I would really love to see NASCAR add a couple international dates to their schedule. Maybe these dates are in place of some track dates that get two races and they’re only done every-other-year?
Regardless, I think it would be good for the sport. Granted I’m a total NASCAR noob but I’ve really come to appreciate the skill, strategy, and excitement of NASCAR.
Exciting? Really?
Yep. I think it’s the most exciting of the three racing leagues I keep an eye on; NASCAR, IndyCar, and F1. Of those F1 is, hands down, the most boring of the three with NASCAR being the most exciting. And, no, it’s not just because of the incredible wrecks it’s because on each weekend you could have a different winner. Sure, there are favorites who will win more races than others but you do have a distribution of winners.
Where would they go?
That’s the big question and I have opinions!
Mexico
Mexico City - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
F1 currently runs at Mexico City so they’re ready to host a major car racing series.
The track is 2.67 miles of road course. Not an oval, of course.
England
Billed as Britain’s Best Loved Circuit, Brands Hatch is a 2.3 mile road course and would be a total blast to see NASCAR compete there.
Who knows, if NASCAR were to have some international events like this perhaps they could run a few European tracks.
Germany
I would LOVE to see them run THE LEGENDARY GREEN HELL. It’s huge! Just shy of 13 miles of road course with elevation changes and tricky turns.
If that’s just too much track they could run the F1 track instead. It’s just over 3 miles of road course.
Japan
Another course on the F1 circuit that runs 2.6 miles in length.
And that’s that!
Perhaps one of these tracks per year, maybe two or three in Europe while they’re there.
NASCAR is a very different type of organization. They are extremely conservative and that may not translate well to an audience outside America, but I’d love to see them try.