[Farm93]

NASCAR is based in The South and let's just say many of NASCAR's most enthusiastic fans also are very fond of bright red baseball caps.   The willingness to trust and believe everything President Trump is pitching on COVID would be shaken quite a bit if NASCAR had a COVID outbreak.  

Jimmy Johnson isn't just a driver in NASCAR, he is the most successful active driver on the circuit with more wins than any other active driver.   

Jimmy is not complaining about living in a NASCAR bubble...he tested positive for the virus.  

That was the "game changer" part.   A healthy, wealthy, and successful race car driver racing in southern states got COVID.   This is not some liberal broadway or hollywood actor, he is a NASCAR racer.   To a Trump supporter living in the South this one hit closer to home, a game changer.

He is doing better now, so that's good for him.

Never thought of it that way . . . so you think one headline NASCAR driver being infected has more impact than 30+ Clemson football players on the psyche of the southern sports fan?  Could be . . .

BTW, do you also believe that Southern folks (let's just pick South Carolina and Florida - hot spots) are seeing a rise in infections because "they believe everything Trump tells them about Covid and that it's nothing to be concerned about" - as opposed to being tired of SiP or less-than-careful about being smart due to other considerations?  That seems a bit extreme (and doesn't give much independent thought credit to Southerners).  But I do agree that Trump's desultory messaging has been a hindrance to limiting virus spread.

NASCAR more impressionable than College Football cases?
Yes, because NASCAR is racing right now.   If an outbreak stopped NASCAR that would directly impact those red hay types immediately.   

Clemson, Alabama and LSU players getting sick isn't a big deal as long as the teams can play and win from September - November.   If the region has an outbreak that causes the SEC to cancel games than that would be a much bigger deal.   Definitely agree that college football cancellations would be a bigger game changer if/when it happens.

I tend to doubt it would change the rate of spread or cause people to rush to get masks at this point.   Rather some in The South would understand that even if the deaths largely were in big blue northern urban centers, COVID can still have an impact their lives and livelihood.

[Farm93]

NASCAR is based in The South and let's just say many of NASCAR's most enthusiastic fans also are very fond of bright red baseball caps.   The willingness to trust and believe everything President Trump is pitching on COVID would be shaken quite a bit if NASCAR had a COVID outbreak.  

Jimmy Johnson isn't just a driver in NASCAR, he is the most successful active driver on the circuit with more wins than any other active driver.   

Jimmy is not complaining about living in a NASCAR bubble...he tested positive for the virus.  

That was the "game changer" part.   A healthy, wealthy, and successful race car driver racing in southern states got COVID.   This is not some liberal broadway or hollywood actor, he is a NASCAR racer.   To a Trump supporter living in the South this one hit closer to home, a game changer.

He is doing better now, so that's good for him.

Never thought of it that way . . . so you think one headline NASCAR driver being infected has more impact than 30+ Clemson football players on the psyche of the southern sports fan?  Could be . . .

BTW, do you also believe that Southern folks (let's just pick South Carolina and Florida - hot spots) are seeing a rise in infections because "they believe everything Trump tells them about Covid and that it's nothing to be concerned about" - as opposed to being tired of SiP or less-than-careful about being smart due to other considerations?  That seems a bit extreme (and doesn't give much independent thought credit to Southerners).  But I do agree that Trump's desultory messaging has been a hindrance to limiting virus spread.

NASCAR more impressionable than College Football cases?
Yes, because NASCAR is racing right now.   If an outbreak stopped NASCAR that would directly impact those red hay types immediately.   

Clemson, Alabama and LSU players getting sick isn't a big deal as long as the teams can play and win from September - November.   If the region has an outbreak that causes the SEC to cancel games than that would be a much bigger deal.   Definitely agree that college football cancellations would be a bigger game changer if/when it happens.

I tend to doubt it would change the rate of spread or cause people to rush to get masks at this point.   Rather some in The South would understand that even if the deaths largely were in big blue northern urban centers, COVID can still have an impact their lives and livelihood.