Ask a racer what he would like to see more of in motorsports and they will respond that, they would like to see more fans in the pits wanting to learn more about the kind of racing they do and what makes that particular driver tic. I know that it costs more for admission to the pit area at most tracks and some race fans just cannot afford that if they bring along the whole family. I would really like to see more race fans take more interest in the drivers, crews and their race cars. Drivers and crews are usually very willing to talk to the race fans as long as the fans stay out of the crew's way while they are working on the cars, because it is a very furious place. Some tracks even have a trailer with seats that is towed with a tractor or other means where the general admission race fans can pay a small charge, usually a dollar or under to ride through the pit area to see the action taking place and not have to pay the pit entrance fee and the driver of the tow vehicle usually acts as a tour guide of sorts answering any racing questions the race fan may have.
Racers love the attention, that's one of the things they strive for, besides winning.
Even if they would never win a race in their whole racing career, most racers that are at small local tracks or racers that do the tour thing in smaller racing sanctions need the fan base. So next time you attend a race track, local or far away, get there a little early, call ahead and find out what time the pit area gates open. And before the qualifying starts, take a walk back in the pits and look at the different racing divisions and the way the race cars are different. Because most of the racers want the race fans to remember them and that's a good thing. Start an autograph scrapbook and see just how many you can get.