I looked for myself. The seat map pictured is accurate and recent. Looks like they kept all the rows of the grandstand rather than remove every other row as they've done to a varying degree at nearly every oval track on the schedule. So the capacity is likely similar to what it was when the...
That is some crazy audio. She's got over 30 truck starts now you'd think she could keep it on the track at least. I was at Bristol in 2019 when she "got spun" from the push truck.
Ben Kennedy loves NASCAR at street courses. The networks all want/need a "big" event (they talked about this on Dale Jr's podcast).
I'm also pretty over it. Especially now that the racing on road courses with the Next Gen is getting worse, not better. Hamlin was talking about the racing at...
Running the double is awesome. It is a shame both rides are bottom tier equipment at each respective series' event where equipment matters the most. A top 25 in both races would be amazing.
That would be wild to invest in Chicagoland only to go back to the street course.
Doubt they could justify a race at each track. Within 5 hours driving of Chicago you have... Michigan, Indianapolis, Iowa, Milwaukee, Gateway, and Road America.
For me it's 2 things.
1. An "All-Star" race concept was a cool thing for the first 20 years of the event. The drivers in the ASR each year were leaps and bounds above the rest of the field given the equipment disparity back then. So it was cool to see them showcased for one night with just...