Introducing our new weekly feature, Fan4Racing NASCAR Radio Active Reaction where fans can spend time on their soapbox sharing thoughts about the past weekend of NASCAR racing in the Sprint Cup, XFINITY, Camping World Truck and K&N Pro Series. Then, on our Monday night show on Fan4Racing Radio, we’ll mention some of the thoughts expressed here and social media.

The success of this feature depends on you.  No response, means, of course, there is blank space with nothing interesting to read or talk about.

There is just one rule of the road for this feature.  We respect your point of view as long as you show respect in presenting your thoughts.  Remember, fans of all ages are reading the comments written here, so some comments may remain unpublished if they represent disrespect of any nature.

Respectful debate is interesting and fun; and yes, that is possible if respect is at the forefront of your comments.

So here goes…post your thoughts about racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past weekend in the comment section. Throughout the week, we’ll add new fan updates from social media.

To get this started here’s a previously unpublished comment on Fan4Racing Blog and Radio from this weekend about Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (featured on Fan4Racing Radio, Monday, July 25, 2016)

“This is one of the biggest races, and historic track.and NASCAR says nothing about how the stands looked like they were empty. Something is happening to our sport and it is getting worse……..NASCAR do something quick and do it right please.” – John

From Twitter…a comment from Perry Fague

“Impressive display by the world’s greatest drivers. #IMS #NASCAR”

From Facebook…a comment from Scott Lowe in response to a post on the IMS page.

“Great to see Gordon and Stewart have respectable runs today but it’s time to axe this race off the schedule. Even if the temps would’ve been in the 70’s, it a boring race. Always has been and always will be. I love the Speedway like family but this track and NASCAR just does not mix and never will. No passing and cars do nothing but parade for 4 hours. I don’t want to hear about how drivers love the place. No they don’t. They say it because locals want to hear it and they feel they have to. Enough is enough.”

The Indianapolis Star reported that Sunday’s crowd…

“might not have topped 50,000”

…at a track that has more than 250,000 permanent seats.

Reaction from NASCAR’s Steve O’Donnell as said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio…

“Certainly we would like to see more fans in the stands. It’s been a struggle over the last couple of years for sure. We put a little bit on that ourselves when we had the tire issue (in 2008 where tire issues prevented any green flag stretch longer than 13 laps).

“It’s a challenging race track for us from a racing perspective. That’s no secret. So, we’ve got to balance the ability to race at that speedway but also put on a good race and balance that with the attendance. That’s an ongoing thing. We’re in discussions with Doug Boles (track president) and Mark Miles (CEO of Hulman & Company), and I know from their perspective as well, they certainly want to see folks in the stands, as do we. It’s an important market for us, but by the same token we’ve got to put on the racing that people want to see. It’s a balance, but we’ve got to make sure when we go there it’s the best of all worlds and this year was a challenge, and we want to see that turn and reverse.”

O’Donnell continued that there’s more they can do with the racing at Indianapolis:

“Maybe the cars were a little bit closer together from a 1-40 standpoint, but obviously the ability to pass was a challenge, especially at the front. We’ll go back and look at what levers we can pull. We’re still evaluating 2017 (rules package), continuing on the lower (aero) trend and working with Goodyear on the tire. It’s just a real challenge in terms of the groove in the corners at Indy. It’s something we’ve got to continue to look at and see if we can, if at all, open up the ability to draft more and increase those passing zones.”

Be sure to check back to see what NASCAR fans are saying, then listen to Fan4Racing Radio to see if we feature your comments on our show.