{"id":1573182,"date":"2023-06-25T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1573182"},"modified":"2023-06-25T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T14:39:10","slug":"3-new-tracks-that-should-be-on-2024-nascar-cup-series-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/3-new-tracks-that-should-be-on-2024-nascar-cup-series-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"3 \u2018New\u2019 Tracks That Should Be on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nascar\/\">NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series schedule \u2014 likely to be released around Labor Day \u2014 continues to take shape, speculation is rampant about big changes potentially on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One possibility being floated is that NASCAR will forgo one or more short-track races in favor of a return to one or more intermediate tracks that have fallen off the calendar in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impetus for such a change would be the fact that the racing has improved dramatically at NASCAR\u2019s 1.5-mile and 2-mile tracks but suffered at the short tracks since last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nascar-steve-phelps-admits-part-problem-next-gen-car-safety-issues\/\">rollout of the Next Generation Cup Series car<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether any \u201cold\u201d tracks are ultimately added to the schedule \u2014 essentially becoming \u201cnew\u201d tracks \u2014 remains to be seen, of course, but at least three tracks not currently on the calendar absolutely deserve to host a Cup Series race in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll break them down next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kentucky-speedway\">Kentucky Speedway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kurt Busch narrowly beats brother Kyle for Kentucky win\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pz0huFoYWEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A fixture of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/3-things-nascar-nailed-3-things-nascar-botched-badly-2023-cup-schedule\/\">Cup Series schedule<\/a> for the entirety of the last decade, Kentucky Speedway played host to a summertime race from 2011-2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While not all of the 10 races held at the 1.5-mile Sparta, Kentucky track were thrillers, the last two couldn\u2019t have produced finishes that were any more electrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/kyle-and-kurt-busch-have-collectively-driven-for-10-cup-teams-won-with-8\/\">Kurt Busch outdueled younger brother Kyle<\/a> under the lights in an epic last-lap battle that culminated in the older Busch sibling edging his brother at the checkered flag by a scant .076 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One year later, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/top-4-candidates-to-join-josh-berry-as-stewart-haas-racing-newcomer-if-aric-almirola-retires\/\">Stewart-Haas Racing rookie Cole Custer<\/a> stealing the lead and the win with a four-wide (no, that\u2019s not a misprint) pass for the top spot coming to the white flag. Custer lined up on the outside of Row 3 for a restart with two laps left and quickly managed to march his way to the front and execute the winning move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINAL LAPS: Cole Custer goes 4-wide on last lap pass for first career win | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8so3u0jBCQ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet somehow, despite being the site of back-to-back nail-biters, Kentucky dropped off the schedule in 2021. If the racing was this great here with the old Generation 6 Cup Series car that notoriously struggled to yield a quality product on the intermediate tracks, can you imagine how awesome it would likely be at Kentucky with the Next Gen vehicle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason, Kentucky should be on the 2024 Cup Series tour \u2014 and its continued absence from the schedule would be nothing less than a travesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicagoland Speedway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While one could argue that Chicagoland Speedway shouldn\u2019t have its Cup Series date resurrected for the simple fact that Chicago has a new street course that\u2019s on the 2023 Cup schedule and likely to return in 2024, two races in the Chicago area actually wouldn\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or at least they shouldn\u2019t be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, Joliet \u2014 the home of Chicagoland Speedway \u2014 is about 45 minutes from downtown Chicago, where the street race will take place. Plus, Chicago represents the third-largest media market in the country, trailing only New York City and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If NASCAR can have a Cup Series race in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/north-wilkesboro-has-1-more-chance-to-get-it-right-have-future-in-cup-series\/\">rural hamlet of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina<\/a> and still compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway just over an hour away or Martinsville Speedway less than an hour and 45 minutes up the road, then two races in metro Chicago sound perfectly reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SLIDE JOB! Dale Jr., Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson revisit viral moment | Motorsports on NBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7V6ll9Otda0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Kentucky, Chicagoland is a mile-and-a-half track that\u2019s equipped with lights and that produced some stellar races during its time on the Cup Series schedule. In fact, Chicagoland \u2014 which was part of the Cup itinerary from 2001-2019 \u2014 hosted the opening race of the Cup playoffs from 2011-2017. But due to restrictions connected with the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a major shakeup of the Cup Series schedule in 2020, Chicagoland fell off the calendar that year and just never returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time for a comeback in 2024, however, since it seems all but a sure bet that the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/fantastic-kansas-race-suggests-nascar-left-another-intermediate-track-prematurely\/\">Next Generation Cup Series car would be well-suited<\/a> for Chicagoland\u2019s high-speed, D-shaped tri-oval layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indianapolis Motor Speedway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1994-2020, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was home to the Brickyard 400 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nascar-has-made-mockery-indy-oval\/\">a \u201ccrown jewel\u201d NASCAR Cup Series race<\/a> that occurred on the venerable 2.5-mile oval for which IMS is famous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past two years, however, NASCAR\u2019s premier division has competed on the speedway\u2019s infield road course, which incorporates portions of the oval but lacks the oval track\u2019s history and prestige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, the IMS oval hosted the inaugural Indianapolis 500 all the way back in 1911 and has been the site of some of the greatest and most iconic moments in motorsports history. The 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course, meanwhile, wasn\u2019t utilized by a major professional racing series until 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Harvick says he wants the NASCAR Cup Series to remain racing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval and not move to the road course: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nEuWrZrxxs\">pic.twitter.com\/nEuWrZrxxs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass\/status\/1278355155730206729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Given how unpopular moving Indianapolis\u2019 lone Cup Series date to a road course has been with many drivers \u2014 most notably <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/kyle-busch\/\">Kyle Busch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/kevin-harvick\/\">Kevin Harvick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/denny-hamlin\/\">Denny Hamlin<\/a>, and Aric Almirola \u2014 this year\u2019s Indy road course race should be the last leg of a three-year experiment. An experiment that\u2019s failed to accomplish its original goal of giving the speedway a boost in attendance for its annual NASCAR weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cup Series needs to be back on the IMS oval \u2014 noted for its unique layout featuring four distinct turns and two long straightaways \u2014 and it should happen in 2024 if for no other reason than the fact that NASCAR drivers and fans alike <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/old-brickyard-400-indianapolis-motor-speedway-wasnt-always-great-better-than-nascar-gimmicky-road-course-experiment\/\">no longer view Indy as a \u201ccrown jewel\u201d race<\/a>. Heck, the race isn\u2019t even known as the Brickyard 400 anymore, and it doesn\u2019t even consist of 400 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s turn back the page to 2020 (at least where racing on the IMS oval is concerned) and forget this road course thing ever even happened, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe, just maybe, the Next Generation Cup vehicle will even race well on Indy\u2019s famed oval track, where Cup drivers have traditionally struggled to pass, and the cars have been prone to get very strung out. This much is certain, though: We won\u2019t know how the car will perform on the IMS oval until NASCAR at least gives it a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If NASCAR wants to get more intermediate-length tracks onto the Cup Series schedule, these are the best candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":1573187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[118377,16060],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3 \u2018New\u2019 Tracks That Should Be on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the release of the 2024 Cup Series getting closer, we could see some intermediate-length tracks returning. 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