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What tracks would you like to see get a second race that don't, and which would you like to see have a repeat visit erased? Personally I think the top candidates for not seeing a second race in a year are Kansas City and Atlanta, but Phoenix and Vegas might be worth looking at too- it always seems the crowds there look sparser than other places on TV but maybe they're better attended than they appear. I wouldn't mind seeing Dover get 2; I'm surprised that so many pushed for Richmond to lose its second race, and that seems to have worked. It would be hard to argue against 'Dega, Charlotte, Martinsville, Bristol and Darlington which are maybe the 5 most exciting tracks and overall experiences in the sport. Maybe they should scrap the late summer date at Daytona to make the 500 even more a standout? Nashville might be an option for a second visit if they can secure the Fairgrounds track for one and the super speedway for the other; although the new stadium they've crowded in right next to it would make it problematic. Would have to ensure nothing major is going on there at the same time for crowd movement and parking.
 
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What tracks would you like to see get a second race that don't, and which would you like to see have a repeat visit erased? Personally I think the top candidates for not seeing a second race in a year are Kansas City and Atlanta, but Phoenix and Vegas might be worth looking at too- it always seems the crowds there look sparser than other places on TV but maybe they're better attended than they appear. I wouldn't mind seeing Dover get 2; I'm surprised that so many pushed for Richmond to lose its second race, and that seems to have worked. It would be hard to argue against 'Dega, Charlotte, Martinsville, Bristol and Darlington which are maybe the 5 most exciting tracks and overall experiences in the sport. Maybe they should scrap the late summer date at Daytona to make the 500 even more a standout? Nashville might be an option for a second visit if they can secure the Fairgrounds track for one and the super speedway for the other; although the new stadium they've crowded in right next to it would make it problematic. Would have to ensure nothing major is going on there at the same time for crowd movement and parking.
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Thanks for the welcome! I've been here as a reader for a while, but first post I guess. I didn't know that NASCAR owned Phoenix and Daytona, that is a good point.
 
I'm surprised Atlanta and Darlington got second dates after going a number of years with just 1. I wish Kentucky still had a date, but not having any nearby hotels hurt it as much as anything else.
 
Daytona, Charlotte, Darlington, Bristol, Martinsville. Everywhere else should only have one race. Look at what it did to the crowds at Pocono, Dover, Loudon, etc. The optics are way better on TV when you get 70k at one race than 45k at 2 races, and it makes the race feel like a big event.
 
Good first thread, welcome. Those that deserve 2:

Daytona

Talladega

Martinsville

Bristol

Las Vegas

Charlotte

Darlington

Gulp………

Richmond
 
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