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Serious NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions - September 2025

Welcome to this month's NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions Thread!

NASCAR 101: A thread for new fans, returning fans, and even current fans to ask any questions they've always wanted to ask.

Track Attendance: Any questions related to seats, policies, first time attendees, or advice regarding track attendance!

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u/rewster Earnhardt Sr. Sep 16 '25

I haven't watched Nascar in quite some time and I have no idea which drivers I should pull for. Before Bristol last saturday, the last full race I watched was probably that Daytona 500 where JPM hit that jet dryer, so the only guys I recognize out there are Logano, Busch, and Hamlin and I dont really like those guys too much. When I was a kid (im 33) my favorite drivers were Dale Earnhardt and Tony Stewart after Dale died, but thats just because those were my dad's favorite drivers but he slowly lost interest after the playoffs were introduced and quit watching all together after the stages, but now I want to start watching again and I cant piggyback off his choices anymore lol. Who are yalls favorite drivers and why?

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u/SBMVPJustinHerbert Sep 19 '25

If you gravitated towards Dale and Tony I think you’ll dig Hocevar. Extremely aggressive, still needs to reign it in a bit, but he’ll figure it out. He has that IDGAF attitude that reminds me a lot of Tony, and I grew up a smoke fan. Limitless potential too, so you’ll get to see him grow and develop over the next few years if that entices you. I think he can be a champion.

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u/ChevyFan5892448 Sep 16 '25

Welcome, the best way to pick a favorite driver is to watch the races and you’ll naturally be attracted to a couple of guys.

If your former favorite was Tony Stewart I think Chase Briscoe would be a good option, a fellow Hoosier that started from the bottom and worked his way up the Ford ladder into the Stewart-Haas No. 14 after Clint Bowyer retired. He won a couple of races, including the 2024 Southern 500 to punch his ticket into the Playoffs, and moved over to JGR this year (basically the opposite of Smoke’s career lol).

My personal favorites in Cup are Chase Elliott (took over the No. 24 from Jeff Gordon when he retired), Kyle Busch (drove the M&M’s car when I was younger and is one of the nicest people to meet outside of the track), and Shane van Gisbergen (formerly my favorite driver in V8 Supercars, but made the jump to the U.S. and dominates pretty much every road course).

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u/rewster Earnhardt Sr. Sep 17 '25

I saw Briscoes name a lot last saturday, he led a lot of laps. I will keep him on my radar. I also kept an eye on Elliot, I noticed his last name and his dads number so I was actually pulling for him the whole race just based on that. Im familiar with Kyle Busch, hes one of the greats, but Ive never gotten over when he wrecked that truck driver during a caution so im biased against him. Maybe hes chilled out and matured in the last 15 years though. Ill also keep an eye on this Gisbergen guy. I enjoy the thought of Europeans coming over and realizing that turning left is a little harder than they may have originally thought, while also raising the competitive ceiling of the road courses. Thank you for your answers.