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Sorry guys, but I disagree that the Homestead race was entertaining. That was a mostly boring race and completely typical of Homestead. The boredom is why the race isn't the championship race anymore. Nothing happens there without a caution being involved! I was actually glad it didn't have a caution for the last hour. Just get it over with and prepare for Vegas. BUT, this has been a great start to the 2021 season and I'm loving it! I still wouldn't call this the "greatest season ever" like FOX and NASCAR are advertising it to be, but it's been really fun to watch overall. "Greatest season" can't be determined until the end of the season. But I'm semi-patiently awaiting the Bristol dirt-race and all the new road course races. That's where it will get really fun again.

YEP! What Spaz said.  I was so ready for the Homestead race to be over that by the time it ended I barely watched the finish and already turned the channel before they finished their burning their tires.  The first two races were really good, but this one wasn't.  It will take a lot more races like the first two to make this the best season ever, and I'm not sure any would be better than the ones I enjoyed in the 90's.

I would still like to attend a NASCAR race at some point, but the closest is Kansas and I don't get too excited at those races.  I would love to see a race at Bristol, Daytona or Talledega.

Im still just hyped for bristol dirt

I know hype can be a bad thing but I just have this feeling it's gonna be great

Just the sheer amount of variety in this year's schedule is making me excited 

In a way, when NASCAR was reaching the peak of it's popularity in the late '90s

The anti-Tobacco rules (locked out sponsors), other sponsors dropping out also

Word of the "Car of the Future" etc

Then 2001 and the entry of FOX sports, forcing sponsors to pay the network to

mention/show cars, the only driver who bucked Fox was DE.....

Then the end of Daytona and Nascar popularity has been on the downturn for

the last 20 years....

Wasn't Nascar's peak like in 2005 or something though 

Wasn't Nascar's peak like in 2005 or something though

Not in the area/circle I ran in...

Following is just my opinion, arrived from observations....

There was an increase in Millennials for a bit

(the time before Smart Phones ruled the world)...

A number of people hated Fox's broadcasts,

people complained about the scroll for the driver position,

Fox's dissing of lifelong fans, to get the urban 20 something crowd

(viewers complained on Fox's Racing Board about things, Fox mostly

ignored them, then just up and closed the site)....

Fox just highlighted that NASCAR moved from Competition to Entertainment,

like NFL and NBA had done several years before.....

If you viewed NASCAR.com over the years, the site just keeps getting less and

less user friendly (couldn't have helped after their popularity started falling off)...

I sort of get where you're coming from

But man I would love the scrolling running order to come back

Same here I am in 7 Nascar pools each year. And follow all my drivers thru the races. As for the decline of Nascar most of it can be blamed on outside entities. The biggest complaint I hear is the price to go to a race. Hotel costs, Food costs and Admission. Souveneirs etc. Which has nothing to do with NASCAR. I myself Like the stage racing. Stops some real boring races from getting worse. I love the fact there is no practise right now. You drive for million dollar companies and each has Sims. If you can get your setup right , Or compensate by being a good driver why are you out there. MInd you I am a Racing fan . My biggest problem with Fox was lettign DW go. MIke and Jeff are boring to listen to. Plus the fact that Jeff talks about Hendrick 90% of the time. Bowyer is another DW he is there cause he is a fan of racing. He makes it more exciting to watch.

Love Bowyer's attitude, but how long before he becomes accustomed to being in the booth

and gives into the PC crowd....

They did it a few times late last season, the win Bowyer's Money for the

end of Stage Two... Is it something to draw viewers or something for the regular fans....

Bit of both, But new fans arent really going to answer some of the questions cause they won't be familiar for a bit, Till they watch a few.