No Love For Indy500?
#24
These long races have a pacing problem for me since I'm so used to F1. Basically you just sit around and wait for other people to break down/crash, etc. and run as conservatively as you can to stretch out your fuel and preserve the car. Then go for all the marbles at the very end.
#25
These long races have a pacing problem for me since I'm so used to F1. Basically you just sit around and wait for other people to break down/crash, etc. and run as conservatively as you can to stretch out your fuel and preserve the car. Then go for all the marbles at the very end.
#29
By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY
You have to wonder: What's left, theoretically, that could resurrect the Indianapolis 500's drawing power?
The merger of what had been two competing Indy-style circuits, ending a split that had supposedly hampered the sport for years, came last year. Danica Patrick was supposed to bring star power if she could also be a contender on the track — and she finished third in Sunday's race.
But ABC's coverage drew just 3.9% of U.S. TV households. That's down 13% from last year, down 40% from coverage four years ago — and the lowest rating since the 500 got live start-to-finish TV coverage in 1986.
And if the recession kept some viewers off the roads this Memorial Day weekend, it didn't mean they wanted to watch cars on TV.
Seems nobody watched this race
You have to wonder: What's left, theoretically, that could resurrect the Indianapolis 500's drawing power?
The merger of what had been two competing Indy-style circuits, ending a split that had supposedly hampered the sport for years, came last year. Danica Patrick was supposed to bring star power if she could also be a contender on the track — and she finished third in Sunday's race.
But ABC's coverage drew just 3.9% of U.S. TV households. That's down 13% from last year, down 40% from coverage four years ago — and the lowest rating since the 500 got live start-to-finish TV coverage in 1986.
And if the recession kept some viewers off the roads this Memorial Day weekend, it didn't mean they wanted to watch cars on TV.
Seems nobody watched this race