Mac Engel: Nasty slap hits Texas Motor Speedway and Fort Worth with NASCAR 2023 schedule

FORT WORTH, Texas — The loss of racing baron Bruton Smith had a dramatic impact on Texas Motor Speedway and on Fort Worth.

Smith, who died in June of this year at the age of 95, brought NASCAR to Fort Worth and built TMS, which opened in 1996.

Had Smith been alive, and active, it’s doubtful NASCAR would have announced its 2023 schedule that features only one race at Texas Motor Speedway.