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4th July 2013, 22:54 #1Member
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Question to think about, another road-course to the Sprint Cup Schedule?
Listening to the different racing programs, it seems that there are something like 70% of NASCAR fans that want to add another road-race to the Sprint Cup schedule, many claiming that it should be added to the chase. I do not like the "chase", would rather see a more conventional run for the championship. I'm also in the minority, as IMO, stock cars are oval track machines and belong on ovals. If I had my say, Rockingham would be brought back onto the schedule before another road-course. Memphis Motorsports Park, a very good 3/4 mile oval would be brought onto the schedule before another road-course was added! What I do not want to see and what I am afraid will happen is, if they ever go through with this, we will lose an oval or a race at an oval. That, I DO NOT want to see. NASCAR has said that if a race is added at a different track, than those currently are on the schedule, a track will have to be dropped altogether or a current track will have to give up one of their dates! We lost one of our two races here in Atlanta because of this policy, as SMI moved it's date to Kentucky!
An uneasy peace has been kept between ISC and SMI by them only being able to move dates from tracks that they own. So my guess is that if this were to happen, most likely it would be an ISC track that would have to give up a date or be removed from the schedule altogether. I doubt either Watkins Glen or Sonoma would be moved from their present dates. Each track pretty much utilizes the best date for their current events. My guess is that if this were to occur, the road-course most likely to be added to the schedule would be Road Atlanta. It is now an ISC owned track. Do not know which oval would lose one of it's dates or it's sole date. There are only three tracks on the schedule that are not alligned with either ISC or SMI, Pocono, Dover and indianapolis. Don't see them losing their dates. NASCAR would not likely give another race to SMI and to my knowledge, SMI does not own another road-course other than Sonoma anyway. Road-Atlanta would be the most obvious and most logical choice, IMO. It would put me in an ironic position. I do not like road-racing, but I most likely would go to it, because I live only 8 miles from Road Atlanta. It would also kind of make up for the lost of the second Atlanta race as well. So, am I right? Would it be Road Atlanta? If not, what road-course would it be and why?
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5th July 2013, 05:45 #2Member
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Drop the Chase completely, add Mosport and Road America to the Sprint Cup.
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5th July 2013, 06:26 #3Member
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Your NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar
1 - Daytona 500, Daytona
2 - Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix
3 - Auto Club 400, Fontana
4 - Bristol 500, Bristol
5 - Martinsville 500, Martinsville
6 - STP 400, Kansas
7 - NASCAR Grand Prix of Canada, Mosport
8 - Toyota 400, Richmond
9 - Southern 500, Darlington
10 - Charlotte World 600, Charlotte
11 - Fedex 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks, Dover
12 - Pocono 400, Pocono
13 - Heluva Good NASCAR at The Glen, Watkins Glen
14 - Quicken Loans 400, Michigan
15 - Sonoma Challenge, Sonoma
16 - Firecracker 400, Daytona
17 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis
18 - Pennsylvania 400, Pocono
19 - Finger Lakes NASCAR at The Glen, Watkins Glen
20 - Pure Michigan 400, Michigan
21 - Iowa 400, Iowa
22 - GEICO 400, Chicagoland
23 - Atlanta 500, Atlanta
24 - Richmond 400, Richmond
25 - New England 300, New Hampshire
26 - Kansas 400, Kansas
27 - NASCAR Road America, Road America
28 - Bank of America 500, Charlotte
29 - Talladega 500, Talladega
30 - Goody's 500, Martinsville
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6th July 2013, 01:51 #4Member
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My Revised NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule
Sunday - Daytona International Speedway
qualifying for the pole and outside front row for Daytona 500, Daytona 500 qualifying
Thursday - Daytona International Speedway,
Twin qualifying races for positions 3 through 43, for the Daytona 500, Daytona 500 qualifying races
Sunday - Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500, Race 1
Sunday - Phoenix International Raceway
Subway Fresh Fit 400, Race 2
Sunday - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kobalt Tools 400, Race 3
Sunday - Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 500, Race 4
Sunday - Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 400, Race 5
Sunday - Easter, Weekend Off
Sunday - Martinsville Speedway
STP Gas Booster 500, Race 6
Saturday night - Texas Motor Speedway
NRA 500, Race 7
Sunday - Kansas Speedway
STP 400, Race 8
Sunday - Richmond International Raceway
Toyota Owners 400, Race 9
Sunday - Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499, Race 10
Saturday night - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Advocare 500, Race 11
Weekend Off
Sunday night - Charlotte Motor Speedway (Memorial Day Weekend)
Coca-Cola 600, Race 12
Sunday - Dover International Speedway
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, Race 13
Sunday - Pocono Raceway
Party in the Poconos 400, Race 14
Sunday - Michigan International Speedway
Quicken Loans 400, Race 15
Sunday - Rockingham Speedway
Carolina Toyota Dealers 400, Race 16
Saturday night - Kentucky Speedway
Quaker State 400, Race 17
Saturday night - Daytona International Speedway (4th of July Weekend)
Firecracker 400 presented by Coke Zero, Race 18
Sunday - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Camping World RV Sales 300, Race 19
Weekend Off
Sunday - Memphis Motorsports Park
Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400, Race 20
Sunday - Pocono Raceway
GoBowling.com 400, Race 21
Sunday - Nashville Superspeedway
Cheez-It 400, Race 22
Sunday - Michigan International Speedway
Pure Michigan 400, Race 23
Saturday night - Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN IRWIN Tools Night Race 500, Race 24
Sunday - Darlington International Speedway (Labor Day Weekend)
Southern 500 presented by Bojangles, Race 25
Saturday night - Richmond International Raceway
Federated Auto Parts 400, Race 26
Sunday - Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, IL Geico 400, Race 27
Sunday - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sylvania 500, Race 28
Sunday - Dover International Speedway
AAA 400, Race 29
Weekend Off
Sunday - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Bank of America 500, Race 30
Sunday - Talladega Superspeedway
Camping World RV Sales 500, Race 31
Sunday - Martinsville Speedway
Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500, Race 32
Sunday - Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500, Race 33
Sunday - Phoenix International Raceway
AdvoCare 400, Race 34
Sunday - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Ford 400, Race 35
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6th July 2013, 03:58 #5Senior Member
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I figured Miller Motorsports Park (perimiter course) would be the best choice because the closest Cup race to there is Las Vegas (400 miles away).
(Yes Portland is about 700 miles from Sonoma, but lacks garages).
Remember that NASCAR has determined track owners own the rights to Cup races; therefore, NASCAR cannot take races away by force.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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6th July 2013, 13:41 #6Member
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I doubt that you will get more than just a very few protests about this. I DO NOT like or agree with the "chase", have not ever, don't now and will not ever agree with it! In the "Schedule" thread that you started, I left out the "chase" completely! At least we fully agree on one point!
Originally Posted by joeyz_f1
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6th July 2013, 15:29 #7Senior Member
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That's exactly what I think. One of the great parts of the NASCAR spectacle is the fact that they run on ovals, whether running nose-to-tail on the super speedways, or banging fenders on the half-mile short ovals....stock cars are oval track machines and belong on ovals."A racing car has only one objective: to win motor races. If it does not do this it is nothing but a waste of time, money, and effort" - Colin Chapman
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6th July 2013, 15:33 #8Senior Member
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Having said that, I can imagine Sprint Cup races at these two circuits! Originally Posted by joeyz_f1
"A racing car has only one objective: to win motor races. If it does not do this it is nothing but a waste of time, money, and effort" - Colin Chapman
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6th July 2013, 23:21 #9Member
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oops, missed adding Iowa track, in the schedule. Originally Posted by R.Lee
Replace the final weekend off, the one between Dover and Charlotte, in my schedule above, with Iowa Speedway. 400 laps, Iowa Corn Growers 400
Should make a good addition to the schedule.
Also, forgot to mention, NO CHASE!
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That's not a bad looking schedule. We once had a thread here where we had our fantasy schedule, I did one that added a bunch of road courses and some of the "nationwide only" tracks to the cup schedule at the expense of doing away with most of the second dates. When I get a chance later I may dig it back up (although it probably needs to be redone, as it includes some now defunct tracks like Gateway and Nashville)
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Oh and ANY schedule that doesn't include the farce that is the Chase is fine by me
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That will be an hell of a power stage with Neuville just 0.7 behind Ogier in Sunday overall and him and Tänak wanting also the max points from there
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