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Originally Posted by Jonr
Lets look at this from a facilities point of view. I am sure that the dirt tracks in the 60's that RP was wanting to get away from were some of the tracks with the worst facilities. It has only been somewhat recently that some dirt tracks have started to upgrade their games, and there are a ton of tracks that have still have sub-par facilities. When we start dreaming about tracks that have the facilities to host a cup race, the list is very small.
BTW, this reminds me of an interview that Larson had about the possibility of cup cars on dirt (pre-suspension) His basic take was that he was not a fan because of the limited changes that were going to be made to the cup cars. He was also concerned that the tracks would be super locked down. (like most truck races at Eldora)
If I were going to spend money on a race, it would not be for cup cars on dirt. It would be for midgets/sprints/late models on dirt.
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Hammer swung, nail hit on head and driven through board.
Personally, I think when Richard Petty speaks, everyone should put everything down and just listen. His words are like a history book. He brought NASCAR up to a new level in the 70s. To do that NASCAR had to sell America Daytona, which was easy back then. Then came ESPN in 1980-ish and the floodgates opened.
I would like to hear from guys like Ned Jarrett, Red Farmer, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough..... do I need to go on?
It would be tough to convince me that the cars they are going to run on dirt are true dirt prepared with NASCAR's micro-management of the rules. In all honesty, this Bristol dirt thing doesn't get me going. I was more excited to see the 2021 IndyCar calendar.
If 2021 happens, of course.