MEDIA: Town Folk Ain't Happy With NASCAR HoF Poor Attendance
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 02:06 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: Ninety-days into operation, tix off by 50%, tourist season ending, honeymoon is over. Like whistling past a graveyard officials won't admit if low-tix sales continue [it] might be a $200mm 'taxpayer liability' graveyard. Sell it now to ISC, it's funding Kansas casino, why not museum?
www.thatsracin.com/2010/08/16/44011/change-of-seasons-could-widen.html
MEDIA: Sponsors Want Their Money's Worth Particularly Naming Rights
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 11:19 AM EDT
Z-VIEW: Months ago a memo circulated GM's marketing dept., henceforth no more referencing the brand as 'Chevy', it's Chevrolet. Now, O'Reilly Auto Parts, having paid $mms for naming rights, wants ORP not to use the acronym in marketing or media efforts, use O'Reilly Raceway Park.
www.ibj.com/the-score/2010/08/24/oreilly-auto-parts-wants-to-kill-or...71
NASCAR: Incompetent 'Track Management' Rewarded Purses Cut Again
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 01:57 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: Second consecutive year, 2011 Nationwide series purse will be reduced 20%. They say it's designed to make hosting the series a 'more' profitable proposition for tracks. More like, ensuring NASCAR's profit. Once again teams that make it all possible are made to pay.
nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/2010/news/headlines/bg/08/21...1/
MEDIA: Nine Markets Broadcast Football Over Bristol. Wassup?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 11:11 AM EDT
Z-VIEW: Houston and Detroit among nine where local ABC affiliates opted to broadcast "pre-season" football over NASCAR, not good. But Richmond VA, that's really not good. NASCAR has yet to comment but rest assured they're speaking with broadcast executives, and troubled sponsors this morning.
dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2010/08/abc-updates-on-sprint-cup-series-fro...ml
MEDIA: Probably Equivalent To Pitching A No-Hitter Busch Tri-umphant!
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 01:06 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: If NASCAR needed a compelling storyline, something for the history books, Kyle Busch handed it to 'em by accomplishing what's never been done since the trucks debuted in the mid-90s, and unlikely to happen again--unless Busch is in the hunt. Congrats Rowdy.
nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-kyle-busch-wins-third-at-bristol
MEDIA: 2011 Will Be All About The Show And Selling Seats
Saturday, August 21st, 2010 07:08 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: With great fanfare, streamed live from the House-of-Blues in Dallas, Texas Motorspeedway announced plans for a double header IRL event and rolled out the headliners. Billed as getting back to its open-wheel roots, but is it really or merely a show to sell seats?
nationalspeedsportnews.com/node.php?tag=13&id=5317
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 02:06 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: Ninety-days into operation, tix off by 50%, tourist season ending, honeymoon is over. Like whistling past a graveyard officials won't admit if low-tix sales continue [it] might be a $200mm 'taxpayer liability' graveyard. Sell it now to ISC, it's funding Kansas casino, why not museum?
www.thatsracin.com/2010/08/16/44011/change-of-seasons-could-widen.html
MEDIA: Sponsors Want Their Money's Worth Particularly Naming Rights
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 11:19 AM EDT
Z-VIEW: Months ago a memo circulated GM's marketing dept., henceforth no more referencing the brand as 'Chevy', it's Chevrolet. Now, O'Reilly Auto Parts, having paid $mms for naming rights, wants ORP not to use the acronym in marketing or media efforts, use O'Reilly Raceway Park.
www.ibj.com/the-score/2010/08/24/oreilly-auto-parts-wants-to-kill-or...71
NASCAR: Incompetent 'Track Management' Rewarded Purses Cut Again
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 01:57 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: Second consecutive year, 2011 Nationwide series purse will be reduced 20%. They say it's designed to make hosting the series a 'more' profitable proposition for tracks. More like, ensuring NASCAR's profit. Once again teams that make it all possible are made to pay.
nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/2010/news/headlines/bg/08/21...1/
MEDIA: Nine Markets Broadcast Football Over Bristol. Wassup?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 11:11 AM EDT
Z-VIEW: Houston and Detroit among nine where local ABC affiliates opted to broadcast "pre-season" football over NASCAR, not good. But Richmond VA, that's really not good. NASCAR has yet to comment but rest assured they're speaking with broadcast executives, and troubled sponsors this morning.
dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2010/08/abc-updates-on-sprint-cup-series-fro...ml
MEDIA: Probably Equivalent To Pitching A No-Hitter Busch Tri-umphant!
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 01:06 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: If NASCAR needed a compelling storyline, something for the history books, Kyle Busch handed it to 'em by accomplishing what's never been done since the trucks debuted in the mid-90s, and unlikely to happen again--unless Busch is in the hunt. Congrats Rowdy.
nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-kyle-busch-wins-third-at-bristol
MEDIA: 2011 Will Be All About The Show And Selling Seats
Saturday, August 21st, 2010 07:08 PM EDT
Z-VIEW: With great fanfare, streamed live from the House-of-Blues in Dallas, Texas Motorspeedway announced plans for a double header IRL event and rolled out the headliners. Billed as getting back to its open-wheel roots, but is it really or merely a show to sell seats?
nationalspeedsportnews.com/node.php?tag=13&id=5317
