2024 NASCAR Schedules

[FLRacingFan]

Easter is bad for attendance but really good for ratings, it’s a difficult compromise. I don’t think the garage wants to compete on Easter though, and the only way they do is at night. I know SHR flew Childers and his family (and probably other personnel) back and forth between Bristol and Charlotte for Sunday morning service, but is that kind of arrangement really in anyone’s best interests? So much for cost-cutting.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

about a week old but just summing up what we already kind of know here.

https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/07/some-2024-schedule-planning-underway/

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

about a week old but just summing up what we already kind of know here.

https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/07/some-2024-schedule-planning-underway/

I just don't see Chicago on the schedule next year with the political firestorm surrounding that race.

Hopefully they go back to Road America, but I can see this sport going back to Chicagoland Speedway instead because that one good finish has fans talking about how it was the best track on the schedule.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I just don't see Chicago on the schedule next year with the political firestorm surrounding that race.

Hopefully they go back to Road America, but I can see this sport going back to Chicagoland Speedway instead because that one good finish has fans talking about how it was the best track on the schedule.

I hope the fans show up and there's no hard feelings from the fanbase if they do indeed go back to Chicagoland. I wont be putting my eggs in that basket though, I mean the street race hasnt happened yet. I did like Road America, cool place and track, I thought it was great Cup was racing there

 

[StandOnIt]

I don't know if Pockrass was trying to stir up drama or not, but he said Nascar is looking at extending their contract with the Chicago street race according to the article.

 

[hmmm298]

I just don't see Chicago on the schedule next year with the political firestorm surrounding that race.

Hopefully they go back to Road America, but I can see this sport going back to Chicagoland Speedway instead because that one good finish has fans talking about how it was the best track on the schedule.

Honestly Chicagoland did kind of suck for years but it seems like exactly the type of track the new car seems to really excel at. The 1.5s have improved significantly IMO.

 

[racingfan7]

I’d love to see them go back to Chicagoland & IMS Brickyard 400 oval, maybe Michigan 2.0 twice instead of Kansas in the spring, Iowa or Milwaukee, and also I think a Denver or Seattle Street race would be better overall for the series.

Road America is a good Xfinity only track, I think a Cup Series race there sparingly is a good idea.

 

[The Nature Boy]

Easter is bad for attendance but really good for ratings, it’s a difficult compromise. I don’t think the garage wants to compete on Easter though, and the only way they do is at night. I know SHR flew Childers and his family (and probably other personnel) back and forth between Bristol and Charlotte for Sunday morning service, but is that kind of arrangement really in anyone’s best interests? So much for cost-cutting.

New Hampshire is one of the least religious states in the country, put the Easter race there. It might be a bit cold but we did that late November race once and it was fine.

 

[Daytripper]

New Hampshire is one of the least religious states in the country, put the Easter race there. It might be a bit cold but we did that late November race once and it was fine.

Easter sometimes falls in March. No way you could have a race in NH in March. The track could still be covered in snow.

 

[The Nature Boy]

Easter sometimes falls in March. No way you could have a race in NH in March. The track could still be covered in snow.

You’ve seen Bristol Dirt, now be prepared for London Snow.

 

[Magicmiler]

New Hampshire is one of the least religious states in the country, put the Easter race there. It might be a bit cold but we did that late November race once and it was fine.

Sure was different having Thanksgiving dinner at the track. Robby Gordon and Jeff Gordon battling was good, with Robby winning. The coldest race I've attended....

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Easter sometimes falls in March.

Which makes it difficult to schedule around it. if the schedule is left the same, it won’t overlap with Bristol next year anyway.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I received an e-mail from Darlington yesterday with an offer to lock in my tickets for 2024 spring race. I don't recall ever receiving an re-up offer before the current year's race has been run.

 

[kkfan91]

I received an e-mail from Darlington yesterday with an offer to lock in my tickets for 2024 spring race. I don't recall ever receiving an re-up offer before the current year's race has been run.

Dover started doing that years back

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Hoping so.

 

[AdoubleU24]

I think it only makes sense to see what this car can do on the oval

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I think it only makes sense to see what this car can do on the oval

I think that’s reasonable. I always preferred the oval for well......reasons I’ve listed before. I know some prefer the roadie or leave all together, but I want to see what the new car can do on the oval for a sample size before they leave Indy.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I've been a detractor of the Indy oval but after seeing the new car on 1.5s and California, I'm willing to see it tried on the oval.

 

[kkfan91]

Road course or nothing, nothing will make Cup cars work on the oval.

 

[MRM]

Maybe I missed this. But this is the first I've heard BMS/SMI wanting to build a completely new track at the Nashville Fairgrounds.

Nashville sues to block law lowering the votes needed to approve new NASCAR track – Tennessee Lookout

Metro Nashville’s legal department filed a lawsuit to block a new state law making it easier for the Metro Council to approve a new racetrack at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The measure — passed by Tennessee lawmakers earlier this year and signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on May 5 —...

tennesseelookout.com

 

[kkfan91]

Maybe I missed this. But this is the first I've heard BMS/SMI wanting to build a completely new track at the Nashville Fairgrounds.

Nashville sues to block law lowering the votes needed to approve new NASCAR track – Tennessee Lookout

Metro Nashville’s legal department filed a lawsuit to block a new state law making it easier for the Metro Council to approve a new racetrack at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The measure — passed by Tennessee lawmakers earlier this year and signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on May 5 —...

tennesseelookout.com

"The proposal is to build a practically new 30,000-seat racetrack facility on the current Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway site, with plans to attract a NASCAR race and other higher-profile racing events."

I think this is just non-racing journalist. It's a major renovation to the existing property but the track I believe is staying the same. Essentially new infrastructure.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I don’t see it happening. But I’m intrigued about the Next Gen car as to how it would run there

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Wake me when it's on the schedule. I've had hopes dashed too many times.

 

[aunty dive]

Thanks, COVID.

“In 2021, Rockingham speedway received $10 million in COVID recovery grants from the state.
Charlotte Motor Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway were awarded similar grants.
Lovenheim used the money to lay down a new racing surface on the one-mile speedway.”

 

[MRM]

I have more hope in a Cup race at the Fairgrounds than I do at Rockingham. For the record, I have faith in neither one.

 

[carolinabuff]

Wake me when it's on the schedule. I've had hopes dashed too many times.

I have more hope in a Cup race at the Fairgrounds than I do at Rockingham. For the record, I have faith in neither one.

Be honest though, you probably didn't have much faith (if any) that Cup would return to North Wilkesboro either

 

[FLRacingFan]

Tbh, I would’ve preferred Rockingham to NWS in the first place.

 

[Efisher131]

Tbh, I would’ve preferred Rockingham to NWS in the first place.

This car would race great at Rockingham. That place always had multiple lanes of racing which is the key to a good race with this car

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Be honest though, you probably didn't have much faith (if any) that Cup would return to North Wilkesboro either

I didn't care about NW in the first place. I never saw racing there before it closed, and 'Tradition!' isn't important me anyway. I'm on the road and hoping the DVR picked up the All-Star races, so I don't yet know how the racing was. Maybe that will give me a reason to care now.

Rockingham doesn't have Jr. pushing it.