THE LONGEST RACE: DESPITE LESS ATTENDANCE, NASCAR'S GRUELING COCA-COLA 600 ISN'T MAKING CHANGES

摘要

ALMOST WITHOUT exception, NASCAR tracks don't release attendance figures. They hide behind the "propriety information" excuse, but many feel it's their way of keeping from being embarrassed. Charlotte Motor Speedway didn't even offer for sale 40,000 back-stretch seats for its Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600, leading to speculation that Jimmie Johnson's impressive win came before the smallest 600 crowd in decades.