nascar to expand to hip-hop moguls and gang culture?

According to the newspaper that is the Indianapolis Star, NASCAR is finally slowing down, apparently. Yeah, down the ratings go. NASCAR’s seem to have grown too fast like Ginn Racing, but it would take a lot more to take them down anyways (like a dog-fighting scandal). And there is a gem in there.

“A headline this week on NASCAR’s Web site said the circuit is looking to expand into the hip-hop lifestyle.”

Yeah, that won’t make them look like a bunch of jackasses trying to get every demograpgic right? I can imagine Brian France’s idea to NASCAR’s marketing team.

“This would be a great idea! I want to see Dale Earnhardt 3 stickers on Escalades and Trailblazers man. In a sport that used to be very racist, especially with Wendell Scott, let’s be a bunch of hypocrites and get the coveted and ever-increasingly middle class African-American demographic. I mean, I want to pad my pockets so I could buy dinner for that new French five-star restaurant in Daytona Beach.. don’t we all? I hear the souffles are good.”

Ok, mean-spirited opinionated rant on, so don’t read if you gotta weak heart. I bet he doesn’t even know who NWA, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, The Geto Boys or Naughty by Nature is (although I’m not an expert at hip-hop either but anyone who even remotely listens to hip-hop listens to them). If he’ll stereotype everyone, then I’ll call him another jackass greedy CEO with a suit. I mean, he doesn’t care, he has other fans to take care of, more racetracks to kill, and other racing series to try to make bankrupt, like Champ Car and ALMS. I mean, most racing blogs out there report about NASCAR, NASCAR drivers, NASCAR Lifestyle and that sort of stuff (so does mine because the only news out there tends to pertain to NASCAR and their media domination). Rant off.

Also, here’s the link to the NASCAR.com article. Bow Wow? T.I.? Nelly? I laugh at that (although Jay-Z is pretty good). The 12-15 year old demographic is growing for you, at least, NASCAR. Don’t feel bad about yourself Mr. France. I’m only a 19-year old upper middle class college student that goes to a private college, something that only about 35% of the world gets to do. You should be happy with your five-star restaurant garb.

Anyways, final post til Sunday night. Gotta get my party on. Or do a research paper on Mondrian and go to random coffee shops getting chicks.