There were a lot of empty seats at the International Speedway this past Sunday.
NASCAR has not been issuing any attendance numbers since 2012 for a venue that holds 135-thousand.
And Associated Press reported that Denis McGlynn the CEO of Dover Motorsports told drivers to expect fewer fans who he told WBOC had been hit hard by the down economy.
Kent County tourism says that the hotels in Dover also saw the decline even though most were filled because of the small number of rooms.
Judy Diogo, head of the Central Delaware chamber of Commerce, told WBOC that even with less people attending the event it is important because it keeps people coming to town twice a year.
