37 Races in 2004?

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Thirty-seven races on the 2004 Winston Cup schedule? That was the word coming out of Bill France's annual beach getaway with select owners and drivers earlier this month. However, Series director John Darby denies a race will be added to the current 36-date schedule. The possible extra race wasn't the only schedule talk floating around. It already has been announced that California will gain a second date next season, and there has been talk the schedule will lose the current off-weekend between the race in June at Infineon Raceway and the race in July at Daytona, with the second half of the season running 26 straight weeks. Richard Childress was among the owners who proposed racing for 36 straight weeks and working the all-star events (the Bud Shootout and The Winston, which likely will be renamed) into the existing race weeks. “That way, when we're done, we're done,” Childress says. “Then we could spend the rest of the time working on cars for the following year.” And owner Jack Roush wouldn't mind racing 40 weeks a year. If the schedule were to grow to 37 or 38 races, speculation is Texas Motor Speedway finally would get a second date. But the searing summer weather probably would rule out a late June date -- even with the television networks' push to move the starting times for many Cup races to 6:00pm/et on Sundays.
 
If they are going to add another race to a new track, it should go to either kentucky, nashville, or St. Louis. If they are going to add a second date to an existing track, it should be to texas or phoenix.
 
Originally posted by DirtyMo1381529@Jul 21 2003, 12:58 PM
If they are going to add another race to a new track, it should go to either kentucky, nashville, or St. Louis. If they are going to add a second date to an existing track, it should be to texas or phoenix.
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I would like to see another race at Texas or Kansas. I always go to Kansas, and every year there is a lot of good racing...but they don't show it on tv. TNT/NBC for you. <_< The second groove has come in as well!
 
Originally posted by TexasRaceLady@Jul 21 2003, 02:09 PM
Adding a night race in June at Texas wouldn't be too bad. July and August are out ---- way too hot, even at night.
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The June Truck and IRL are night races. They can start out a little on the warm side, but as the evening progresses, it gets to be quite comfortable. Looking forward to it being a little cooler for the October races, though. :) It would be great to have another Busch and Cup race here at Texas. Like ward22 said about Kansas, they don't show you all of the race on TV. The races at Texas are really pretty good, in person.
 
I would also like to see another race at Kansas. Maybe then I could actually go... <_<
 
I live in CO and would love to see them come to Pikes Peak I.R...

There were 'local' rumors a year or so ago that Winston might come here, but obviously it hasn't happened. We have Busch races.

Anyone know if this is a possibility?
 
Originally posted by Splunge@Jul 21 2003, 05:30 PM
I live in CO and would love to see them come to Pikes Peak I.R...

There were 'local' rumors a year or so ago that Winston might come here, but obviously it hasn't happened. We have Busch races.

Anyone know if this is a possibility?
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One of these days that might become a real good possibility...but for 2004...its out of the picture. :)
 
One of these days that might become a real good possibility...but for 2004...its out of the picture.
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Sad....yet sprinkled with hope...

Way to leave me hanging! B)

Well if it's not going to be here, I think a short-track race at night would be a blast!
 
Nashville Supersppedway should get a date. It is a very unique race track being a 1.3 concrete tri-oval and it has had some good races there so far.
 
Originally posted by Nascar24rainbow@Jul 21 2003, 07:23 PM
Nashville Supersppedway should get a date. It is a very unique race track being a 1.3 concrete tri-oval and it has had some good races there so far.
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I agree with you. I have never been there but it would be the closest one to me if they did. I had heard rumors that it wasn't "IF" but "WHEN"!
 
Boy I would be tickle to death if Nashville could get a date. It is only 175 mi. from me. Man that would be cool. :D :bounce:
 
I could be wrong but I don't think Nashville seats enough people.
 
Scratch a second date for Las Vegas out, our Damn Governor here in Nevada just increased the Entertainment and Sports taxes. I'm hearing volumes about Houston Superspeedway, it has 4 differently shaped turns, well, it convinced me but it's still under construction. Well, I dont care much for Nashville, it's too Chicagolandy, I would like a road race at maybe a street course in Manhattan, but that wouldnt probably in NASCAR's plans for the near future. In those cases, I want a third date at Daytona ! :)
 
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