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Friday, May 23, 2008
Kentucky Speedway on fast track to Sprint Cup?
It won’t happen in 2009 — so says NASCAR, which already has most of that schedule complete — but Kentucky Speedway moved into the fast lane for a Sprint Cup race. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. announced the purchase of the Sparta, Ky., track on Thursday, May 22. SMI already owns seven other tracks that hold Cup races. It’s only a matter of time — can you say 2010? — before the Cup guys come to Kentucky. I’d love to see Kentucky Speedway get a Sprint Cup race, but some improvements will have to be made. One of those would be the seating. The facility holds about 66,000 and about 50,000 might be added. Traffic is an issue. I-71 is a parking lot after the Nationwide Series races. Adding some hotels around the area would help with the congestion. Announce a Cup race and watch the hotels spring up. Message boards are hit and miss with Kentucky getting a race. Critics say too many Cup races are already held in this region. I say if Kentucky can hold the second-most popular stand-alone Nationwide Series race then let them give the Cup a shot. I’d drink to that.
