BengalszoneBilly Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Sprint Cup comes to Sparta! This is long overdue for a top notch racing facility that drivers love, and the economic impact will be enormous! AP source: Kentucky Speedway to get Sprint CupBy WILL GRAVES, AP Sports WriterLOUISVILLE, Kentucky. (AP)—A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Kentucky Speedway will get a NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2011.The 1.5-mile tri-oval halfway between Louisville and Cincinnati will host NASCAR’s top series in early July. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced. A news conference is scheduled at the track Aug. 10.Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased the speedway from the original ownership group in 2008. SMI owner Bruton Smith said his main goal was to bring the track a long-coveted Cup date.The original owners filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp., contending they tried to exclude the track from the Cup Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiotter Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 You need to come up Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 You need to come up Billy.Wish I could semi. Life's present circumstances prevent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 It's official. Kentucky gets a Sprint Cup date for 2011!Kentucky Speedway to host Cup date in July 2011SPARTA, Ky. (AP)—Kentucky Speedway’s long wait for a NASCAR Sprint Cup date is over.Stock car’s top series will visit the 1.5-mile oval for a 400-mile race on July 9, 2011. The track will receive one of the Cup race dates normally reserved for Atlanta Motor Speedway.The announcement ends a decade-long struggle for the track’s original owners to get a Cup race. They filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. in 2005, claiming the two groups had an unfair monopoly over the sport. The case ended earlier this year.Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith, who bought the track in 2008, called the move a great victory for NASCAR and Kentucky.The Cup race will be coupled with the annual visit from the Nationwide Series, which had previously been run in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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