Attendance declines leveling off at NASCAR Hall of Fame
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
September attendance at the NASCAR Hall of Fame fell compared to September 2010, and the racing museum again lost money.
But the good news for the hall is that attendance declines are leveling off.
The hall’s attendance in September was 13,054 – a 20 percent decrease compared with the 16,327 people who visited in September 2010. Previous year-over-year attendance declines had been greater than 30 percent.
Through the first three months of the fiscal year, the hall has lost $449,747. During the same time period in 2010, the hall had lost $448,000.
This fiscal year, the hall is being reimbursed for some maintenance items by the city of Charlotte. That lowers the hall’s loss to $292,150.
The September loss was $83,982. After being reimbursed by the city, the hall’s books show a loss of only $11,962.
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