France speaks
Brian France went on the radio with the Big Dog today. He hits all the topics you'd figure he'd hit - Car of Tomorrow, TV ratings, debris cautions ("we have to err on the side of caution, no pun intended"), sponsor conflicts, etc.
The one thing in there that wasn't completely obvious or predictable came at the end, when France was talking about the future of the Busch-for-now-but-Your-Name-Could-Be-Here Series: As we debate this internally all the time somebody’s quick to tell me it’s the #2 motorsport in the country.
Which I guess it might be. I suspect Busch might outdraw IRL in fan interest and TV ratings. (I probably should check, but I'm on deadline.) Champ Car and F1 aren't really on the radar. World Rally would be if it had a U.S. TV deal, but it doesn't.
So is Busch really the nation's No. 2 motorsport? Or am I falling for the NASCAR spin?
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Well... what else is there to challenge Busch? Not the IRL, not Champ Car, not F1 (in the US), not ALMS, not GrandAm. Although I do support the IRL and GrandAm series, they're still far behind Busch in terms of recognition, marketing, etc.
Posted on March 22, 2007 12:17 AM