Black Sunday

As I sit here this morning looking out my window at the cold grey gloomy day, I can only wonder is this the last day for a Cup race at my home track? Poor attendance over the last few years has plagued many tracks but none more than Atlanta. This has the same feel as the last race at Rockingham and North Wilkesboro. The empty seats are getting harder to hide and is becoming an embarrassment to the sport just like empty seats at a bad ball teams stadium. When the new date was announced I said Atlanta would lose it's race in three years but today may be it. The local radio stations are practically begging people to go to the race. When Atlanta had two races, the March race was always cold and rainy so they lost that race. Moving the one date they have back to March is questionable but I'm sure Bruton and Nascar have a plan. Drivers seem to like racing on the track and the races at Atlanta have been pretty good with some great finishes but the same could be said for Rockingham and when Wilkesboro closed it averaged more lead changes than any other track. I have been going to the track since the outside wall was just a guardrail and I would hate to see it go.

Very Very Unhappy with NASCAR moving the Atlanta to March I have talk a lot of people And They won't be. returning next year this is very sad to hear . I was in the infield and what a mess at turn one they knew they had a problem but never address it . not until late Thursday night I guess NASCAR don't care what the fans   think . I think they will know next year when they lose more money . There's. about 40 in group that won't be coming back unless something is done . I know Hampton wasn't to happy talk to some of the store owners . NASCAR do you know what you have done I think you need to look at the whole picture before you lose all your fans at Atlanta Speedway