NASCAR ready to add iconic track back to Cup | Sports News

NASCAR’s Cup Series seems to be to be closing in on a return to Rockingham Speedway within the subsequent few seasons after the beloved track was returned to the game for the primary time this season.

The Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series will each maintain races on the North Carolina circuit this weekend, wanting to be an audition for a potential return to the Cup Series in 2006.

An everyday on the Cup Series calender for 4 a long time, Rockingham was faraway from NASCAR in 2004 after renovations on the speedway had been slowed for many years – with many drivers sad with the standard of the track.

Roger Penske had bought the power in 1997 and had hoped to push by renovations and including hundreds of further seats, NASCAR selected to go away Rockingham. No race has since been held at Rockingham Speedway since 2004.

In 2018, the speedway was bought by a group of buyers led by Dan Lovenheim, who had instantly begun renovations on the facility into a multi-use advanced.

Lovenheim had hoped to carry the speedway back to NASCAR as quickly as doable, lastly impressing enough to see Xfinity and Craftsman Truck races being on the track this 12 months.

Lovenheim just lately said: “When I bought it, no one would touch this thing with a 10-foot pole, and I mean no one. And next month, we have an Xfinity and Truck NASCAR race.

NASCAR’s Ben Kennedy had stated: “We’re actually wanting ahead to being there. I used to be speaking to Bob Sargent the opposite day, who’s selling the occasion, and so they’re large open on getting ready for it. You need to see how it does the primary few years, after which if it’s profitable, it’s one thing that we’ll put in our consideration set.

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“Ticket sales have gone really well for him. I know he’s had a lot of corporate support as well. And I think the best part about it is the owners are investing in the facility in a way that we haven’t seen before, too.

“For the Cup schedule, we’re within the course of of building out our schedule by 2031. And I believe the great half about it’s we now have great curiosity for new occasions in new markets. I’d say now more than ever we now have to be more considerate and strategic in any strikes that we make, simply because (when) we add a new occasion, it’s gotta come from someplace.”

Despite the insinuation that it could take a few years, ought to the races in each the Craftsman and Xfinity Series go down properly this weekend, then Rockingham will hope to be included a lot, a lot sooner than 2031.