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moose tracks · 11-12-2007, 10:46 AM

Bruton Smith brought NHIS to make money, not because he likes New England race fans. To maximize the earnings of SMI, Speedway Motorsports Inc, he probably will take a cup date away from New Hampshire and move it to one of his more profitable tracks. He will probably move the fall chase date to Las Vegas. NASCAR is a big business based on a sport. The France family and Burton Smith are NASCAR. The France family owns NASCAR and 12 of the 22 NASCAR cup tracks. They also own the television rights to NASCAR races and most of the souvenir, apparel and dies cast rights. It should be called “FRANCECAR” not NASCAR. The other big player, Bruton Smith now owns 7 tracks that host NASCAR cup events. Now that Bob Bahre sold out, there are only 2 independent tracks left, Pocono and Indy that host NASCAR cup events. (Dover Motor Sports, which owns Dover Downs, also owns several other tracks. Dover is their only track with cup races.) We should be happy if Burton Smith leaves us with one NASCAR cup event in 2009.

11-12-2007, 10:46 AM	#49
moose tracks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Loudon, Tennessee, foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains Posts: 283 Thanks: 340 Thanked 41 Times in 33 Posts	Nhis Bruton Smith brought NHIS to make money, not because he likes New England race fans. To maximize the earnings of SMI, Speedway Motorsports Inc, he probably will take a cup date away from New Hampshire and move it to one of his more profitable tracks. He will probably move the fall chase date to Las Vegas. NASCAR is a big business based on a sport. The France family and Burton Smith are NASCAR. The France family owns NASCAR and 12 of the 22 NASCAR cup tracks. They also own the television rights to NASCAR races and most of the souvenir, apparel and dies cast rights. It should be called “FRANCECAR” not NASCAR. The other big player, Bruton Smith now owns 7 tracks that host NASCAR cup events. Now that Bob Bahre sold out, there are only 2 independent tracks left, Pocono and Indy that host NASCAR cup events. (Dover Motor Sports, which owns Dover Downs, also owns several other tracks. Dover is their only track with cup races.) We should be happy if Burton Smith leaves us with one NASCAR cup event in 2009. __________________ Moose Tracks Last edited by moose tracks; 11-12-2007 at 02:16 PM.