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WHAT MAKES A SPORT?

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A sport is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, such as racing. source 1

SPORTS BY DEFINITION

Sports are part of every culture past and present, but each culture has its own definition of sports. The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games, and contests. A final distinction separates contests into two types: those that require at least a minimum of physical skill and those that do not.

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Q1:

If we’re going by technicality here, NASCAR is an organization at best. When have people ever considered NASCAR to be a sport?

AUTO RACING

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Auto racing is the sport of racing automobiles

in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads. Due to the competitive nature of auto racing, it further enhances the definition of the term “sport”.

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Sports governed by international federations recognized by the olympic committee
  1. Automobile
  2. American Football (Provisional)
  3. Lacrosse
  4. Squash
  5. Water Ski

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A1:

If we go with semantics here, yeah NASCAR isn’t an “international federation”, but you know what it is— a national American federation AND a sport as defined by the Olympic Committee’s standards.

SPEEDS OF UP TO 200+ MPH


MONSTER ENERGY, XFINITY, CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

EDGE OF YOUR SEAT RACING

PEAK PERFORMANCES BY DRIVER AND CAR


NASCAR IS A SPORT

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Q2:

Nope. NASCAR is just a bunch of ads driving around in a circle. How do you explain the “Monster Energy Cup Series”?

NASCAR VS. FOOTBALL ADS

Let’s look at the highest paid football players and NASCAR drivers. Where does a majority of it come from? Yeah you guessed it, corporate sponsors, who pay specifically to have their names on a Stadium. Where did the Super Bowl take place in 2019? OH YEAH, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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  • Eli Manning, QB — $252.3 million
  • Kirk Cousins, QB — $100.6 million
  • Adrian Peterson, RB — $101.8 million

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VS

  • Jimmie Johnson— $17.5 million
  • Kyle Busch— $15.8 million
  • Denny Hamlin— $14.2 million

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A2:

At the very least, NASCAR is transparent about their advertisements. Does Tom Brady throw a ball for free? NASCAR works like any other sport out there, bud.