NASCAR is known as a pavement oval series. However, they have been known to sprinkle in dirt tracks and road courses.
For a long time, NASCAR had just two road course races a season. The NASCAR Cup Series went to Watkins Glen International and Sonoma Raceway.
In 2026 there are four on the NCS schedule: Circuit of the Americas; Watkins Glen International; Naval Base Coronado; Sonoma Raceway
Last year, NASCAR also raced on the Streets of Chicago and the road course of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both of those races have been removed for this season.
Brad Keselowski is the driver of the No. 6 car. He’s also the co-owner of RFK Racing. He’s unsure why NASCAR goes to so many road courses…
“I just put on my business owner hat and I don’t understand why the sport wants to run so many road courses,” Brad Keselowski told Speedfreaks.
“As a business owner, it’s the hardest races to sell sponsorship for, it has the lowest attendance, lowest ratings. That doesn’t make sense to me.”
“We should be going places where the sponsors wanna be there, the fans wanna be there and TV gets the best ratings. And road courses, are historically the worst in all of those categories.”
“So, I don’t feel any obligation to that.”
“A lot of the fans identify NASCAR with ovals. They understand the concept of what we’re doing on ovals. And enjoy it more than they do on road courses. That’s my perspective of what I see.”
He added, “I can’t speak for every fan.
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