NASCAR: No request yet for realigning a Cup date to Kentucky

By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

NASCAR has not received an official request to realign a Sprint Cup race to Kentucky Speedway, NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said today.

Speedway Motosports Inc., in its annual report filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, indicated that it had asked for NASCAR to realign a Cup date to the track at the earliest possible time, and it also said it would consider “all options” if NASCAR denied a request.

Poston, however, said in an email that no formal request has been received.

NASCAR Chairman Brian France has said NASCAR would not consider a realignment request for the track until a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by Kentucky Speedway’s founders is resolved. SMI bought the track in December and a condition of the sale allowed the founders to continue with the case, where SMI is still considered a co-conspirator.

NASCAR traditionally begins its sanctioning process for the upcoming year in April or May. Without a settlement, which is not expected, the case won’t be resolved until May at the earliest and possibly much later into the year.
 

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    chris Stephens said:
    Mar 18, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    I hereby request that Kentucky receive a Sprint car race date starting in 2010 season. Should you deem necessary to eliminate another race you hereby have permission to relieve Pocono or California one of it's dates, thank you. I hope this is official enough.

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    Larry Taylor said:
    Mar 18, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Perhaps if you were to "relieve" Fontana of both race dates, we could have "real" racing at two other tracks instead of the six-lane-highway merry-go-round out at California, Fontana, Auto Club or whatever its called...mostly empty.

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    Jeffery Gordon said:
    Mar 18, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    I second the motion Chris!!

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    chad cordess said:
    Mar 18, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    Kentucky is in line after:
    N. Wilkesboro
    Iowa
    Mesa Marin
    IRP
    I-70
    Eldora
    A 3rd Bristol Race
    Nashville Fairgrounds
    and about 30 other tracks more exciting than ANOTHER cookie cutter. Please.

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