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 influence on the schedule and sport” however was noncommittal in regards to 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 that NASCAR ought to transfer the All-Star Race from North Wilkesboro and provides that observe a factors race. Keselowski additionally stated that NASCAR ought to transfer the All-Star Race again to Charlotte Motor Speedway and that the race on the observe’s Roval ought to go away.
Ryan Blaney stated he preferred Keselowski’s thought. Kyle Busch stated the All-Star Race ought to keep at North Wilkesboro.
When requested in regards to the Roval, Smith stated: “I feel that we’ve received an ideal schedule this yr and there’s a whole lot of different discuss in regards to the schedule and that kind of factor, however I feel that the main target (is) on all the nice occasions now we have this yr. … As we have a look at subsequent yr, years going ahead, we’re at all times engaged on methods to make a optimistic influence on the schedule and the game.”
Chase Briscoe will likely 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 observe.
“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, as an example, to be such an thrilling race. You by no means know what would possibly occur.”
Denny Hamlin’s fiancee is because of ship the couple’s third youngster Sunday.
Requested about North Wilkesboro internet hosting a factors race as a substitute 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 concepts however nonetheless fairly excited in regards to 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 received the occasion in 2023, Joey Logano received it in 2024, and Christopher Bell received the race this season.
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s playoff race has been held on its Roval since 2018. The observe’s fall race was moved off the oval and placed on the Roval, which mixes components of the observe’s street course and oval when the racing on intermediate tracks was not as entertaining.
With racing on intermediate tracks like Charlotte Motor Speedway arguably one of the best within the collection, it’s led to some calls about Charlotte Motor Speedway transferring its playoff race again to the oval.
