Tracks that you'd like to see NASCAR run

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I haven't spent much time on this forum, and this is my first thread, so if this is the wrong place, feel free to move it, delete it, delete my account. I was just wondering the consensus here of what tracks we miss / want these 40 drivers to run on. For example, I really miss Rockingham Speedway. So many fun moments at that track, so many grooves to run on, and I believe that they still test there. I'd kill a Texas race for one at Rockingham. I also think that the Pocono road course would've been a better choice than the Charlotte Roval. If only North Wilkesboro was still alive...

Anyway how about you guys?
 
Rockingham. I pass by the speedway at least 2-3x a week. It breaks my heart to see it sitting there wasting away....


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Cup series dates at Gateway, Iowa

Cup and Xfinity at Sebring
 
North Wilkesboro, Nashville Fairgrounds, Ontario Motor Speedway, Oxford Plains, and Hickory Motor Speedway. No more plate races or 1.5 milers.
 
It has been absolutely beaten to death here.

We're pretty "locked in" with the tracks Cup goes to between ISC and SMI. Indy is here to stay. That leaves Dover and Pocono as the only 2 independent tracks left on the schedule. IMO, one of them lose a date that will go to Iowa within the decade.

I do feel like there is more "hope" for a resurgence in the trucks and Xfinity series for more tracks. My "wet dream" for either series would be Thompson or Stafford here in CT to get a race. Stafford is very tight with NASCAR it always seems (example...Ray Evernham is doing the command to start engines this April, Mike Joy pokes his head in once in a while, the Arute family still owns the track).
 
New Smyrna put on a hell of a show last night. But the question is, is it the track, the drivers, or the cars that produce great racing? Is it possible for a great race to take place on a 1.5 mile trioval? Who decided, and why was it decided, that all tracks need to look like Charlotte?
 
Lucas Oil Raceway (IRP)
Kern County
Winchester Speedway :wub: (Indiana)
South Boston Speedway
Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Myrtle Beach Speedway
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Evergreen Speedway
Colorado National Speedway
Irwindale Event Center
Elko Speedway
Five Flags Speedway
New Smyrna Speedway
The Bullring at LVMS
The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Toledo Speedway
 
I’d like to trade out a Kansas race and New Hampshire’s race for Wilkesboro and Rockingham back on the schedule. I’d also like to see an Iowa night race and Nashville Fairgrounds get a crack at it. As for road courses, I’d put up a October playoff race at Road America against any Roval idea or road course, a fall Midwest race would be pretty cool IMO .
 
joe h said:
New Smyrna put on a hell of a show last night. But the question is, is it the track, the drivers, or the cars that produce great racing? Is it possible for a great race to take place on a 1.5 mile trioval? Who decided, and why was it decided, that all tracks need to look like Charlotte?
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I'm not sure, but I believe it started with the Atlanta remodel. That track used to be shaped like homestead and still produced great racing. Dunno why they made it into a Charlotte clone though. I think every track should be unique. Is there a good kidney bean track out there? That'd be a lot of fun
 
I’d like to see the Cup series take on Eldora, Gateway and Iowa. As for road courses, just make Michigan a one weekend track and make both races at Mid Ohio in August as Xfinity is already there.

Only problem with road courses honestly are the TV ratings, I believe they were some of the worst last season but don’t have the exact numbers
 
Speedbowl14 said:
It has been absolutely beaten to death here.
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This.

We can want any track we want but ISC and SMI aren't going to voluntarily turn loose any of their dates. Most of the tracks suggested aren't capable of hosting Cup or Xfinity races, assuming those tracks want national series weekends in the first place (some don't; too expensive).
 
joe h said:
New Smyrna put on a hell of a show last night. But the question is, is it the track, the drivers, or the cars that produce great racing? Is it possible for a great race to take place on a 1.5 mile trioval? Who decided, and why was it decided, that all tracks need to look like Charlotte?
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I recall most tri- and quad-ovals were designed so the tracks could host as many different types of racing as possible. Specifically, the idea was to add open wheel race dates.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
It has been absolutely beaten to death here.

We're pretty "locked in" with the tracks Cup goes to between ISC and SMI. Indy is here to stay. That leaves Dover and Pocono as the only 2 independent tracks left on the schedule. IMO, one of them lose a date that will go to Iowa within the decade.

I do feel like there is more "hope" for a resurgence in the trucks and Xfinity series for more tracks. My "wet dream" for either series would be Thompson or Stafford here in CT to get a race. Stafford is very tight with NASCAR it always seems (example...Ray Evernham is doing the command to start engines this April, Mike Joy pokes his head in once in a while, the Arute family still owns the track).
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Thompson would be a great place for the trucks or Xfinity, Stafford has so much history of great drives, both place do . I could see the trucks going to one of these tracks, they want to get back to short tracks like they raced in the begining.
 
Matthew2470 said:
ITT: A bunch of tracks that are woefully unprepared to host a major NASCAR event in located towns that are unprepared to handle a NASCAR event.
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Every track I listed is plenty capable of hosting at least a Truck Series or XFINITY Series race. Many of them have. Others host K&N, ARCA and major late model races that require a lot more preparation than you think.
 
Road America, the rock, north wilkesboro, Iowa, serbering, Daytona road course, gateway, Canadian tire, eldora, and a street race
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Every track I listed is plenty capable of hosting at least a Truck Series or XFINITY Series race. Many of them have. Others host K&N, ARCA and major late model races that require a lot more preparation than you think.
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Nascar needs these type of tracks to get fans back.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Every track I listed is plenty capable of hosting at least a Truck Series or XFINITY Series race. Many of them have. Others host K&N, ARCA and major late model races that require a lot more preparation than you think.
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Two words: SAFER barriers.

Myrtle Beach is explicitly not interested. They stopped applying for a Busch race back when they were still called Busch races.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Like the ones at Eldora?
Myrtle Beach has different management now.
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I've never been sure how Tony was able to sneak that by, but I suspect it's because he's Tony. Maybe it's just the combination of the surface and track size, and that anything paved and larger may have to put them up. I remember Andy wasn't able to get a Truck date at the Rock without them.

Have you heard the new management at MB express any interest? I recall they quit applying because it was no longer economically feasible. I'm back to the second part of my original post - how many of the mentioned tracks are interested?

Don't get me wrong, I'd show up at many of these if they got weekends. I don't see any of them happening.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I've never been sure how Tony was able to sneak that by, but I suspect it's because he's Tony. Maybe it's just the combination of the surface and track size, and that anything paved and larger may have to put them up. I remember Andy wasn't able to get a Truck date at the Rock without them.

Have you heard the new management at MB express any interest? I recall they quit applying because it was no longer economically feasible. I'm back to the second part of my original post - how many of the mentioned tracks are interested?

Don't get me wrong, I'd show up at many of these if they got weekends. I don't see any of them happening.
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Rockingham's a one mile track, and it's high banked and damn fast. From my understanding, NASCAR wouldn't require them for tracks a half-mile or smaller.

Once the existing ISC/SMI contract with NASCAR expires, I think we'll see some changes.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
These tweets nail it.

Yes, the "cookie cutter" tracks are all different in many ways, but they still look the same when you watch the race.
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Correct. The difference in what matters to driver or a race team compared to what matters to a fan in the seats or watching on TV. No matter how differently they all drive, they produce a VERY similar looking product, and it often isn't all that great.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Every track I listed is plenty capable of hosting at least a Truck Series or XFINITY Series race. Many of them have. Others host K&N, ARCA and major late model races that require a lot more preparation than you think.
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Safer barriers? Traffic infrastructure? Those other series draw only a fraction that a Truck Series would draw, especially in the inaugural events.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Safer barriers? Traffic infrastructure? Those other series draw only a fraction that a Truck Series would draw, especially in the inaugural events.
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Many of the tracks I included have held NASCAR races before. Some not that long ago. One of the tracks I listed hosts the Snowball Derby which, let's not kid around, is a bigger draw than the Truck Series.
 
- Cup Series additions: Iowa, another road course
- Xfinity: Gateway, IRP, Nashville Fairgrounds, and perhaps 1 more standalone.
- Trucks should go to Las Vegas Bullring (already on the schedule and I still don't understand why it's so hard to make a few upgrades to suit it for Trucks), Charlotte Dirt Track (already on the schedule), perhaps maybe Memphis & Kern County eventually.
 
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