Sure it's a sport. A sport is defined as "Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." It's definatly physical; last time I went on a 500 mile nonstop trip, I was tired as hell by the end, and driving in a street car isn't a tenth as physicly demanding as racing. Racing has rules, and is engaged in competitively. And if they're going to classify golf as a sport, racing is a sport too!
Whether you find it interesting or not is up to you, but keep in mind that any sport is much more interesting if you know what to look for. Anytime I watch a sport I'm not familiar with, I'm bored and confused for most of it. I must admit that the first few races I watched, I didn't know what was going on and got bored halfway through the race. Now that I understand the the strategy, terminology, etc., I find it much more interesting.
Oh, and if you want to try watching a race to see if you'll enjoy it, wait until the second half of the season when NBC is covering the races. Fox has horrible race coverage, but that's a different rant.
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