Cup race at Eldora

[Loud Pedal]

I say get rid of the windshields and let them put a partial deck in the trucks then prep the track like a normal dirt race. The reason they keep it smooth and slick is so the windshields dont get covered so bad. The racing would be a lot better.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Run Cup at Charlotte or Mansfield. Mansfield still has the amenities required for NASCAR racing.

[MI Dirt Fan]

I say get rid of the windshields and let them put a partial deck in the trucks then prep the track like a normal dirt race. The reason they keep it smooth and slick is so the windshields dont get covered so bad. The racing would be a lot better.

Nice to see someone else finally suggesting that.

[CageFaraday]

So what kind of race cars would they be driving for these dirt races? Borrowing dirt LM's and setups would not make it very equal. Modifying Cup Cars for one race on dirt? The track would have to be smooth as glass for them.

It's not going to happen.

ARCA still does it... I actually enjoy those races.

[dalemcfan]

If they are gonna put Cup or Xfinity on dirt then do it at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. The grandstands and bathrooms and lighting are cup quality and the concessions ate already priced like cup races.

[Stefan2k4]

If they are going to have a Cup race on dirt they should have it on a figure 8 track. That way, it can be just like Daytona and Talladega, whoever survives all the crashing wins.

[kidrock]

It might be interesting BUT don't do it at Eldora.

That's fine but, it would be interesting to see.

[b1eagle]

That is the best ideal I have heard.They could build a winning dirt car for what it cost to do a weekly rebuild of a cup car.Then run two or three races a year an leave Eldora alone.

[fryefan]

I would love to see it. I would like to see what these guys could do on a dirt track. Back in the day they used to race on dirt why not now. I believe it will happen. It might be like the all star race and not a points race.

I agree. It would help both NASCAR and dirt racing.

[KAOS]

They need specific cars, because the Trucks are the literal definition of a Rube Goldberg machine on dirt.

[Stefan2k4]

Back in the day they used to race on dirt why not now.

Because the cars of today are nothing like the cars were "back in the day" and the sports of both Cup racing and dirttrack racing are nothing like they were "back in the day".

[kidrock]

Because the cars of today are nothing like the cars were "back in the day" and the sports of both Cup racing and dirttrack racing are nothing like they were "back in the day".

They can build a car for dirt. They have been building cars for certain tracks for years now.
They build cars for Super speedways, Short tracks and road courses so, no reason they can't for dirt track.

[Stefan2k4]

They can build a car for dirt.

Sure they can. And it'll probably wind up looking a lot like a dirt late model. So, why re-invent the wheel? Cup cars are built to run on 1.5 mile speedways and that's the kind of tracks they race best on. Even on some tracks they race on currently, that aren't the cookie cutter tracks they really aren't well suited for and put on a stinker of a show. One example is this weekends Nascar race at New Hampshire. For them, this 1 mile flat track is kinda like a go kart track and the racing typically $ucks. The best show of the weekend, by far, will be the Whelen Modified race on Saturday, because those cars are better suited for the track. Anyway IMO, big heavy cup cars at Eldora, is not going to be a great show. So why bother? Instead of a cup on dirt show, how about a wedge car race? Now there would be something much more exciting!

[Mindwalker]

Like I said back when Tony bought it he would turn it into his own Bristol , well, he's getting closer.....

[Mindwalker]

I agree. It would help both NASCAR and dirt racing.

Dirt racing dont need Nascrap, Nascrap needs dirt racing and they don't care at what cost.