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GM To Cut NASCAR Spending - Will The Series Survive?

Agent009 submitted on 6/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:07:32 AM

10 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: www.mlive.com

General Motors is planning to cut back on its support of NASCAR teams in all of the sanctioning body's professional series.

Chevrolet spokesman Terry Rhadigan says GM, which is reorganizing through bankruptcy, is discussing what he described as incremental cutbacks in support. He says cuts will be made soon and that the discussions are "indeed NASCAR-wide."



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GM To Cut NASCAR Spending - Will The Series Survive?

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carguy68

yes! its not all about General Mess

— carguy68 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/15/2009 11:26:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

SteedPub

Who cares. NASCAR has become nothing more than a theatric, scripted reality show like Survivor or Biggest Looser. Maybe more like Real World with overstated product placement and no gay people.

None the less...........give me racing with REAL cars and REAL competition.

— SteedPub (View Profile)

Posted on 6/15/2009 12:26:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

toolatetorace

.... and that can be found , where ?

— toolatetorace (View Profile)

Posted on 6/15/2009 9:34:43 PM | | Votes: 0   

100octane

24H or VLN @ nürburgring

one of many examples

— 100octane (View Profile)

Posted on 6/16/2009 7:42:40 AM | | Votes: 1   

Inline6

Why is it the first thing that comes t mind when someone puts a pic up of NASCAR is crashes? have you ever noticed that NASCAR highlights it's crashes in their commericals, where every other form car racing highlights "actual racing". Is it because NASCAR wants to go with the "everybody stops and looks at a trainwreck" formula? Crashes are not cool...but it underscores the fact that NASCAR could give a damn about driver safety, only the money that is generated. Hell, the cars only cost $80,000.

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Posted on 6/15/2009 3:34:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

thstone

Yes, NASCAR will survive and continue to grow. Sprint Cup will remain pretty much what it is now. Hardest hit will be the Nationwide series since the Truck series has already (d)evolved into pretty much a rent-a-ride program.

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Posted on 6/15/2009 5:16:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

tango

I cannot wait until the day when I get up out of my bed, turn on the news and not see that damn garbage plastered on the screens of Speedchannel...or should I call it NASCAR Channel? What a crock of shit. I wish GM's budget in it would be ZERO.

— tango (View Profile)

Posted on 6/16/2009 2:37:10 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

wins555

A proper race should be with twists and turns in both directions!

— wins555 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/16/2009 9:08:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

sector

human race has evolved... NASCAR should too

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 6/16/2009 1:20:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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