I think NASCAR is definitely a southern sport. Although I agree that it has grown and has a broader audience than it used it I would still consider it a primarily “Southern Sport”. The majority of the true NASCAR fans still act and look like southerners. There are NASCAR followers from the north who aren’t the stereotypical southern man/woman but these are just fans, not the heart of NASCAR. The heart of NASCAR is still in the Deep South. This is where NASCAR originated and until it changes so much that it no longer resembles southern racing, it will always be a southern sport. Akshay said it well, even though hockey has gone global, it’s still associated with Canada. Although noodles are used around the world they are still associated with Asia. I would disagree about the pizza though. Pizza has changed so much since it left Italy that is losing its resemblance to its original form. When this happens you begin to lose the association. At this stage I would associate pizza more with America and New York than Italy.