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Dudley Henriques wrote:



The U.S. women's soccer team has managed to create some new interest in
soccer within the United States. Perhaps it will remain for awhile.

It was a tiny blip of interest. They started a womens pro soccer league
and it has already folded. Soccer will not ever be a spectator sport in
the US. Ever.

Is this true? Do NASCAR attendances really exceed those of football
(soccer)?

I have no way to verify that -- it's just what the media has been spouting.

I suppose it's not surprising, since a single race can have several hundred
thousand "fans" in attendance.
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Iowa City, IA
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:40p_c.102614$9d6.102101@attbi_s54...
Is this true? Do NASCAR attendances really exceed those of football
(soccer)?

I have no way to verify that -- it's just what the media has been
spouting.

I suppose it's not surprising, since a single race can have several
hundred
thousand "fans" in attendance.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



Jay, I checked the NASCAR site
(http://www.nascar.com/2004/promos/20...world_drivers/) and I can
only see them claiming to be the US's top spectator sport. I'll buy that -
like you, I have no way to verify it.

However, I can't believe it's the *world's* top spectator sport:
football/soccer must pull in many more, whether on TV or at the stadiums.

"Mike" wrote

Jay, I checked the NASCAR site
(http://www.nascar.com/2004/promos/20...world_drivers/) and I
can
only see them claiming to be the US's top spectator sport. I'll buy
that -
like you, I have no way to verify it.

However, I can't believe it's the *world's* top spectator sport:
football/soccer must pull in many more, whether on TV or at the stadiums.



Figures lie, and liars figure. With that in mind, they could claim to be
the #1 spectator sport, on the basis of # of fans per event, viewing it.
That could be justified. Also, given the fact that fans throughout the
country view the same NASCAR event at one time via TV, while other sports'
fans are viewing their individual local games, would also stack stats in
their favor...
--
Jim in NC

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:40p_c.102614$9d6.102101@attbi_s54...
Is this true? Do NASCAR attendances really exceed those of football
(soccer)?

I have no way to verify that -- it's just what the media has been
spouting.

I suppose it's not surprising, since a single race can have several
hundred
thousand "fans" in attendance.
--
Jay Honeck

The media out here in SoCal are claiming that the weekend's
attendance at the Fontana Raceway will exceed the count at three NFL Super
Bowls.

According to:
http://netscape.nascar.com/2004/news...30/california/
"92,000 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity of California
Speedway. "

The actual count is 92,109 according to the Speedway officials, but hey.....

Oh, I should also point out that is the number of seats in the
grandstands -- it does not include all the RVs parked around the infield.

"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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According to:
http://netscape.nascar.com/2004/news...30/california/
"92,000 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity of California
Speedway. "

The actual count is 92,109 according to the Speedway officials, but
hey.....

Oh, I should also point out that is the number of seats in the
grandstands -- it does not include all the RVs parked around the infield.



Texas Motor Speedway has a total capacity of 204,861. The actual seating
capacity is 154,861 and the infield capacity is 53,000.
http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/sp...trackspecs.asp

If I remember correctly, TMS has sold out *every* NASCAR event to date. They
have finally received a second NASCAR date, so now I bet they sell out 2
races per year!

Go Dale Jr!!!


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Casey Wilson wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:40p_c.102614$9d6.102101@attbi_s54...

Is this true? Do NASCAR attendances really exceed those of football
(soccer)?

I have no way to verify that -- it's just what the media has been

spouting.

I suppose it's not surprising, since a single race can have several

hundred

thousand "fans" in attendance.
--
Jay Honeck


The media out here in SoCal are claiming that the weekend's
attendance at the Fontana Raceway will exceed the count at three NFL Super
Bowls.

According to:
http://netscape.nascar.com/2004/news...30/california/
"92,000 -- The announced grandstand seating capacity of California
Speedway. "

The actual count is 92,109 according to the Speedway officials, but hey.....

Oh, I should also point out that is the number of seats in the
grandstands -- it does not include all the RVs parked around the infield.


A NASCAR race gets more than any ONE footbal game. But more spectators
than the NFL on any weekend? Not in a million years.

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 21:41:52 GMT, Casey Wilson wrote:


The media out here in SoCal are claiming that the weekend's
attendance at the Fontana Raceway will exceed the count at three NFL Super
Bowls.


and then this is still 'only' in the US. There is more to the globe than
the US. :-)
Cricket comes to mind .... AFAIK this is a very popular sport in Great
Britain and all over their former colonies (read: India, Australia, ...).

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