When will it stop??
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 by Kyle Ocker
[Kyle Ocker - NASCAR FanZone]
Rumor has it that Bruton Smith is now shopping for Pocono. In the event that he does purchase it, he plans to close the track down and make an extra date for Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and add Kentucky to the 2009 schedule.
Now, this is where NASCAR needs to step in. Bruton is slowly getting too much power in my mind. If Bruton does purchase Pocono, it would hurt the racetrack and the community, and NASCAR.
This is going too far in my mind. The NASCAR community should be greatly upset with this.
Don’t get me wrong, I want to see Kentucky on the Sprint Cup Series Schedule. But in turn, I don’t want to see Pocono off of it. Pocono is a very unique track. It is the only triangular race track on the circuit. It throws a curve to the teams and has great racing in my mind.
First off, the track is missing a turn, it only has three turns!!!
The track was completed in 1968. It is 2.5 miles in length, with three turns. Each turn has different banking and characteristics, so it is extremely unlikely that a team can get the car perfect in every turn. It seats 76,812, not counting RV space. Pocono is very tailgate friendly, and has one of the most accessibly pit areas on the circuit.
Right now, Las Vegas has two Cup Dates. In the event that this purchase takes place, it would have three? That just makes no sense. Las Vegas is a new market, yet is a big one. NASCAR wants to stay in its roots. So Pocono cannot be taken away from NASCAR. Yes, we have only been racing there since 1982, but we have only been racing at LVMS since 1998.
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