Chase Elliott Disagrees With Dale Jr. & Says NASCAR Has No Excuse for Not Making Change to Help Fans
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2023
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chase Elliott have a history together, which includes the driver winning an Xfinity Series title with JR Motorsports in 2014. In addition, the pair are also linked together because they have held the title of Most Popular Driver for the last two decades.
This past week, the two offered differing opinions on the same subject - race start times. While the pair disagreed for various reasons, both of their opinions were based on improving the overall NASCAR experience for the fans.
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Completely agree! Most of the summer races should be at night and on Saturday. He is thinking and speaking the way NASCAR should be. It is about the fans and what gets them to watch the race both in person and on TV.
They're not happening on Saturday nights for a goddamn reason. People do not watch TV on Saturday nights compared to Sundays
Nascar running more sat night races would hurt local tracks around the country. And thats why they dont do it. because thats the future of nascar.
Plus they wouldn't be competing against football as much.
Chase Elliott thinking about the fans' best interest; class move.
CLASS ACT ! CLASS MOVE !
Tracks are generally more racy at night anyway.
The fans rather enjoy the lights and fun multi groove night racin instead of boiling in the 100+degree weather to make jr happy smh
That is not what he suggested. He was recommending a consistent start time.
@@whynotride327 but he said he’d prefer if it wasn’t earlier in the day so it’d be a pain
@@whynotride327yea they need a consistent channel too they have races on like what 3 or 4 diff channels they want to talk about ratings we’ll keep it on the same channel duhhhh ??????
As a TV Watching fan for over 60 years, It's so frustrating never knowing what time a race will be on and never knowing what channel it will be on. I personally would love to have the races at the same time each week, and on the same channel. NASCAR does not care about the fans at home or they would make it easier with information and a channel and time schedule that can be depended on.
How in the hell do you not know? It's posted on social media weekly even websites like Jayski and even the schedule
Do you watch football? If so, for point is moot. Comparing football, you would have to use the team you're rooting for as a comparison
No team in ANY SPORT plays at the exact same time every game
Not to mention the timezones the races occur in. If a race is in LA, for example, why would they have it at 10 am so that the start time is still 1 pm eastern?
Never thought I’d say this, but I side with Chase on this one. It would be great to have Saturday night races in the summer.
TV networks don't want
Local tracks won't like the competition for fans.
As much as I like Dale Jr, I think he’s off on this one. Honestly, Jr is starting to sound like an old Dad wanting to get back home for supper. I agree with Chase. Why in the world would anyone want to go sit on bleachers in 100* heat! There’s no enjoyment in that. The later start times are the ones I look forward to the most. NASCAR is treading water right now and I believe the switch to NBC was right on time. The Nashville race was so much better, broadcast wise than any so far this season. Viewership will be higher on the later start time races. It’s really not hard to see this stuff.
My Wife was a casualty of the Heated Friday Nigh & Ended Up In The In-Field Care Center. Definitely Gonna Cost Extra For That Trip! Thank You To The Docs & Nurses For Taking Care of The Wife 🥵
I definitely support Chase on more night races, and I agree with him to have more Saturday night races and not Sunday night races when we have to work the next day, the holiday ones are an exception. He really does care about the fans and what they want.
They got rid of the Richmond night race for no reason. (It probably has to do with attendance and money) Now it's in the middle of the day in July.
I went to the last night race in Richmond and it was well attended. Nascar went to day races because they said more people were watching them on TV.
@@HarryHafsakIt has to do a TV ratings
The only way to get more Saturday night races Is people actually start being at home and watching TV on Saturday nights so that the TV networks see they can get the ratings
Sunday night races are not a very smart idea.
Chase is 100% correct! 🏁
Nothing better than a Saturday night race in the summer months!
TV ratings don't support it
This sort of compared two different scenarios. I think Jr was getting at consistent start times for day races only. Chase Elliott addressed the best time to run summer races, which is at night if you don't want to look like a lobster and feel like a heater. I think Chase nailed it, though. Summer races in the south should be at night if possible, and Saturday night at that. Regarding Dale Jr, he lives on the east coast, so 1pm is convenient for eastern time and only eastern time. A noon start for Central time is not ideal, and it only gets worse if you live out west. I like Jr because he has a feeling of owing the sport what it gave him and his family, and approaches it with that reverence, but he is off on this one.
Good comment!
I agree with Chase. And as for keeping up with times, has Jr ever tried to watch nascar on tv? Fox/ NBC….NBC/ USA/ CNBC….. I’m constantly flipping thru all the channels on fridays looking for practice and qualifying. I didn’t find squat on the NBC channels this weekend except for the Xfinity and Cup race on different channels. I’m just about done with the racing anyway, but the very few practices and qualifying is still fun to watch. And the trucks, thanks Fox!!
And don't forget you couldn't even find any pre-race show on NBC, USA, or any other NBC network this last weekend. Unless I just couldn't find it jn all of the different channels on.
And also Fox putting some postponed races on FS2, which anyone without a sports package can't watch
Chasexis completely right. More sat night races in summer.
I agree with Dale here. Stop with the random ass afternoon times. Make it 1pm, or 7pm. That's it.
Chase is spot on…and the same could apply to Richmond (speaking as a fan who has regularly attended races). It is absolutely mind boggling why they moved the races from September at night to a day race in late July. Do they have any clue how hot it actually gets here? It’s literally not uncommon at all around here at that time of year to see highs in the upper 90s with the heat index 105+. It’s god awful. Not to mention mid/late afternoon storms that occur here that will push the race into the evening anyway. I can understand the spring race in the daytime, and can live with that, but to move the race from a night race in September to a day race in the middle of the summer makes no logical sense to me and shows how out of touch they are with the fanbase. Almost all sections of the grandstands are going to be exposed to the heat. If you are going to move the date to the middle of the summer, at least keep it as a night race. You guys have lights, use them!
I’ve been regularly attending races since 2011 but I am holding off on buying tickets this year until I know the forecast.
Taking Saturday night away from Richmond and Bristol is about the worse move as far as scheduling in my opinion. I've been back to Richmond one time since and doubt I'll go again until it's a night race even though it's only an hour and a few minutes away just not the same on a work night.
Exactly! Hard to justify sitting in a lot for at least a couple hours to get out and have to get up at 6 to go to work! Why I quit going.
For me, I'm always trying to search when the race starts as aggravating. So I agree with Dale Jr. Just my opinion. God bless
It's posted on the schedule even soical media and websites like Jayski
Chase is right. The summer months are brutal sitting in the bleachers sweltering. Night racing would be a great change. 😎🏁
Agree with Chase. All races in the east and central time zones should start at 1 pm, west coast races at 3 pm. Also there should be more night races during the summer since it will be cooler at night.
I like Sunday Night NASCAR on NBC. 7pm, felt like Football Night in America
Agree with night races, just not Saturday. Local short tracks have enough competition to deal with.
I personally don’t want to sit during the day and watch tv when I can be doing something myself, I always like the night races Bristol, Richmond, & Charlotte All Star Race.
I agree with both if them. Night races used to be on Saturday and they still should be
TV ratings don't support Saturday night races
Chase is right. I had first hand experience on how the heat can affect fans. Several yesrs ago. My wife, myself and son were at Dover which both races when they still had two. This particular race was a very hot day and we kept pumping water, lemonade into us because of the heat. Even though we were drinking water snd lemonade as much as possible, halfway through my wife fell ill. Shevwas provided excellent care but that was the end of day races for us. Last 10+ years we have been doing night races last 4 Bristol. Plus we camp there so we are not sitting out in lot all day boiling. It is so much more enjoyable at night. You may have an hour or so of sun but it's generally setting. But as much as Chase is right unfortunately the networks don't have that feeling for fans. They look at the rediculous amount of money they pay for broadcasting rights and do what is best for them which is not 6:04 inline with fan interests. Jrs point is also fans but TV fans are not putting millions of dollars into the local economy like track fans do. Definitely aggree that summer races should be night races if track had lights
I like the idea of night races in the summer . I have cooked myself more times than I can count on hot concrete bleachers and while I have learned a trick to staying cooler ,I just love watching those beautiful fast machines race under the lights. It's magical and adds to the excitement. 🏁🏆🏁💞🤗💞🙏🙏
Yea as Chase Elliott said more night races.
Football is the only sport with the same start times each Sunday. I’ve noticed a lot of differences and variations in the start times during the season. I have been to many races and baked in the sun for sure! I have been wanting Saturday races due to the fact that late races end so late, run right through the middle of dinner. Looking back, 1:00 now seems so early. But Saturday races that start at like 6-7 EST, heck I would be having so many NASCAR viewing parties it would be great! And of course the cooler weather in the stands when I go. Not all tracks have lights so there’s that, and so many tracks only have one race now how could they justify the expense inputting lights in. If they did keep it close to the same then I would be okay. 3:30 is not as hot as when it’s high noon. Or perhaps they have an East coast time and a West coast time? Thanks for the video.
NFL has flex scheduling so your favorite team might have been scheduled for 1 Eastern but instead get moved to 4:25 Eastern or primetime
I agree with chase I liked Saturday night races.
Well the TV ratings said differently
I mean, as a lifelong Nascar fan, night races have always been my favorite, whether I'm at the track or at home.
Dunno, man. Just decide that summer races start at 7pm and that's that.
The start times at 3 or more run risk of storms in afternoon in south as well
Chase thinks to small. He cares about the half empty stands and Dale thinks about the millions of fans and dollars that the tv revenue brings in.
They are having different conversations, jr is saying he wants more consistent start times instead of there being a bunch of different slots while chase Eliot is advocating for later start times, both can be true at the same time and I think both are very agreeable
Chase is on the case! 🏁🏆
I agree with both of them. I live out west, I'm always looking online for the start time every week. But I've been to races in sweltering heat also. I think summer races should night races, particularly eastern races.
The late start times are garbage. Waste so much time and money, Start at 1PM eastern like before.
hey Chase you have to keep in mind dale Jr is a nascar company man,
More and more and more he's carrying Phelps water.
We patronize sponsors on the cars, tape the race and skip the the commercials. The race starts anytime we want it to. Can’t afford to go to the track very often.
I love Saturday night races, and there's only 2 on the schedule this year =\
You know why there's only two?
@@johnhaas2523 Nope, wish there were more though
I feel like I usually agree with Dale Jr on most things but I agree with Chase here for sure.
I don't watch the night races on Sunday anymore . I have to go to work on Monday
Agree with Chase on night races but on Saturday night…that makes sense
Saturday night does not get the good enough TV ratings
More aggravating is trying to figure out which network is actually broadcasting the race.
I hate late starts, especially in the summer when it’s likely to storm in the afternoon.
We went to the races in the heat . We never complained .
Junior and Chase make great points, albeit different points. Consistency is what we grew up with, Sunday at noon you better have the boob tube and rabbit ears dialed in because we're racing at 12:30. Junior remembers that because he wasn't with his Dad every weekend and wanted to watch him. Holiday weekends being the exception no race should start at 7:00 PM on a Sunday night. The people paying the bills have jobs to go to on Monday morning. TV executives don't care but track owners and promoters do! Who's buying the food, drink and merchandise..the fans at the track! If they raced under the lights every Saturday night that would be great, yeah. No why the founders didn't do that? To support local race tracks around the country that race every Saturday night! Forest for the trees detective...forest for the trees...
Great points!
I wouldn’t say it’s dramatically different it’s more if chase wants more night races during the summer
Night races would be easier on the drivers with the summer heat and fans alike
The only thing is you got to get people watch Saturday nights and demand them or convince tv more Sunday night races
Afternoon start times is stupid. Start at 1 or 7 if you want to stay out of the heat.
I'd like more Saturday night races during the summer months and bringing the Daytona race back to the 4th of July weekend night race!!!
TV ratings do not allow it
As much as I like Jr, he's said some odd things lately and this comment at 1:31 is one of them. I've been watching NASCAR since he was a little boy and "know how to watch a race". It is hard to watch a race when I can't see it though. OTA is the only way to get the races in more homes, it's a no-brainer. When I can watch a race, I don't appreciate the 10th intensity commentary simply because a pass was made. I know they're rare these days. I froze my butt off in Martinsville to watch a race when there was no pass on the track for the lead. A better pit stop gave Byron the lead and the win! Jr. would point out that Austin Dillon made a lot of passes. Yawn, he was in the P-mid 20's. I KNOW he cares about the sport deeply, but trying to make things appear better than they are doesn't help. Comparing Chastain to Dale Sr......????? Until the FANS are made the priority again, NASCAR will continue in this death spiral. I hope they listen to Chase and the fans!!
Explain. To me how the disagreed they were commenting on two completely different questions. This is like the bravo channel for nascar.
More Saturday night races would take business away from all the mom & pop tracks in the country that provide real racing instead of the clown show Nascar runs.
I watch all three series' practice, qually, pre race and race. It was ridiculous that NBC started coverage in the middle of pace car lap . . .should have started NBC coverage at 5pm or 6pm. Once Dale and Jeff started their coverage, they were screaming. We MUTED the TV and turned on Sirius Nascar radio coverage for audio. Burton: STOP SCREAMING.
They moved up the green flag time because The threat of weather so NBC really had no choice But who gives a f*** about the pre race anyway unless you care about the invocation and even hearing the national anthem
They need to drop Burton.
I think they are BOTH right!
Chase makes more since. The heat isn’t fun for anyone. I believe a real fan will figure out what time the race is on.
Try to meet in the middle, as long as time zones coincides run day races at a certain time and night races at a general set time. I understand a lot has to do with the backstage politics we don’t see or know about. But both have stronger pull with the sanctioning body than a lot of others. Maybe they will listen.
I could not agree more with Jr on this one my time is important and I like to schedule it, But I also agree with Elliot Nascar needs more Saturday night races.. Chicago for example Cup cars should of been on track before Xfinity cars Nascar sells the tickets not XFinity
I agree with Dale
I know what chase is saying. If it to hot for me to handle with the sun and the heat I leave. You can get heat stroke plus your sitting in Metal seats. I agree with both. I do go to races and I watch at home. I have to search for the race time plus what channel.
Chase Elliot is bar none a better NASCAR driver that Dale Jr ever was.
Chase is a Nascar champion.
Dale Jr has none.
Chase ain’t wrong
Why cant Nascar make their own network. Other sports have their own network and still have TV contracts. It would give people at home a another option if they miss a race. I would create jobs and revenue especially if it was a subscription streaming service. I would pay to have this so I don't have to wait until Wednesday to watch a replay on RUclips that doesn't include cutaway scenes from the broadcast. You can hear them talk but cant see anything.
Because they don't want to They want to be making the money from others
NASCAR doesn't run the schedule the tv network do they are paying big $$$ networks want the sunday schedule higher rating mean more money for them🤔
You got to take into account that not as many tracks had lights as they do now
I agree with Chase 100%
I'm in Chase's corner on this one. Anyone can find what time a race starts with their cellphone. There's no reason why the fans in the stands and the driver's should be roasting if the facilities have lights. He also has a point on moving the night races to Saturday as well. He's a class act.
Except my dad who uses a flip phone and always asks me "what time does the race start?"
You are so wrong on being able to find the time of a race on your phone, most of the time,it's not correct, and they change time and channel way to late and to often.
Late start times suck.
Dale.Jr is right people are creatures of habit.
I know when the sunday NFL games start.
I know what time the playoff games will start.
But we need basic set times.
Yes night races are better.
The drivers need to be looked after as well.
Eventually we are doing to have a driver heat issue might come in to play.
There's 2 different situations here...a night race is a night race...7pm...simple. a DAY race should be same time start wvey week except west coast races...not 5 different start times for a day race...
Saturday night is the only thing that makes sense.
Not to tv networks as fans don't watch compared to Sunday
Ratings are much lower on Saturday night in the summer time because people are out doing stuff
True race fan's are at Saturday night race track. You'll lose fan's.
I like Dale but he sucks at announcing! Funny thing is he thinks he is good at it
I don’t really care WHEN the racing starts, but I sure as heck would prefer to see races on major networks without having to purchase three streaming services to see them all. NASCAR, are you listening?
Jr's been a clown in more recent years
One of the many reasons I've quit watching NASCAR you Never know what time it's gonna be on. On top of the fact they've gone so damn woke. I'm done screw NASCAR
How now do you not know what time it's going to be on? There's this thing called social media that is posted on Even the schedule or websites like Jayski
@@johnhaas2523 but mostly cause it fuckin sucks
NASCAR doesn't care either way.
Hell Chase Jr is a NBC representative so he can't disagree with NASCAR!!! He's changed and went woke on his fans!!! Even taking up for bubba!!! Not a fan anymore!!! His Dad would have been pissed!!!!