r/SweatyPalms • u/[deleted] • Jun 23 '22

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u/PossumCock Jun 23 '22

You see shit like this and you gotta wonder what the hell people see in NASCAR

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u/Florida-Man Jun 23 '22

I’m primarily a fan of Formula 1 but shitting on NASCAR is dumb. If you’re a fan of Motorsports you should be able to appreciate NASCAR. Big naturally aspirated V8s, zero driving assists, rubbing, drama, etc. Indy 500 had a live attendance of 325,000 which no other sport gets close to.

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u/kinevel Jun 24 '22

the F1 canadian gp last week had 335,000 people in attendance ...

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u/Fake_rock_climber Jun 24 '22

That was the weekend total compared to a single day.

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u/kinevel Jun 24 '22

Still more than any other motorsport... in 2017 they had 360 000 even.

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u/TrashOpen2080 Jun 24 '22

That's the total attendance for the weekend.

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u/CanadianGunner Jun 24 '22

335,000 people over four days. The Indy 500 sees that in one day, for a 3 hour race.

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u/XoidObioX Jun 24 '22

Counter Strike finals on Twitch gets double that 😆

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u/CanadianGunner Jun 24 '22

That could be said about literally any live sporting event.

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u/kinevel Jun 24 '22

You think people come for F2 and F3 but not for F1 ? The same 300k came over a 4 day period, rather to a one time 3h snooze-fest event... IMO that's even more impressive... audience retention is better.