LEBANON, Tenn. — Marcus Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, instructed NBC Sports activities Saturday that “we’re at all times engaged on methods to make a optimistic affect on the schedule and sport” however was noncommittal concerning the standing of the Charlotte Roval and if North Wilkesboro Speedway will host a factors race subsequent season.
Former Cup champion Brad Keselowski stated a few weeks in the past . Keselowski additionally stated that NASCAR ought to transfer the All-Star Race again to Charlotte Motor Speedway and that the race on the monitor’s Roval ought to go away.
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Ryan Blaney stated he preferred Keselowski’s concept. Kyle Busch stated the All-Star Race ought to keep at North Wilkesboro.
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Chase Briscoe might be joined on the entrance row by JGR teammate Denny Hamlin.
Speedway Motorsports operates each North Wilkesboro Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway amongst its 10 tracks that maintain Cup races. Nashville Superspeedway, which is internet hosting Sunday’s Cup race, is also a Speedway Motorsports monitor.
“I’m actually glad that the race in North Wilkesboro was so thrilling and the (Coca-Cola) 600 (at Charlotte) was so thrilling,” Smith instructed NBC Sports activities. “Lots of people in all probability didn’t anticipate for Wilkesboro, as an illustration, to be such an thrilling race. You by no means know what may occur.”
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Requested about North Wilkesboro internet hosting a factors race as an alternative of the All-Star Race, Smith instructed NBC Sports activities: “Attention-grabbing to see what occurs going ahead. I don’t know. We’re definitely taking a look at concepts however nonetheless fairly excited concerning the final couple of weeks that we’ve had.”
This was the third yr that the All-Star Race has been held at North Wilkesboro. Kyle Larson gained the occasion in 2023, Joey Logano gained it in 2024, and Christopher Bell gained the race this season.
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s playoff race has been held on its Roval since 2018. The monitor’s fall race was moved off the oval and placed on the Roval, which mixes parts of the monitor’s highway course and oval when the racing on intermediate tracks was not as entertaining.
With racing on intermediate tracks like Charlotte Motor Speedway arguably the perfect within the sequence, it’s led to some calls about Charlotte Motor Speedway shifting its playoff race again to the oval.
