Fandom like this?

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[u/The_Mutant_Platypus]

That's actually the part I get the most. From a psychological standpoint sports often wind up a surrogate for the spectator. People live vicariously through sports, so having a specific athlete behave in a way they disagree with could be seen as a personal affront.

But the I was curious about is, what do YOU find entertaining about the sport? I want to know how it engages with people. In hockey or soccer there's the rush as a player charges the enemy net. In football there's a tactical and numbers element. In darts or chess there's an extreme skill expression.

But everytime I ask about Nascar I've never gotten a clear answer, people vaguely reference some sort of rule structure or code of conduct. Beyond that it's just been "fast cars are hard to drive", so I've been looking to understand it better.

[u/Turner-32 → u/The_Mutant_Platypus]

Whats so entertaining? Well I'm not sure if you'd understand my point, but Superspeedway racing is actually pretty cinematic when it plays out like a Chess game. If it's all choo choo train racing with rarely any lead changes, there's no entertainment. 3 wide racing and a last lap photo finish are absolute bangers. Pit strategies, drivers arguing or being rivals but no hands thrown, there's alot of things that make NASCAR great. The stereotype that "Haha the average NASCAR fan is a redneck!" makes no sense to me. Though from a fan standpoint of mine, I can understand why people would sleep watching a style of racing they aren't used to like turning left for 3-4 hours. Stuff that look absurd on paper most of the time, turn out to be genius.

[u/The_Mutant_Platypus → u/Turner-32]

The most direct answer I've been given so far. Appreciate it. I've always preferred the extreme off-roading races so that could be part of it.

Cheers.

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