Why was Gran Turismo popular?

[Insidb]

BraLoD said:

Insidb said:

NASCAR is insanely huge in the USA...this is from a racing, non-NASCAR fan.

Oh yeah you are right, it's also pretty mainstream on USA.

Dunno why would he question it then, now xP

It's the demographic: most people associate NASCAR with the south (which, by and large, is the predominant location of their fanbase). The simple facs are that F1 has over 500M annual viewers, and NASCAR has over 200M annual viewers. 

GT and NFS:HP were my racers of choice.