Road Course Race Coming to The Chase? Nascar looking at it

Sports Illustrated is reporting that Nascar is considering adding a road course to Nascar's playoff The Chase. Currently The Chase has every style of track except a road course. The Chase has a plate race at Talladega, short track at Martinsville, concrete track at Dover, flat tracks at Phoenix and Loudon, and cookie cutters like Texas, Homestead, Kansas & Fontana. The most likely tracks to loose a date would be Loudon or Fontana. Loudon seems to be the most likely with TV market ratings favoring Fontana.

Nascar is also considering a "Elimination Style" format for The Chase. This style was used once in the All-Star race, but removed after fans didn't like the format.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on July 6, 2010 at 7:56pm

Road Atlanta would be a great addition. Oh wait, ISC doesn't own it.

Three races at Fontana!

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Permalink Reply by Sherri Fryer on July 6, 2010 at 8:43pm

Nooooo , not three races at Fontana !

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Permalink Reply by brewski on July 7, 2010 at 1:51am

I get it .."it looks like a giant" ...change scene "Johnson"

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Permalink Reply by Saluki7 on July 6, 2010 at 8:57pm

mexico or montreal for the road course to the chase, get rid of fontanna. too bad laguna seca was not in the mix. i like the playoff system, why not

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on July 7, 2010 at 12:58am

I doubt Mexico after being stripped of a NNS race would get a cup race but Road America seems promising. Would love 4 road courses per season. But lets get 3 first. Montreal or Road America would work for me.