SBD/Issue 166/Leagues & Governing Bodies

CHARLOTTE/GREENSBORO LEAD THE PACK FOR NASCAR'S MARKETS

          The following data from Scarborough Research's surveys
     of over 200,000 respondents from August '99-February '00
     shows the percentage of people in 66 major U.S. markets who
     consider themselves to be "avid/somewhat avid" NASCAR fans. 
     For example, 39% of all Charlotte residents consider
     themselves "avid/somewhat avid" NASCAR fans (Scarborough).  

RK  MARKET          %  INDEX      RK  MARKET            %  INDEX 
1)  CHARLOTTE      39%  232       34) KANSAS CITY      19%  115 
2)  GREENSBORO     38%  229       35) TAMPA            19%  113 
3)  GREENVILLE, SC 35%  207       36) MINNEAPOLIS      18%  108 
4)  WILKES-BARRE   31%  187       37) LEXINGTON        18%  106 
5)  INDIANAPOLIS   31%  184       38) ST. LOUIS        17%  100 
6)  CHARLESTON, WV 30%  182       39) CLEVELAND        17%   99 
7)  NASHVILLE      28%  169       40) FRESNO           16%   98 
8)  KNOXVILLE      28%  168       41) DETROIT          16%   98 
9)  GRAND RAPIDS   27%  162       42) DALLAS-FT. WORTH 16%   96 
10) HARRISBURG     27%  159       43) ALBUQUERQUE      16%   95 
11) BIRMINGHAM     26%  153       44) PHILADELPHIA     16%   95 
12) JACKSONVILLE   26%  153       45) WEST PALM BEACH  16%   94 
13) TOLEDO         25%  150       46) PORTLAND, OR     16%   94 
14) DES MOINES     24%  142       47) OKLAHOMA CITY    16%   93 
15) DAYTON         24%  141       48) HARTFORD         15%   91 
16) ORLANDO        23%  140       49) WASHINGTON, D.C. 15%   88 
17) NORFOLK        23%  137       50) PHOENIX          14%   86 
18) FLINT          22%  134       51) PROVIDENCE       14%   84 
19) RALEIGH-DURHAM 22%  131       52) SAN FRANCISCO    14%   82 
20) LOUISVILLE     22%  130       53) DENVER           14%   82 
21) BUFFALO        21%  128       54) MIAMI            13%   79 
22) CINCINNATI     21%  128       55) LOS ANGELES      13%   77 
23) SYRACUSE       21%  128       56) SAN ANTONIO      13%   77 
24) LAS VEGAS      21%  128       57) BOSTON           13%   77 
25) PITTSBURGH     21%  125       58) SAN DIEGO        13%   76 
26) ALBANY         21%  123       59) BALTIMORE        12%   73 
27) WICHITA        20%  122       60) HOUSTON          12%   71 
28) TULSA          20%  121       61) NEW ORLEANS      12%   70 
29) ATLANTA        20%  120       62) CHICAGO          11%   68 
30) COLUMBUS, OH   20%  119       63) SEATTLE          11%   67 
31) MILWAUKEE      20%  119       64) AUSTIN           11%   65 
32) SACRAMENTO     20%  117       65) NEW YORK          9%   53 
33) MEMPHIS        19%  115       66) SALT LAKE CITY    9%   52  

This story appeared in The Sports Business Daily's Special Motorsports Marketing issue published on May 25, 2001.

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