NASCAR track may be part of Atlantic City plan

Cars often idle bumper to bumper on Atlantic City streets. Congestion could get even worse if a NASCAR track is built. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce his plans to overhaul New Jersey's gaming industry Wednesday. As part of those plans, a NASCAR track could be built in or near Atlantic City, according to The Star-Ledger. There would seem to be no feasible place to build a track in the city. The most logical site in the city for a race track would be Bader Field but that location has only 142 acres, and there are questions about whether the roads in that area could handle the crowds that come to NASCAR races, which can draw 100,000 fans. This is not the first time the idea of a NASCAR track in southern New Jersey has been floated. Bruton Smith, one of NASCAR's most prominent figures and owner of several tracks, announced in 1997 his intention to build a track in the Atlantic City area. There was talk of building a NASCAR track at the Meadowlands in 2002 but that too was defeated, mostly because northern New Jersey residents claimed the region was already too congested. Press of Atlantic City