[EchoMirage]

there wouldnt be much racing, ANY racing on american tv if it wasnt for NASCAR. this is where all american racing started. its one of the few forms of racing that is at least somewhat all-american, save for toyotas abortion. no other form of racing lets the fans get so close, right up to the pits, the drivers, everything. i just watched the start of the F1 race now, and saw how massa blew off the speed channel reporter, how hes 'not allowed' to talk to anyone before a race. what kind of **** is that? ANY NASCAR driver will talk to any fox or speed reporter, at any time. in F1, the winning drivers have to run into the main office, forbidden to say a word to anyone. in NASCAR, the first words spoken by the winner are broadcast right 1st by fox or speed. now i do like other forms of racing, ill watch about anything, but how dare someone knock the only american form of racing we have left. there wouldnt BE any alms on tv if it wasnt for NASCAR. are you forgetting how huge the 24hrs at daytona was a few years ago, soley because of the half dozen NASCAR drivers in the race?? Dale Earnhardt alone brought an enourmous fan base with him that watched the race. its the first 24hr race i ever watched, and ever since NASCAR drivers have been competing in it, THEIR viewership has been up.