Not enough choices. I’m no longer a NASCAR fan, and don’t watch a lot of Indycar. But I am a fan of Formula 1, MotoGP and NHRA.
Dan W.
2 years ago
As a kid growing up in Indiana, I was a huge USAC fan and thought that the Indianapolis 500 was one of the premier nationwide sports events.
However, in the 1990s, Tony George who controlled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway thought he could create something better and more lucrative by starting the Indy Racing League which was a flop and truly spoiled Indy car racing.
Even though Indy car racing has made a significant comeback in the past ten years, it has been far surpassed by NASCAR. If AMAC has to choose between the two, AMAC would probably get more bang for its buck with NASCAR.
Jim VH
2 years ago
I used to be a avid NASCAR fan until all of the continuous rule/ car changes over the past 10-15 years. As far as AMAC getting involved with sponsorship, NASCAR had also during that time has leaned left, just ask the NRA. After the sandy hook shooting the NRA was the race sponsor at Texas motor speedway. FOX refused to even show the NRA logo on the infield, and the announcers would not mention the race sponsor at any time. Last year they banned the display of the confederate flag displays by fans on any track property because it offended one driver. The same driver started a big hoopla over a garage door pull which he claimed looked like a noose. Turned out to be BS. Now they bend over backwards to try to put this same driver (who is the only black driver) on a pedestal like he is the best thing going. (Never has won a race) All this lately to try to force more diversity. Did they ever stop to think maybe black Americans just don’t get into NASCAR? Anyway, AMAC NASCAR will take your sponsorship money but when they realize you not left leaning you won’t get the bang for your buck. Indy car is similar.
Duane S.
2 years ago
If any, NASCAR, but please don’t put your logo on a car manufactured by a foreign owned company.
Uncle Pat
2 years ago
I no longer watch NASCAR. I am a big fan of Drag Racing and the NHRA. Their are still quite a few “Old Guys”: still competing on a regular basis. I believe that you would get more bang for your buck sponsoring a Funny Car.
Duncan Brown
2 years ago
I believe your advertising dollars could be better spent. Why not place an add in AARP magazine.
Nick Selembo
2 years ago
Well just don’t give it to Fauci. He’ll just make sure his Friends at the Wuhan lab keep getting more money for “research”. Guy should go to jail for what he’s done.
Richard Gene Marble
2 years ago
I have not watched commercial sports for over 50 years because they play on Sunday.
Rhonda Jordan
2 years ago
Why not sponsor ProRodeo. Those cowboys and cowgirls are the heart of America. They bleed red. They and their fans support their sponsors. The Anthem and a prayer start every event.
Paul W
2 years ago
At one time I was quite into NASCAR. I was never what you would call “avid”, but I would usually catch some of the “Busch” race on Saturday, and a little more of the “Winston Cup” on Sunday. Then they got greedy and began forsaking their roots for greener pastures. Eventually, they became practically as virtue-signaling as the other sports. It’s pretty much lost all of its allure. The only time I ever even catch a few laps is when I’m at me wife’s cousin’s house, since I haven’t watched TV in a quite a while (and that was only baseball and hockey. No network programming in years.). Don’t miss it…at all. Personally, I would vote against sponsorship of NASCAR or Indy.
Jim G
2 years ago
I have successfully gotten away from pro sports and feel I am a better person for it. Used to be a big Nascar fan but they have become wok. Indy car is still OK and I watch occasionally. I like the comment about pro rodeo took in a bull riding event here in Texas they still respect the flag and love our country.
Dave
2 years ago
When I moved to the South I was informed that I had to find a NASCAR driver to root for, it was a prerequisite. Prior to this I had only had a passing mild interest in the sport. Since then I watch the races every chance I get and would watch other series as well but the wife won’t put up with it. It’s true that there have been elements of “wokeness” in the series the last couple of years, Bubba Wallace, but by and large it’s not been a factor. I know some of the purists out there don’t like the format for the races they are using now but it does provide for some better competition from a viewers point of view. Instead of having a driver hang out in 10th the entire race and then charge in the last couple of laps, like used to happen, they now need to compete throughout the race to get segment points.
Lonestar
2 years ago
NOw that I’m retired I have more time on my hands than I did while raising.kids, running a. Business, I seem to still not enough time to waste mindlessly watching a what the TV producers show me.
Same goes for mostly for all sports on TV. About the only one I might tape and watch is college football. So I can skip 98% of the commercials and huddle time.
Fel
2 years ago
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LJ
2 years ago
I kicked pro sports out when they became woke. I also boycott sponsors who are woke. I know this makes it tough for you to find advertising but I refuse to sleep with the devil burying our country in anti American, anti Christian, anti Family rhetoric.
Fel
2 years ago
I also gave up pro sports. Could not deal with the over paid spoiled players and the commissioners of their sport injecting their politics on me as a fan. Like Dave commended I feel I am a better person for being more constructive with my time. As of now I will not go back anytime soon.
BRADLEY D SMITH
2 years ago
Auto racing is a HUGE spectator sport. Live or on TV people all over America watch and even the world watches. The more we have visible to the public the better we are! It’s not whether you are a “fan” but how do we get the word out and generate interest. More exposure makes people ask questions and gains interest!
Get involved advertise, anything aarp does AMAC should be doing double!
Thank you for all you do, keep up the good work!!
Rick1492
2 years ago
I don’t particularly give a rip about auto racing, especially when they seem to subscribe to every wok idea that comes down the pike.
I watch nascar for a single reason. I want to see bubba wallace do a flaming cartwheel down the track.
Jerry
2 years ago
I’m not a big fan, but I don’t have a problem with AMAC advertising in this sport. It seems to me to be one of the more ‘patriotic’ sports around. Strongly suggest Staying away from the NBA.
Frankie
2 years ago
What about drag racing
Will March
2 years ago
Within the first decades of the start of the US auto industry, it was clear that racing enthusiasts and “shade tree” mechanics around the US had started tinkering with and IMPROVING the stock designs coming from the factories in Michigan. All the makers were making good products, but the ingenuity of people was NOT limited to the engineers in Detroit. I don’t know how many AMAC members have ever changed their own spark plugs, Maybe Lots. I did ONCE w my first car. Took me ALL DAY measuring gaps and setting’em and just checkingI decided to leave it to the Pros.
But I think a lot of folks who Do Watch NASCAR would appreciate AMAC as an alternative to the people they might be dealing with now.
Marlene Jehnzen
2 years ago
I believe it would be great advertisement. Both Indy & NASCAR have thousands of viewers. I think TV advertisement is necessary. I’m 74 and just heard of you last year. Was a AARP member for years. Thankful a friend on FB introduced me to AMAC. Fb advertisement too.
John Haynes
2 years ago
I spent 16 years involved in Grand Am and American LeMans; now known as IMSA. I’m not a NASCAR fan but enjoy watching Indy cars. There are quite a number of strong Christians in the IMSA series (and I’d imagine in NASCAR as well) and I think AMAC could do well advertising on those cars as well as on the TV broadcasts.
K berg
2 years ago
It’d be so cool to see AMAC on a car, especially a sexy Indy car
Frank
2 years ago
I use to watch and go to Nascar events but I don’t anymore (politics ruined it)!
Dennis
2 years ago
NASCAR HAS GONE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST OF THINGS TO WATCH. THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT HAVE RUINED IT WITH THEIR POLITICS AND STUPID RULES. RACING USED TO BE GREAT BUT NOW WATCHING A NASCAR RACE IS A JOKE. IT IS SO BORING AND COULD GET THE SAME OUT OF GOING NEXT TO A FREEWAY AND WATCHING THE TRAFFIC GO BY. I WOULDN’T WASTE MY TIME OR ELECTRIC TO WATCH THIS BORING CRAP.
chris mcalee
2 years ago
I have lost much of my interest in racing as they saw fit to try and influence society with liberal agendas.
Valerie
2 years ago
NASCAR has lost many big advertisers since becoming woke. Sponsoring wokeness just to get noticed is playing their game. Word of mouth advertising is the best way to go.
How about supplying members with pamphlets to distribute so their friends and families can be given information about AMAC from trusted sources?
Mary
2 years ago
not a sports fan – but big fan of using any means necessary to support AMAC & conservative views
DJkirby
2 years ago
Advertise anywhere you can, as long as you don’t cave to leftist activists, it’s all good.
Kathy Avilla
2 years ago
I was involved with a go kart and race car driver team for 10 years and though it’s not a sport I follow now, I can attest to the family values and patriotism I witnessed present in the sport. Especially between dads and his kids. It’s a robust family sport and teaches kids valuable skills.
Tom Hunt
2 years ago
NASCAR was once one of my favorites. Not anymore. Their catering to the left and its “woke” politics ended my watching Nascar forever. Stay away from NASCAR!
Herman
2 years ago
I’ve always read that nascar fans are the number one advertising/sponsor following base.
Jeff
2 years ago
Sports have lost their way. They cater to the Left and I think they should not be supported until they realize there is no room for politics in their arenas. It is supposed to be a break from stress. Let BLM and ANTIFA buy their tickets and see how long they last. I took a knee from them when they took a knee. I haven’t watched any sports in the last 2 yrs except for a couple of college games.
Beverly
2 years ago
Why didn’t you also include drag racing. The Nhra is great. The drivers and teams are pro America and most are Christian. I’m sure AMAC would be a great sponsor for a driver. My husband does watch the other types of racing too. Anything is better than pro football, basketball and baseball. Too liberal.
Ken
2 years ago
We have no interest in NASCAR or Indy car racing since they became so commercialized and political several years ago. We are huge fans of IMCA and USRA dirt track racing and go to the local tracks every time they are racing.
Dry Creek
2 years ago
Sorry, but “NooseCar” and their new “Woke” policies no longer fit my conservative norms.
I’d pass on that offer.
It sounds like they’re desperate for *any* advertisers now.
I would be more likely yo approve of sponsoring small, local tracks that aren’t affiliated with “NooseCar”.
Stephan
2 years ago
Advertising with NASCAR, although good, is more like preaching to the choir. Advertise Indy racing to reach more people who don’t know AMAC exists.
James C. Gordon
2 years ago
I used to be a lover of NASCAR, I believed it was all in for America, hell before I stopped watching them, they even had Donald Trump, GOAT, do a lap or two. Then NASCAR, like all other pro sports gave a BIG middle finger and a FU to their loyal supporters and caved to BLM and the woke leftist mobs. The hoax that got them renamed NOOSEcar was pretty much it for me. Haven’t watched a race (or any other pro sport) since.
Good luck kissing the a$$es of people who will NEVER support you!
Wayne Peterkin
2 years ago
While I watch very little racing, we all know that advertising works or companies/lawyers/politicians/AARP would not spend the vast amount of money they spend on it. So it may be a wise move for AMAC to sponsor some race team even though I’m not likely to see the result. If not racing, then some other advertising to counter AARP would be advisable.
Phil
2 years ago
I never see advertisements for AMAC other than mail so I guess they don’t have money for advertising
Harrpics
2 years ago
Having “turned the wheel in anger” during my younger years, I’ve now lost interest in four-wheeled racing but have become a huge fan of motorcycle racing. The action, speed and drama are unmatched! Look at spending some advertising dollars in the MotoAmerica series. National brands like Panera Bread and Fresh-n-Lean have invested in teams… Might be great for AMAC. And, two American riders, who are now racing in Europe and are both Christians, came from MotoAmerica.
you're kidding, right?
2 years ago
My father was a WW2 Army vet. When I was 18 and in the Navy, I made the mistake of coming home on leave driving a jap car. When my parents stepped out the door to greet me the look on my Dad’s face was one of hurt and remembered pain. I wish I could take that moment back now. How nascar made that brand of automobile the dominant competitor today has finished off any remaining interest in what has become an organization mired in liberal politics and boring scripted “events”.
DanChris
2 years ago
I like NASCAR, but have not watched much lately since they choose to be mostly on cable. I do not do cable.
Mark
2 years ago
No need to waste “our” money. The old “PC” has become the new “Woke.” Everyone needs to read or reread George Orwell’s book 1984.
Wayne Peterkin
2 years ago
As a separate comment, I had some bad experience years ago (before finding AMAC) with AARP. Some of the things they endorse are very nearly fraudulent and I would use their Hartford car insurance as my prime example. Very expensive with little customer support and no answers to valid customer questions and complaints. I would like to see AARP called out on that stuff.
Aurule
2 years ago
Nascar is more aligned with Conservative Values
charlesw04
2 years ago
I used to enjoy NASCAR back in the day, when you drove what you brung. Then the rule making started and Detroit manufacturers started lobbying. This is back in the day when (with some limits) you could buy the same basic car that was being raced. Then came manufacturers selling front wheel drive automobiles and you couldn’t until recent changes get a rear wheel drive auto. Indy and Formula aren’t much better.The wokeness is just the icing on the cake.
Mark
2 years ago
I am a fan of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars circuit. Hopefully, those who run the organization stay out of politics. ????????
AMAC Should support the PBR and Rodeos.
Not enough choices. I’m no longer a NASCAR fan, and don’t watch a lot of Indycar. But I am a fan of Formula 1, MotoGP and NHRA.
As a kid growing up in Indiana, I was a huge USAC fan and thought that the Indianapolis 500 was one of the premier nationwide sports events.
However, in the 1990s, Tony George who controlled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway thought he could create something better and more lucrative by starting the Indy Racing League which was a flop and truly spoiled Indy car racing.
Even though Indy car racing has made a significant comeback in the past ten years, it has been far surpassed by NASCAR. If AMAC has to choose between the two, AMAC would probably get more bang for its buck with NASCAR.
I used to be a avid NASCAR fan until all of the continuous rule/ car changes over the past 10-15 years. As far as AMAC getting involved with sponsorship, NASCAR had also during that time has leaned left, just ask the NRA. After the sandy hook shooting the NRA was the race sponsor at Texas motor speedway. FOX refused to even show the NRA logo on the infield, and the announcers would not mention the race sponsor at any time. Last year they banned the display of the confederate flag displays by fans on any track property because it offended one driver. The same driver started a big hoopla over a garage door pull which he claimed looked like a noose. Turned out to be BS. Now they bend over backwards to try to put this same driver (who is the only black driver) on a pedestal like he is the best thing going. (Never has won a race) All this lately to try to force more diversity. Did they ever stop to think maybe black Americans just don’t get into NASCAR? Anyway, AMAC NASCAR will take your sponsorship money but when they realize you not left leaning you won’t get the bang for your buck. Indy car is similar.
If any, NASCAR, but please don’t put your logo on a car manufactured by a foreign owned company.
I no longer watch NASCAR. I am a big fan of Drag Racing and the NHRA. Their are still quite a few “Old Guys”: still competing on a regular basis. I believe that you would get more bang for your buck sponsoring a Funny Car.
I believe your advertising dollars could be better spent. Why not place an add in AARP magazine.
Well just don’t give it to Fauci. He’ll just make sure his Friends at the Wuhan lab keep getting more money for “research”. Guy should go to jail for what he’s done.
I have not watched commercial sports for over 50 years because they play on Sunday.
Why not sponsor ProRodeo. Those cowboys and cowgirls are the heart of America. They bleed red. They and their fans support their sponsors. The Anthem and a prayer start every event.
At one time I was quite into NASCAR. I was never what you would call “avid”, but I would usually catch some of the “Busch” race on Saturday, and a little more of the “Winston Cup” on Sunday. Then they got greedy and began forsaking their roots for greener pastures. Eventually, they became practically as virtue-signaling as the other sports. It’s pretty much lost all of its allure. The only time I ever even catch a few laps is when I’m at me wife’s cousin’s house, since I haven’t watched TV in a quite a while (and that was only baseball and hockey. No network programming in years.). Don’t miss it…at all. Personally, I would vote against sponsorship of NASCAR or Indy.
I have successfully gotten away from pro sports and feel I am a better person for it. Used to be a big Nascar fan but they have become wok. Indy car is still OK and I watch occasionally. I like the comment about pro rodeo took in a bull riding event here in Texas they still respect the flag and love our country.
When I moved to the South I was informed that I had to find a NASCAR driver to root for, it was a prerequisite. Prior to this I had only had a passing mild interest in the sport. Since then I watch the races every chance I get and would watch other series as well but the wife won’t put up with it. It’s true that there have been elements of “wokeness” in the series the last couple of years, Bubba Wallace, but by and large it’s not been a factor. I know some of the purists out there don’t like the format for the races they are using now but it does provide for some better competition from a viewers point of view. Instead of having a driver hang out in 10th the entire race and then charge in the last couple of laps, like used to happen, they now need to compete throughout the race to get segment points.
NOw that I’m retired I have more time on my hands than I did while raising.kids, running a. Business, I seem to still not enough time to waste mindlessly watching a what the TV producers show me.
Same goes for mostly for all sports on TV. About the only one I might tape and watch is college football. So I can skip 98% of the commercials and huddle time.
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I kicked pro sports out when they became woke. I also boycott sponsors who are woke. I know this makes it tough for you to find advertising but I refuse to sleep with the devil burying our country in anti American, anti Christian, anti Family rhetoric.
I also gave up pro sports. Could not deal with the over paid spoiled players and the commissioners of their sport injecting their politics on me as a fan. Like Dave commended I feel I am a better person for being more constructive with my time. As of now I will not go back anytime soon.
Auto racing is a HUGE spectator sport. Live or on TV people all over America watch and even the world watches. The more we have visible to the public the better we are! It’s not whether you are a “fan” but how do we get the word out and generate interest. More exposure makes people ask questions and gains interest!
Get involved advertise, anything aarp does AMAC should be doing double!
Thank you for all you do, keep up the good work!!
I don’t particularly give a rip about auto racing, especially when they seem to subscribe to every wok idea that comes down the pike.
I watch nascar for a single reason. I want to see bubba wallace do a flaming cartwheel down the track.
I’m not a big fan, but I don’t have a problem with AMAC advertising in this sport. It seems to me to be one of the more ‘patriotic’ sports around. Strongly suggest Staying away from the NBA.
What about drag racing
Within the first decades of the start of the US auto industry, it was clear that racing enthusiasts and “shade tree” mechanics around the US had started tinkering with and IMPROVING the stock designs coming from the factories in Michigan. All the makers were making good products, but the ingenuity of people was NOT limited to the engineers in Detroit. I don’t know how many AMAC members have ever changed their own spark plugs, Maybe Lots. I did ONCE w my first car. Took me ALL DAY measuring gaps and setting’em and just checkingI decided to leave it to the Pros.
But I think a lot of folks who Do Watch NASCAR would appreciate AMAC as an alternative to the people they might be dealing with now.
I believe it would be great advertisement. Both Indy & NASCAR have thousands of viewers. I think TV advertisement is necessary. I’m 74 and just heard of you last year. Was a AARP member for years. Thankful a friend on FB introduced me to AMAC. Fb advertisement too.
I spent 16 years involved in Grand Am and American LeMans; now known as IMSA. I’m not a NASCAR fan but enjoy watching Indy cars. There are quite a number of strong Christians in the IMSA series (and I’d imagine in NASCAR as well) and I think AMAC could do well advertising on those cars as well as on the TV broadcasts.
It’d be so cool to see AMAC on a car, especially a sexy Indy car
I use to watch and go to Nascar events but I don’t anymore (politics ruined it)!
NASCAR HAS GONE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST OF THINGS TO WATCH. THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT HAVE RUINED IT WITH THEIR POLITICS AND STUPID RULES. RACING USED TO BE GREAT BUT NOW WATCHING A NASCAR RACE IS A JOKE. IT IS SO BORING AND COULD GET THE SAME OUT OF GOING NEXT TO A FREEWAY AND WATCHING THE TRAFFIC GO BY. I WOULDN’T WASTE MY TIME OR ELECTRIC TO WATCH THIS BORING CRAP.
I have lost much of my interest in racing as they saw fit to try and influence society with liberal agendas.
NASCAR has lost many big advertisers since becoming woke. Sponsoring wokeness just to get noticed is playing their game. Word of mouth advertising is the best way to go.
How about supplying members with pamphlets to distribute so their friends and families can be given information about AMAC from trusted sources?
not a sports fan – but big fan of using any means necessary to support AMAC & conservative views
Advertise anywhere you can, as long as you don’t cave to leftist activists, it’s all good.
I was involved with a go kart and race car driver team for 10 years and though it’s not a sport I follow now, I can attest to the family values and patriotism I witnessed present in the sport. Especially between dads and his kids. It’s a robust family sport and teaches kids valuable skills.
NASCAR was once one of my favorites. Not anymore. Their catering to the left and its “woke” politics ended my watching Nascar forever. Stay away from NASCAR!
I’ve always read that nascar fans are the number one advertising/sponsor following base.
Sports have lost their way. They cater to the Left and I think they should not be supported until they realize there is no room for politics in their arenas. It is supposed to be a break from stress. Let BLM and ANTIFA buy their tickets and see how long they last. I took a knee from them when they took a knee. I haven’t watched any sports in the last 2 yrs except for a couple of college games.
Why didn’t you also include drag racing. The Nhra is great. The drivers and teams are pro America and most are Christian. I’m sure AMAC would be a great sponsor for a driver. My husband does watch the other types of racing too. Anything is better than pro football, basketball and baseball. Too liberal.
We have no interest in NASCAR or Indy car racing since they became so commercialized and political several years ago. We are huge fans of IMCA and USRA dirt track racing and go to the local tracks every time they are racing.
Sorry, but “NooseCar” and their new “Woke” policies no longer fit my conservative norms.
I’d pass on that offer.
It sounds like they’re desperate for *any* advertisers now.
I would be more likely yo approve of sponsoring small, local tracks that aren’t affiliated with “NooseCar”.
Advertising with NASCAR, although good, is more like preaching to the choir. Advertise Indy racing to reach more people who don’t know AMAC exists.
I used to be a lover of NASCAR, I believed it was all in for America, hell before I stopped watching them, they even had Donald Trump, GOAT, do a lap or two. Then NASCAR, like all other pro sports gave a BIG middle finger and a FU to their loyal supporters and caved to BLM and the woke leftist mobs. The hoax that got them renamed NOOSEcar was pretty much it for me. Haven’t watched a race (or any other pro sport) since.
Good luck kissing the a$$es of people who will NEVER support you!
While I watch very little racing, we all know that advertising works or companies/lawyers/politicians/AARP would not spend the vast amount of money they spend on it. So it may be a wise move for AMAC to sponsor some race team even though I’m not likely to see the result. If not racing, then some other advertising to counter AARP would be advisable.
I never see advertisements for AMAC other than mail so I guess they don’t have money for advertising
Having “turned the wheel in anger” during my younger years, I’ve now lost interest in four-wheeled racing but have become a huge fan of motorcycle racing. The action, speed and drama are unmatched! Look at spending some advertising dollars in the MotoAmerica series. National brands like Panera Bread and Fresh-n-Lean have invested in teams… Might be great for AMAC. And, two American riders, who are now racing in Europe and are both Christians, came from MotoAmerica.
My father was a WW2 Army vet. When I was 18 and in the Navy, I made the mistake of coming home on leave driving a jap car. When my parents stepped out the door to greet me the look on my Dad’s face was one of hurt and remembered pain. I wish I could take that moment back now. How nascar made that brand of automobile the dominant competitor today has finished off any remaining interest in what has become an organization mired in liberal politics and boring scripted “events”.
I like NASCAR, but have not watched much lately since they choose to be mostly on cable. I do not do cable.
No need to waste “our” money. The old “PC” has become the new “Woke.” Everyone needs to read or reread George Orwell’s book 1984.
As a separate comment, I had some bad experience years ago (before finding AMAC) with AARP. Some of the things they endorse are very nearly fraudulent and I would use their Hartford car insurance as my prime example. Very expensive with little customer support and no answers to valid customer questions and complaints. I would like to see AARP called out on that stuff.
Nascar is more aligned with Conservative Values
I used to enjoy NASCAR back in the day, when you drove what you brung. Then the rule making started and Detroit manufacturers started lobbying. This is back in the day when (with some limits) you could buy the same basic car that was being raced. Then came manufacturers selling front wheel drive automobiles and you couldn’t until recent changes get a rear wheel drive auto. Indy and Formula aren’t much better.The wokeness is just the icing on the cake.
I am a fan of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars circuit. Hopefully, those who run the organization stay out of politics. ????????