Despite lawsuit, Kentucky still hopes to land Cup race
And listening to him talk about the overwhelming response to the NASCAR Busch Series event at the track – more than 70,000 packed the grandstand for Saturday’s Meijer 300 – it’s hard not to share his enthusiasm or notice the gleam in his eye when he talks about seeing Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and company roar to the start-finish line.
“We’re going to get there," Cassis said. “We need to get there." Yet seven years after the track opened, the dream of having auto racing’s premier circuit visit the 1.5-mile oval in northern Kentucky once a year remains just that.
Despite the success of the Busch event and an almost uniformly positive response to the track’s quality from drivers and fans, the Speedway continues to “play AAA baseball in a major league park" as Cassis put it. More at Thatsracin.com