The timetable for 2011 Dash Cup Series has not been formally released nevertheless, but lots of race dates were announced for the up coming year. These announcements confirmed the predictions about main variations for the up coming year. Spectacular alterations are highlighted compared to 2001, when Chicagoland Speedway and Kansas Speedway hosted the very first races. For 9 decades, the very same tracks hosted 36 NASCAR races every single season.
The 2011 Dash Cup championship will open at Chicagoland Speedway, as Chicago has grow to be the next largest media market place for the Dash Cup tour. The opener was hosted by New Hampshire considering that 2004.
Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California dropped its drop date though Atlanta Motor Speedway lost its spring day. Atlanta will only host a race on Labor Day weekend. Kentucky Speedway acquired its Cup date on the next Saturday night time in July. The keep track of owner promised to strengthen the facility by incorporating seats, tenting and entry.
The observe at Sparta, Cincinnati will host a 4 hundred mile race on July 9, a week immediately after the annual July 4 weekend race at Daytona Intercontinental Speedway. The organizers want promised to create a magnificent celebration in 2011.
NASCAR took the next race date from Atlanta Motor Speedway and gave a day to Kentucky as lousy weather conditions and website traffic prompted minimal attendance in Atlanta. And due to the fact growing an currently prolonged 36 race timetable was not an selection, Kentucky had to acquire absent a single from the other tracks.
Atlanta Motor Speedway opened in 1960 and has experienced two Cup collection every year. Next year one particular NASCAR racing weekend will acquire area on September 2-4. Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted the initially Labor Working day racing weekend in 2009, a modify from the regular Oct day.
Car Club Speedway at Fontana, California will have just just one Dash Cup race in 2011. This two mile keep track of will host the Cup and Nationwide groups at the close of March, a thirty day period afterwards than the traditional February day. It will be the fifth year’s race, soon after Daytona Seaside, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Bristol. This modify may deliver the possibility of showing off the beautiful temperature in the place. There has been poor attendance over the last yrs and there have been rumors about shifting one of the dates for the final handful of months.
Phoenix Intercontinental Raceway will be internet hosting two Cup Series weekends in 2011. Texas Motor Speedway’s spring race will just take put on April 9 in get to keep away from a conflict with the Masters event of golfing professionals.
The time will conclude with 17 consecutive races, beginning with the past weekend in July at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and ending with the 3rd weekend in November at Homestead Miami Speedway.
The most important reason for the changes is most likely television. The massive viewers is coming from enthusiasts sitting at household and watching Television set, a lot more than folks in the grandstands. The formal schedule will be announced in September but the most likely winners and losers are previously making ready to cope with the alterations.