Talk:Bristol Motor Speedway

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[edit] Uncited claims made in this article

This article claims, in convoluted syntax, that "Tickets for the Bristol NASCAR event are said to be the second hardest to obtain in all of sports, second only to the opening ceremony of the Olympics" and it also claims that Bristol is "One of the most popular tracks in NASCAR." Where/How were these claims determined?

Bristol, itself, only claims that the Sharpie 500 (not "NASCAR event") is "one of the toughest tickets in all of sports." This is supported by this ESPN article, but even that article puts the Sharpie 500 in 10th place of "American Sports."

About the second claim, I am not trying to say that Bristol isn't popular, but I wonder how encyclopedic it is to claim "popularity" without defining it (tv ratings, attendance, etc.) First, note that other "popular tracks" like Daytona, Talladega, and Richmond (another short track that always sells out) don't claim to be among NASCAR's most popular tracks. Also, the claim of popularity is tempered later in the article with the statement that the track is "either loved or hated by fans and drivers."

I don't want to just remove these claims, but I will if there is no consensus to keep them. - Ektar 14:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

This all sound non-encyclopedic and should be removed without a reference. Royalbroil 14:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

I haven't read it yet, but this article talks a lot about the track's popularity and would be useful in sourcing some of the article's claims. Recury 23:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC)