Daytona 500 = One Long Ad
I’ve started watching the NASCAR Daytona 500, and it kind of sucks. It has a couple of major detractions. First it’s to long. It should be cut together to show only the good parts, crashes, the end, and anytime Jeff Gordon gets passed. In some ways, its exactly like basketball, you only need to watch the last two minutes, everything before that doesn’t matter.
The other thing, it has way too many commercials. In my estimation, 250 laps are televised, 250 laps are commercials. It seems that all the good action happens during the commercial.
NASCAR is just a money whore; every square inch is an advertisement. What happened to “run what ya’ brung” on the beach?
I need to add, any so-called sport that ends under caution isn’t a sport. I’ve never seen a basetball game, a football game, or any other games end under caution.
Actually, I believe you a see baseball games get called because of rain after the 5th inning many times, football games shortened because of weather also… same thing as ending under caution.. AT LEAST it ended & didnt get cut short..
Steve, your right, baseball can end early, which has always been about money not the game. It’s too expensive to try and finish games the next day. It’s too bad that things arn’t played out, how hard would it be?
[...] On Feb 18, 2006, Southern California native Jimmie Johnson won the season opener at the Daytona 500. He will look for back to back wins as he comes home to Southern California for the Auto club 500. Johnson’s first ever win came at the California Speedway in 2002. Other former winners including Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin will be also be aiming for a spot in the Gatorade Victory Lane. “All signs point to fun this weekend in Fontana as NASCAR comes to Southern California.” – Jeremy [...]