Dirt race is worth trying even if it sounds like a bad idea. You never know...it could end up being one of the best things to happen to this sport. Keep an open mind until that race finishes next year
JoKeR lAp!!!!!!!!!!A dirt race with cup cars? Hell, why not add some jumps and whoops while we're at it.
This. I realize that I'm bordering on NASCAR message board heresy here, but after a heat race or two at Eldora the novelty wore off and it's like "wow, these hulking machines weren't built for dirt." They're incredibly slow looking (especially when used to watching actual dirt series), and the only "action" is bouncing off the walls like in an online NASCAR Heat match because they can't turn. OK, flame away.
There’s warehouses and truck gas stations circling the property, plus that Amazon Warehouse looking at expansion. I haven’t heard about a casino or hotel going in the tracks place
What short tracks did you want them to go to? There’s really no nascar ready available one, that the schedule isn’t going to already I would imagine.
Oh no, according social media they should racing at Bowman Gray with 38 cars.
I had hoped Iowa stayed on the Xfinity and Trucks schedules because it’s refreshing those are their own standalone dates. I never understood the appeal of Iowa from the same people whining that most of these tracks are in the middle of nowhere but yet Newton Iowa isn’t on my list of top travel destinations anytime soon. I do hope that Iowa somehow finds its way back on the Indy Car circuit, those fans supported the hell out of that series and it’s a mistake they are allegedly leaving. As for Gateway, I could go either way. Thought it was cool Indy Car was back there but besides the Newgarden/Simon dustup there a few years ago, I haven’t found many memorable moments there from Indy Car being back so I don’t know how that would translate to Cup Racing there. I do hope Indy Car stays there because they need an oval race desperately and the fans also support the hell out of the series. I do think they managed to move some oval racing away from the Midwest with Chicagoland gone, Michigan losing a race and Kentucky gone to try to save Indianapolis and give it some prestige back at behest of The Captain. I think if you look at the schedule after today... Michigan and Indianapolis will be the premier ovals in the Midwest like it used to be, if you’re from around these parts going to either of those tracks was your only opportunity to see NASCAR oval racing for the year.
Fox pushed for it. It’s on one of the previous 2 or 3 pages on this thread, someone here posted the tweet
Kentucky needs to be used by IndyCar, but with Penske owning it, I doubt it.
Fox pushed for the track changes at Bristol? both times? or your saying they pushed for the dirt race? Who did they push Burton? He is the owner and will be the looser in all this.
Oh for the dirt race it was allegedly Fox as the main suspect, the network pushed nascar. Ima try to find that tweet
Gosh I’d be so stoked if they went back to Michigan or Pocono. Or both, I’d fall over. A triple crown for those fellas would be awesome.
Today is the death knell for that track I think I low key held out hope that it would find its place back as well as Wilkesboro because they had the benefit of Time two years ago when this stuff started to break that the schedule was going to realign in this time frame but it’s over now. Realistically always has been but I thought maybe one of them would get a chance at a rebirth. No more, time to bulldoze the places.
Rockingham was doing extremely well and then just fell off the face of the planet on social media. Nothing posted since May of last year, it would be cool, but I'm not sure we will ever see the track used again for the top three national series.
I didn't know that played a factor, but I did say I don't know squat about this so I don't feel too bad.
no problem with it..none. People been screaming for different tracks on the schedule and now they have something else to scream about with the changes.
What short tracks are available to add to the schedule AND are already up to Cup requirements AND are interested in paying to host a Cup race?
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there is dirt track technology using the right combinations of dirt and clay to produce good racing and unless the weather plays a big role the track should be pretty good. Another big factor is the tires they are going to use. It's different, gives the drivers who came up on dirt something to look forward to IMO. could possibly see some ringers in some of the back marker cars
