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Generally, when Bruton Smith says he'll do something, he's gonna do it.So when Smith promised both the ownership group of Kentucky Speedway and the world at a news conference on Thursday confirming his purchase of the facility that Kentucky would have a Sprint Cup race date in 2009, you've got to believe it will happen.
But at what cost to other race dates?
The only obvious answer I've got is that next season, at least one race at a current track will be eliminated in favor of the event in the Bluegrass State.
There are now three race tracks left on the Sprint Cup schedule not owned by either International Speedway Corp. or Smith's Speedway Motorsports Inc. Those tracks are Indianapolis (one race), Dover (two races), and Pocono (two races).
The final two in that list are both on Smith's radar for purchase with the primary goal of moving one of those race dates to Kentucky. If such a deal can't happen, Smith may move a race date from one of his current race tracks, though the track presidents from Atlanta and New Hampshire Motor Speedways have released statements that they are signing agreements with NASCAR for 2009 race dates on Friday.
Being from the Indianapolis-area, a race at Kentucky would be the second-closest race to me, however, a history of parking issues at the facility might keep me away -- especially if Smith puts up the 50,000 seats he claims he can add in a matter of months.
I'm hoping, though, that SMI can make some differences there, as Kentucky is already a tremendous facility to watch a race.
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