Overview
- During media availability at the Nashville weekend, six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon said he finds NASCAR Cup races “really hard to watch” and that they “allow for a nap.”
- NASCAR broadcaster Danielle Trotta posted on X, telling Dixon “don’t let the door hit you,” and veteran analyst Larry McReynolds called the remark “ignorant” on SiriusXM.
- Several voices pushed back or sought to clarify Dixon’s intent by saying he was criticizing event length rather than race quality, with Marco Andretti and NASCAR driver Kyle Larson publicly agreeing that many Cup races run too long.
- No formal retraction or apology from Dixon has been issued and the back-and-forth remains public as TNT and Prime prepare coverage of the Brickyard 400, where Trotta is part of the broadcast teams.
- Context matters: NASCAR’s 400-plus mile events commonly run around three to four hours with multiple caution periods, while Dixon’s own Nashville race was shortened by heat after a crash, which may explain his comment and fuels the wider debate over race formats and viewership.