NASCAR math
An unusually feisty David Poole takes on NASCAR and declares that their claim of 75 million fans is, ah, a wee bit overstated.
The reporter Poole cites in the fourth graf of his column? That would be Dustin Long.
The idea that NASCAR overstates its numbers isn't exactly a new concept. "Sunday Money" author Jeff MacGregor tackled it in his book last year. And when ISC bought Martinsville Speedway in 2004, the old owners made about 30,000 seats vanish. (Scroll down to "So...how many seats does Martinsville have?" entry.
And Diecast Dude, who was at the race, said the place looked pretty full.
Speaking of numbers, remind me to post something on NASCAR's new stats. More numbers - ack!