The Pitfalls Of A Second Date At Las Vegas

By Luke, Thunder Lounge
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With every advancement in dates for a NASCAR track, someone loses out. Las Vegas hosting two races per season would not be an exception to this. In order for the folks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to benefit from a second date, someone will lose out. More than just one “someone” as well.

As it stands now, that potential loss lies at the feet of SMI’s recently purchased New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which is unfortunate.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday February 26, 2008
10:44am CST
Published on Thunder Lounge.

We all know Bruton Smith bought New Hampshire, renamed it to fit within the SMI namig Scheme (New Hampshire Motor Speedway), changed the logo, and is spending money in addition to the $340 million price tag for the track.

What has run rampant since is that Bruton Smith didn’t necessarily buy the track, but bought the two coveted Cup dates that it had for the sole purpose of moving one of those dates to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Oh, that would be $170 million for each Cup date, if you’re counting.

Was it worth it for SMI, and will it be worth it for Las Vegas in return? It very well could be, and a profitable move at that.

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