Daytona closing 57,000 seats for Coke 400

[oddlycalm]

Not good news for the cab crowd, but a crowd of over 100K on a holiday is still a big crowd.

DIS closing 57,000 seats for July race (http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/breakingnews/nascar082008.htm)

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[pchall]

Obviously it's CART's fault.

[Don Quixote]

I agree that 100,000 tickets for that race is still astounding. Sitting in those lousy grandstands on the July 4th holiday in Florida sounds like a pretty miserable place to be. The :gomer:s are reveling in NASCAR's misfortune, while at the same time claiming sellouts at 40% full venues.

[JLMannin]

[gomer_logic]This shows the stellar success of the Car of Tomorrow to improve the on-track product and revitalize fan interest. Without the new vision the Car of Tomorrow represents, the number of seats closed would have have been much higher.[\gomer_logic]

:gomer: