As NASCAR seems to be to develop its home attain with new, daring scheduling concepts, one kind of race specifically has develop into the fulcrum of the game’s try to succeed in new followers: road races in main markets.
NASCAR’s first road race occurred in Chicago in July 2023, with the ultimate race of the three-year deal signed by NASCAR and town set for July 6.
Ought to NASCAR not return to the Windy Metropolis, one West Coast metropolis might host NASCAR’s nest road race: San Diego.
In accordance with Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, NASCAR is “nearing a deal” with town to host a road race in 2026. In accordance with NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps, nonetheless, that deal is not performed – 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 matters.
“We’re in dialogue with quite a lot of totally different cities,” Phelps told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan relating to 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’ll race, and what we’re making an attempt to do is open new eyes.”
