Amid Kyle Busch Mess, Christopher Bell Tears Into NASCAR Over ‘Worrying Business Model’

Ever since Kyle Busch got controversially fired from Joe Gibbs Racing after his primary sponsor left, a lot of questions were raised about NASCAR’s business model. And many fans along with drivers are wondering whether the sport will even be lucrative in the long run. Surprisingly, Busch’s teammate, Christopher Bell is worried about the same thing.

In a recent interview with The Athletic, they asked Bell about what his thoughts are about NASCAR.

The question that the reporter asked was, “When you think about NASCAR five years from now, what are you the most optimistic about and what worries you the most?”

Surprisingly, Bell worried about the way teams will make money. He said, “The business model worries me. I know we’re in a really hard negotiation — or the teams are — with NASCAR to try and change that business model. And it would be amazing if we could get something developed to where we can hire drivers and stop having to bring rental drivers in. So that would be really good.”

But will the sport shut down entirely? Bell doesn’t think so. He said, “But it’s been going on for so long that five years from now, if nothing changes, is the sport gonna die? Probably not. But the faces are going to continue to change until we can start hiring the best drivers to be in the best cars.”

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23XI investor, Curtin Polk revealed he was also not happy with NASCAR’s business model.

He said, “I don’t know of another sports league — or business, for that matter — who came to prosperity through cutting,” Alpern said. “That’s a fact. They don’t go together.”

“You get to a solution by investing in your content,” Polk said. “We are the content — the teams, the drivers, the cars. That’s what people are paying for — to see us. You don’t make the sport better by trying to cheapen the content.”

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So, do you feel NASCAR needs to update it’s business model and increase the amount of money they get from TV earning? Let us know in the comments.