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Losing Chicago/Joliet, Houston/Baytown, Phoenix/White Horse Pass, the loss of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th largest US markets?

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Don't forget Atlanta. Another large market.

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Memphis, too ? :-(


https://wreg.com/news/local/is-this-...n-near-future/

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Joliet RT 66 got a points meet in August this year so all is not lost--FED 387

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What about the property adjacent to Phoenix Raceway?

There's plenty of land in the area west of the Raceway. Granted, it's parking lots, but there's plenty of room there. HELL, even one of the access roads in the lots is named Dragstrip Rd.!! Lay the strip down on W. South Mountain Ave., jus sayin...:cool:

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So far, I haven't found out what the definite plan is for this "interchange". Yet, the track must close next February.
Nothing was even mentioned about it, a year and a half ago.
None of these proposals would take up much of the track land , if at all.

https://www.inmaricopa.com/diamond-i...-for-347-i-10/

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In the late 60s Dragstrip Rd was the dragstrip at Phoenix International Raceway. The shutdown area went into the oval track. Several people were killed trying to negotiate the turn/s and the dragstrip was shut down. Often wondered why some larger Nascar tracks could not build a dragstrip within their complex. I often refer back to one of the best tracks of it's time, Ontario Motor Speedway which had a dragstrip on pit road of the oval track. Would not take a lot of expendature to start one up also.

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Unfortunately Phoenix International Raceway is now owned by NASCAR, and they have previously shown to have zero interest in drag racing. If someone like Bruton Smith owned the place it might be a different story.

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I've heard someone is renting the track that weekend to hold the race, anyone know if it is true? Are they holding any other drag racing?

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Joliet is not on the schedule I looked at yesterday. I hope it was just missed. I plan on attending. 😊👍