Comments on: Historic NASCAR Tracks http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-33808 Kevin Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:57:30 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-33808 Wouldn't be great in NASCAR put the Truck, Nationwide & Cup series on a dirt track once a year. Let them change shocks, spring & tires. This is a 1 mile vintage race track waiting for rehab. NASCAR needs to re visit their history. The cookie cutter tracks are annoying. I know NASCAR has a DIRT division, but lets make things interesting. Wouldn’t be great in NASCAR put the Truck, Nationwide & Cup series on a dirt track once a year. Let them change shocks, spring & tires. This is a 1 mile vintage race track waiting for rehab. NASCAR needs to re visit their history. The cookie cutter tracks are annoying. I know NASCAR has a DIRT division, but lets make things interesting.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5099 Neon Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:42:17 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5099 A bit off topic, but kinds makes you wonder if teams like Alltel (now Verizon) and Cingular (now AT&T) could have taken the Marlboro approach to simply replacing the actual letters w/ vertical lines, like a barcode. They keep the recognizable Marlboro roof top in orange/red. This allows them to advertise where it is forbidden and still get there logo on the car. Team Penske Indy and Ferrari F1 and others have perfected this so well, to the point where they asked fans after the race if the letters “Marlboro” appeared on the car. Almost everyone said “yes”, when in fact no where was “Marlboro” scripted…just lines. Ahh the subliminal mind…. Guess the difference there is that the promoter or sanctioning body (i.e. NASCAR) is not the one calling the shots! Winston brand got there name on TV thirty something Sunday’s a year, plus print, while it was forbidden to actually advertise on TV. A bit off topic, but kinds makes you wonder if teams like Alltel (now Verizon) and Cingular (now AT&T) could have taken the Marlboro approach to simply replacing the actual letters w/ vertical lines, like a barcode. They keep the recognizable Marlboro roof top in orange/red. This allows them to advertise where it is forbidden and still get there logo on the car. Team Penske Indy and Ferrari F1 and others have perfected this so well, to the point where they asked fans after the race if the letters “Marlboro” appeared on the car. Almost everyone said “yes”, when in fact no where was “Marlboro” scripted…just lines. Ahh the subliminal mind….
Guess the difference there is that the promoter or sanctioning body (i.e. NASCAR) is not the one calling the shots! Winston brand got there name on TV thirty something Sunday’s a year, plus print, while it was forbidden to actually advertise on TV.

]]> By: windowlicker http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5096 windowlicker Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:13:28 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5096 Neon That's correct. They cover everything up that has Little Debbie on it on Friday night & Saturday for practice, qualifying, etc. & will run a different sponsor for those activities. Even the hauler has a tarp thrown over it. Then they put the LD paint scheme on the car Sunday morning. 7th day adventists can't do business on Friday nights & Saturdays & advertising includes doing business. Neon

That’s correct. They cover everything up that has Little Debbie on it on Friday night & Saturday for practice, qualifying, etc. & will run a different sponsor for those activities. Even the hauler has a tarp thrown over it. Then they put the LD paint scheme on the car Sunday morning. 7th day adventists can’t do business on Friday nights & Saturdays & advertising includes doing business.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5095 Neon Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:16:20 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5095 No Sunday racing at Lime Rock Park (Connecticut) either. So we take the day off to watch the Indy 500 and Coke 600 and then get back to racing on Memorial Day Monday. Isn't the Little Debbie sponsored car not allowed to race on Saturday because the company is Seventh Day Adventist? Just seem to remember that. No Sunday racing at Lime Rock Park (Connecticut) either. So we take the day off to watch the Indy 500 and Coke 600 and then get back to racing on Memorial Day Monday.
Isn’t the Little Debbie sponsored car not allowed to race on Saturday because the company is Seventh Day Adventist? Just seem to remember that.

]]> By: windowlicker http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5093 windowlicker Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5093 Thanks. Awesome article. As Bobby Boucher's momma would say, "racin's be da work of da debbil!!" Thanks. Awesome article.

As Bobby Boucher’s momma would say, “racin’s be da work of da debbil!!”

]]> By: T.C. http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5090 T.C. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:02:17 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5090 windowlicker: This link has the info about the religious stuff: http://www.historichillsborough.org/images/Speedway-Complete.pdf windowlicker: This link has the info about the religious stuff:
http://www.historichillsborough.org/images/Speedway-Complete.pdf

]]> By: windowlicker http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5085 windowlicker Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:16:09 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5085 Why were religious groups upset about the track? Too much noise on Sunday? Why were religious groups upset about the track? Too much noise on Sunday?

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/02/03/historic-nascar-tracks/comment-page-1/#comment-5083 Neon Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:34:13 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=978#comment-5083 Great article! If you like racetrack history, Pete Hylton’s book, “Ghost Tracks” is a really neat collection of stories and photos of racetracks gone by. If you’ve ever attended races at some of the famous, and not so famous, tracks this book brings back memories. As a kid, my parents used to take me to the old Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta to both the State fair and the dirt races. Some Smokey & the Bandit footage shot there as well. Neat stuff! For a neat rebirth story of an old track, go to VIR (Va Int’l Raceway). It has been transformed into a beautiful road course w/ a country club setting. A lot of NASCAR testing and awesome sports car racing takes place every year. If you liked watching the 24 hrs of Daytona this year, check out VIR when they come to town. Great article! If you like racetrack history, Pete Hylton’s book, “Ghost Tracks” is a really neat collection of stories and photos of racetracks gone by. If you’ve ever attended races at some of the famous, and not so famous, tracks this book brings back memories. As a kid, my parents used to take me to the old Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta to both the State fair and the dirt races. Some Smokey & the Bandit footage shot there as well. Neat stuff! For a neat rebirth story of an old track, go to VIR (Va Int’l Raceway). It has been transformed into a beautiful road course w/ a country club setting. A lot of NASCAR testing and awesome sports car racing takes place every year. If you liked watching the 24 hrs of Daytona this year, check out VIR when they come to town.

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