As NASCAR appears to develop its home attain with new, daring scheduling concepts, one kind of race specifically has grow to be the fulcrum of the game’s try to succeed in new followers: road races in main markets.
NASCAR’s first road race happened in Chicago in July 2023, with the ultimate race of the three-year deal signed by NASCAR and the town set for July 6.
Ought to NASCAR not return to the Windy Metropolis, one West Coast metropolis may host NASCAR’s nest road race: San Diego.
In keeping with Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, NASCAR is “nearing a deal” with the town to host a road race in 2026. In keeping with NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps, nonetheless, that deal is not achieved – however it’s not off the desk, both.
Phelps spoke with CNBC Sport this week to debate the way forward for road races in NASCAR, amongst different subjects.
“We’re in dialogue with a whole lot of completely different cities,” Phelps told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan concerning road racing. “The nice information about the place NASCAR is, we have confirmed we are able to race on the streets. We have confirmed that we are able to race in a stadium. It is an open canvas for us now to find out the place we will race, and what we’re attempting to do is open new eyes.”
