NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, like so many others in racing, is a fan of the creativity and risks the sport has been taking recently with its schedule, adding new tracks and changing a lineup that drivers previously called “stale.”
But, as he explained, he’s hoping for more.
In addition to including more road courses in the Cup Series schedule — including Circuit of The Americas, where the sport races this weekend for the second consecutive season — NASCAR mixed it up last year by debuting a dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway, which returns this season with the Food City Dirt Race on April 17. Another creative example this season was The Clash at the Coliseum, with the annual preseason exhibition race on a purpose-built short track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for what turned out to be a massive success.
