Brad Keselowski claims “people often wanna see” just inglorious NASCAR moments

The Kyle Busch-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the most viral moment of 2024 season.

Brad Keselowski claims “people often wanna see” just inglorious NASCAR moments

Brad Keselowski (Via IMAGO)

NASCAR broke into the limelight in the 70’s because of the controversial fight that featured the Allison brothers and Cale Yarborough. Since then, it’s often the fights and similar controversies that has often covered by the non-traditional media about NASCAR, while impressive racing moments are often overlooked.

Despite the 2024 Cup season featuring two of the closest finishes ever in the history of Motorsports, the events that got national media attention was the fight between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch at North Wilkesboro All-Star race. The incident was discussed almost the whole week, with the video of Stenhouse punching Busch going viral.

While talking about the trend, where most often the inglorious NASCAR incidents going viral, 2012 Cup Series champion and owner-driver of RFK Racing, Brad Keselowski admitted that the people most often want to see such incidents.

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That’s what the people wanna see. It seems that way. Doesn’t mean it’s always right, in fact, often they wanna see it because it’s not right. But we are still an entertainment-based business.
Brad Keselowski told Claire B Lang.

Brad Keselowski has empathy for NASCAR over the incident

The future Hall of Famer earlier pointed out that the media often gives too much emphasis on the moments involving fights over good racing. He admitted that he has a lot empathy towards NASCAR because of the as the only way to handle this is use such moments to promote itself.

Brad Keselowski (Via IMAGO)
Brad Keselowski (Via IMAGO)
Some of the moments that I think we would like to break through as a sport to no offense to you guys, non-traditional media, that grows our sport, doesn’t seem to do that but then somebody throws a punch and all of a sudden, we’re on all sorts of non-traditional media. I just have a lot of empathy for NASCAR. If I was in their shoes, I don’t know how I’d handle it any different.
Brad Keselowski said.

The points made by Brad Keselowski is spot on as NASCAR has grown into the big sport it is because of similar moments in the past along with great racing. Being an entertainment driven business they have no option but let it happen and use it.

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