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Old Atlanta and Homestead aren't quad- or tri-ovals. Hell, they could copy something like Trenton or Nazareth if they wanted to.I think they call that a road course
Old Atlanta and Homestead aren't quad- or tri-ovals. Hell, they could copy something like Trenton or Nazareth if they wanted to.I think they call that a road course
If golden boy thinks they are so great, why doesn't he buy/build one. Not like he doesn't have the money to do it. More PR bull speak
Yeah, I don't know what the cost difference would be but I know I prefer the small size of a short track. Better racing and you're right on top of the action. No place like taking in a race at Martinsville and I'll be sitting right here in a few more weeks.....
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For what purpose?I know Bruton wants a ton of money for North Wilkesboro, but I honestly think that a few of the drivers should get together, buy it and bring it up to code.
For what purpose?
Another track for drivers to learn their craft? Host some Truck and Xfinity races?
Honestly, if you want to fix the problem of too many Cup guys in Xfinity then run fewer companion races. Tracks like Rockingham and North Wilkesboro would be perfect for the Xfinity Series.
The attendance was pretty dismal for those races if I recall. Tracks don't last when nobody shows up to support them.The money people don't seem to see that as a problem requiring a fix.
Rockingham ran Truck races in 2012 / 2013 after being shuttered for 8 years. They stopped. Andy H couldn't make it pay.
That's right.The attendance was pretty dismal for those races if I recall. Tracks don't last when nobody shows up to support them.
yeah and the coup de gras for Rockingham was Nascar lowering the hammer with safety upgrades that there wasn't any money for. I watched the truck race, take nostalgia out of it, and I didn't see anything special, but a lot of announcer hype. Watched Andy Hillenburg at Tulsa speedway, 15 years old racing his first sprint car, wanted his track to be a success, so I am not a hater of Rockingham or short tracks, I enjoy what Nascar has to offer, but I am also a realist, they don't support big time racing.The attendance was pretty dismal for those races if I recall. Tracks don't last when nobody shows up to support them.
Burn in Hell Bruton Smith.
Yeah, I don't know what the cost difference would be but I know I prefer the small size of a short track. Better racing and you're right on top of the action. No place like taking in a race at Martinsville and I'll be sitting right here in a few more weeks.....
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Just happened to remember this article and finally got around to reading it, and my first and foremost reaction is what a sad story. As NB said, it's too bad that some big money people couldn't get together and buy this place and make something of it.
Given the current state of NASCAR, what they did with moving last year's Southern 500 back to Labor Day weekend was a huge hit and one of the best moves that the sport has made in recent memory (granted, that move was undoubtedly driven by NBC). I know it's a pipe dream but imagine if someone or some group of people pumped enough money into North Wilkesboro to bring it up to par and they held 1 race there a year, even if it's just the All Star Race? That could undo some of the damage that the sport has done to itself over the years. This place is clearly nostalgic much like Fenway Park or Wrigley Field is to baseball. But as I said, a pipe dream.
Without Bruton Smith....... the France family would have a stranglehold on ALL the tracks....... I applaud Bruton for having the tenacity and gumption to come back from the Charlotte fiasco to be a major player in track ownership...... he may have pissed off a lot of folks along the way but at least the France family doesn't own the whole shooting match........Burn in Hell Bruton Smith.
Without Bruton Smith....... the France family would have a stranglehold on ALL the tracks....... I applaud Bruton for having the tenacity and gumption to come back from the Charlotte fiasco to be a major player in track ownership...... he may have pissed off a lot of folks along the way but at least the France family doesn't own the whole shooting match........