, eh Brute?

[HunterG]

I was there, and I would say the attendance was more like 85-90%.

[ndcrs]

As someone who was at Kentucky last night, there were enough in attendance to pay the bills. There is no question this race will be back next year, unlike other racing series that run at SMI tracks.

just curious, how much is a nascar sanction fee for nationwide and for cup?

[Jakester]

Per Speed article of Jan 2012
http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cu...r-track-terms/

Dover purse and sanction fees for 2012 are $6.236 million for its Sprint Cup race in June and $5.567 million for September. However....

The NASCAR television revenues are split three ways – 65 percent to tracks, 25 percent to competitors through the purse and 10 percent to NASCAR. Tracks actually get 90 percent of the television revenue and then the competitor allotment is included in the track’s contribution to the purse.
Not including what it gets from the NASCAR television contract, Dover is paying approximately $2.46 million in purse and sanction fees for its June race and $2.44 million for its September race. Its contributions are virtually flat – up about $11,000 for the year when compared with 2011.
The actual sanction fee that goes directly to NASCAR is not disclosed in Dover’s documents filed with the SEC, just what it pays combined for purse and sanction fees

One other tidbit from an economic analysis article:

This article discusses the economic structure and development of NASCAR stock car
racing, a sport that has grown dramatically in the past decade or so. Our analysis indicates that
NASCAR keeps its fees to host tracks low and the share of broadcast revenue to these tracks
high in order to provide a strong incentive for tracks to act in the best interests of NASCAR by
ensuring successful and well-run events. This fee structure makes track ownership particularly
attractive to NASCAR, which has come, through its common ownership of NASCAR and ISC,
to own a share of the tracks that host NASCAR’s Cup events.

http://www.econgroup.com/pdf/The_Eco..._of_NASCAR.pdf

[flatlander_48]

Anyone catch these gems From Bruton Smith on twitter? He says that the relationship with IndyCar is strained because the leaders (Randy & co.) listen to the drivers and owners too much, which is probably true. He also goes onto say that he doesn't care if IndyCar comes back to Texas and says Gossage probably doesn't care either. Not only that but he says IndyCar needs new leadership and cars (didn't we just get new cars?)

IndyCar and their luck is just unbelievable sometimes. Anyone care to read into this?

Bruton:

Smokin' that stuff will make you hurt yourself...