My dream NASCAR schedule...

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I know we have had threads like this before, but I have never really got in on it. I set about with one rule, I couldnt remove any tracks from the current Cup schedule. All current tracks had to be included. Then I decided each track should only have one race, and when you only have one race at a track, it leaves alot of room. But after some thought and deliberation I came up with this schedule here, which I think most fans would enjoy a great deal...
1. Daytona
2. Phoenix
3. Las Vegas
4. Atlanta
5. Fontana
6. Martinsville
7. St. Louis
8. South Boston
9. Pikes Peak
10. Talladega
11. Langley
12. Charlotte
13. Road America
14. Chicago
15. Michigan
16. Sonoma
17. Kentucky
18. Iowa
19. New Hampshire
20. Indianapolis
21. Pocono
22. Watkins Glen
23. North Wilkesboro
24. Bristol
25. Darlington
26. Richmond
27. Rockingham
28. Indianapolis-Lucas Oil Raceway
29. Dover
30. Kansas
31. Winston-Salem[Bowman Gray Stadium]
32. Milwaukee
33. Toledo
34. Fort Worth
35. Memphis
36. Homestead

Many more short tracks. The mile and a halfs more spread apart. Re-inclusion of some older tracks such as Rockingham and North Wilkesboro. Gateway as fanservice as its close to where I live. Darlington back at Labor Day. Granted, in the alternate universe where a schedule like this might happen, NASCAR would have to spend some money to get Bowman Gray and North Wilkesboro up to speed.
 
I think the main reason these mile and a halfs are so prevalent over short tracks are, are probably because the big tracks really only are active for big NASCAR races and not much else, unlike the short tracks. Im sure alot of sponors and money are behind that, but its unfortunate. Especially since most people seem to be very supportive of more short tracks.
 
Spike's schedule would be badass for NASCAR especially Nationwide.

TchainT said:
I think the main reason these mile and a halfs are so prevalent over short tracks are, are probably because the big tracks really only are active for big NASCAR races and not much else, unlike the short tracks. Im sure alot of sponors and money are behind that, but its unfortunate. Especially since most people seem to be very supportive of more short tracks.
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I think tracks like Langley that have a dedicated fanbase would be good for NASCAR. IT'S WHAT THE SPORT WAS BUILT ON.
 
toledo47 said:
You havent been to Bowman Gray, huh?
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I have watched video of races there. It would need infrastructure improvements to be able to support a Cup race, yes. But NASCAR has more than enough $$ to make it happen upgrade wise. They could outright buy the track from Winston Salem State, who could then use the $$ to build a small football specific stadium and NASCAR could have free range to upgrade the facility to top series specifications. Close the bowl, maybe add a second deck from around turn 2 to around turn 3, add an inside and outside safer barrier, convert the grass infield currently used for football to asphalt and make it capable of serving as a NASCAR pit road, a new flagstand at the start finish line and a scoring pylon on the now asphalt infield and you have yourself .25 miles of awesomeness. Its more than wide enough for two wide Cup cars, drivers with some grape fruits could try to go three, and it would be paint scraping from start to finish like what people loved about Bristol.
 
I love it. It's obvious to most fans that the Cup Series needs a greater variety of tracks, and your alternate universe schedule looks fantastic. If only it were a realistic possibility *sigh*.

I do think adding another road course and a few short tracks is reasonably realistic. I just hope it happens sooner rather than later.
 
Spike said:
I have watched video of races there. It would need infrastructure improvements to be able to support a Cup race, yes. But NASCAR has more than enough $$ to make it happen upgrade wise. They could outright buy the track from Winston Salem State, who could then use the $$ to build a small football specific stadium and NASCAR could have free range to upgrade the facility to top series specifications. Close the bowl, maybe add a second deck from around turn 2 to around turn 3, add an inside and outside safer barrier, convert the grass infield currently used for football to asphalt and make it capable of serving as a NASCAR pit road, a new flagstand at the start finish line and a scoring pylon on the now asphalt infield and you have yourself .25 miles of awesomeness. Its more than wide enough for two wide Cup cars, drivers with some grape fruits could try to go three, and it would be paint scraping from start to finish like what people loved about Bristol.
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It's a 1/4 mile track, watch the NASCAR K&N Pro Series races there and tell me they could pull off a cup race there. I think they start about 24 or 25 cars(the old cup cars from a few years ago) in the east series races there, and thats wayyyy too many. Just a constant wreckfest. Cup starts 43 cars, how long would it take for 43rd to get lapped? They only way they could pull off a race there is to completely destroy the track and build it into a 1/2 mile or so, so whats the point?
A NASCAR series as big as the K&N Pro Series east really shouldn't be running there, it just doesnt work at all.
 
I'd love to see a Cup race on a modern Grand Prix course... Circuit of the Americas would be great. There would be great racing because you can risk more into corners without wrecking into fences with all the paved runoff.

Watching the 78 car run some laps really shows that it would be a great track IMO.

 
I love it but Toledo and Milwaukee in October would be iffy.
 
TchainT said:
I think the main reason these mile and a halfs are so prevalent over short tracks are, are probably because the big tracks really only are active for big NASCAR races and not much else, unlike the short tracks. Im sure alot of sponors and money are behind that, but its unfortunate. Especially since most people seem to be very supportive of more short tracks.
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The main reason 1.5'ers were built was the notion that they could host Indy / open wheelers as additional sources of revenue.
 
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