most people i know that live in the city that i live in they don't know what nascar is but if you go to dallas or nashville everyone you meet knows what nascar is mostly. and is fans of jr. or gordan.
2007-01-22 14:18:17 · 38 answers · asked by ? 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
I live in South Texas and there are a lot of Nascar fans. All of my family loves Nascar!!!! We are Dale Jr. fans!!!!
2007-01-22 14:54:05 · answer #1 · answered by d3midway semi-retired 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
It's because Nascar got started in the south with the rednecks making moonshine, they needed drivers who could outdo the law, then came the France family. But I now live in Fl. but moved here from Mass. and when I lived there, I watched Nascar, and some of the drivers as well are from all areas of the country now. Canada has Cascar, but are trying to get Nascar up there to run a race, never happen, So not all who watch Nascar are "rednecks" as you think. As far as Texas and Tenn., think about it, the LaBonte's from Texas, and Darrell and Mike Waltrip are from Kentucky, most of your driver's are southern, but watch and see how much that changes, and the people you know seem to just be on a bandwagon with two good drivers.
2007-01-22 15:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stereotype of the American racefan.If the redneck(of which I am a card carring member) or hillbilly title were true then the races in Chicago,Las Vegas,California,lesser at Kansas ,Michigan,New Hampshire,Long Pond would not take place and NASCAR would be limited to the rural South.
But it is the White Collar of the Wall street world that is taking hold of the racing and out pricing it to most of the country.
Yes the roots of stockcar racing is in the south with it's good ole boy(and girl) following but our southern tracks are being stolen and preppy venues are being added.
Racing was real til they paved the track.But when they paved the track the road was paved as well and the racing went coast to coast.
As far as the fan base goes the wall Street types looked for a GQ type person thus the Gordens or Khanes,and Junior,were a natural for the younger set.
2007-01-23 00:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by blakree 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well...I'm not a redneck nor a hilbilly...I'm a African-American young woman but I love Nascar.
I think that mostly southerners love Nascar because it is a sport that is from our part of the country. It's roots are part of ours. The drivers come from similar backgrounds as we do.
Also..Nascar just isn't a sport to us...IT'S A LIFESTYLE! When we attend the races we go there for days, not just on race day. We get our campers and our family and friends and camp out in the area where they let us. We get together and talk about what's going on with our drivers and teams, etc.
2007-01-23 00:51:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We are just cool like that haha. No, it is probably because of the roots, you know, where NASCAR actually started. I reckon that it must've started out in the country around small towns and lots of farmland. And I guess it just grows into the culture in those areas and people from those areas become NASCAR fans. Nowadays it is spreading around, but the heart of NASCAR will always lie in the places where it started.
2007-01-23 10:16:12 · answer #5 · answered by sweetpanther08 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause everyone associated nascar from the south, and people think that rednecks and hillbillies come from the south, most people think that it is stupid to watch cars go into a circle, the reason why they hate it is that they know nothing about it, i am a big fan of nascar, and i am from the dakotas, and there are people here that are your die hard fans and others who could care less
2007-01-23 07:11:30 · answer #6 · answered by timbird00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People of allwalks of life love nascar, it's not just us rednecks. But Ibelieve us blue collar folks are the mass majority of the fans. Now let's all get ready to watch Tony Stewart win the Daytona 500! Go Smoke!!!
2007-01-22 23:32:24 · answer #7 · answered by Big Rick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I must be a Puertorican Hillbilly then because I have loved NASCAR for many many years, and I can tell you for a fact that there are a lot more minorities involved in NASCAR than what people believe. Yes it is mostly watched and followed by Southeners but it has trascended certain boundaries and it is followed all over the world.
2007-01-22 14:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Tunka 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We have the brains that it takes to understand NASCAR. A lot of people see 43 guys driving in a circle. We see wrecks and a reason to drink lots of beer.
Just joking on that last part. I love NASCAR, and I'm a Dixie girl. Don't have a favorite driver, I watch for the wrecks.
2007-01-23 06:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by tinkerbell24 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think u have to be a redneck or a hillbilly, i am, but if u like fast cars, or people crashin into each other, or loud noises, or being drunk and watchin cars go in circles then u like nascar. but it orginated from the south and southerns are usually rednecks and hillbillys so thats why most of them go. look at it this way its a place to go w/your family and friends, to party and get drunk, and to be in one of the greatest atmosphere in the world. thousands of normal working people just like u are there for fun. but dont think that rich or city people dont go. b/c at the texas motor speedway a couple of years back chuck norris came. alot of famous people come to sit in the suites, and enjoy a good ol time. and by the way alot of people just pick the drivers that win or that are most talked about. i hate jeff gordon he sucks, but earnhardt is good but he still has a few years to go before he hits it big. im a kevin harvick and kasey kane fan.
2007-01-23 03:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by heather_0651 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of them are, thats for sure. lol. But i'd have to say no. Not all fans of NASCAR are hillbillys
2016-03-28 22:02:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋