Recession

[Mark #2]

We are in a recession when Chip Ganassi and Dario Vranchitti/Ashley Judd can't get a sponsor

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYgf0I1bODWitVpgYeQ2n0rZB-7QD91LBAR80

I bet by the end of the year will see less than 43 cars qualifying, or just spares showing up.

Will NASCAR shorten races next? It happened in the 70s.

[mikelemoine]

May not shorten them but might have to limit them to 65MPH to save gas!

[yeti575]

it might be that they expect some type of results worth mentioning, for the amount of money the sponsors pay. Having a drivers name mentioned becasue he went home, again, or was in another wreck, or is one of those drivers many laps done doesn't seem to excite the sponsors too much.

I think it's great that these open wheel guys are struggling. Juan Pablo, included.

[L8 APEX]

Racing is very expensive esp F1 and I don't see the payback for the companies. I think it is a frivolous write off and is one of the first items to get cut. GM has limited the Corvette Racing schedule and was originally only going to make 3 seasons with the C5 when it came out. How can you justify a 20 million dollar a year program when sales don't support it..

[my2002lightning]

Layoffs are even hitting NASCAR hard. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27774487/

[L8 APEX]

This is the best part of that site!
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27085151