NASCAR to leave Indy?

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Originally Posted by garyshell

More stories surfacing about a July NASCAR race at KY Speedway.

http://sports.myway.com/news/08052010/v2049.html

Seems bizarre to hold two races within 130 miles of each other in July.

Gary

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The thing is, National Speed Sport News reported today that Kentucky Date is coming from Atlanta, so that scotches the idea that the 400 was being moved to Sparta KY....

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

The thing is, National Speed Sport News reported today that Kentucky Date is coming from Atlanta, so that scotches the idea that the 400 was being moved to Sparta KY....

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I don't see the 400 being moved to Sparta, but it sure makes no sense for either venue for both races to be that close together in time and distance.

Gary

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Originally Posted by garyshell

I don't see the 400 being moved to Sparta, but it sure makes no sense for either venue for both races to be that close together in time and distance.

Gary

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It makes you wonder, but to walk away from Indy now would be a black eye for NASCAR.

Let approach this another way. If you had a racing series of your own, would you want a date at Indy?

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Originally Posted by garyshell

More stories surfacing about a July NASCAR race at KY Speedway.

http://sports.myway.com/news/08052010/v2049.html

Seems bizarre to hold two races within 130 miles of each other in July.

Gary

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Martinsville and Bristol are only 170 miles apart and they have back to back races in March.

a little off topic, but according to this quote from an article about hte austin F1 project, apparently IMS is a NASCAR track.

"Epp said as many as 20 Tilke employees will be in Austin over the next two years to design and oversee construction of the first U.S. track that is being built specifically for Formula One. Past F1 U.S. races have used NASCAR tracks or other facilities."

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Originally Posted by call_me_andrew

Let approach this another way. If you had a racing series of your own, would you want a date at Indy?

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Yes. But it's a business deal, not an exercise in sentiment. So whether it's Bernie Ecclestone or Brian France, they'll negotiate the best terms and will always remain prepared to walk if they don't get what they want. NASCAR knows that IMS needs them right now more than they need IMS. I think it's going to come down to who blinks first. The NASCAR boys have been playing IMS like a fiddle for over 15 years now, so I'd put my money on IMS blinking.

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

a little off topic, but according to this quote from an article about hte austin F1 project, apparently IMS is a NASCAR track.

"Epp said as many as 20 Tilke employees will be in Austin over the next two years to design and oversee construction of the first U.S. track that is being built specifically for Formula One. Past F1 U.S. races have used NASCAR tracks or other facilities."

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NASCAR technically owns no tracks, and when F1 ran at the Glen, it wasn't a NASCAR track at all.

Last I looked, the Hulman family owns the Speedway, the road course they built isn't a NASCAR track, and the oval wasn't a "NASCAR" track..it is an INDY car track where NASCAR is honored to run at....