Comments on: Will the Auto Club Short Track Ever Happen?

By: @NascarJustinKent

@NascarJustinKent — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:34:04 +0000

I went to Auto Club since 2011 because i lived 3 miles away from the track. It is sad that the 2 Mile track is getting repaved to a half mile track. But i do hope it’s like a Bristol or Martinsville type track like they said. Its was always good to get intense racing at the two mile track. Im just hoping that Auto Club will be on the 2025 schedule.

By: @thetrain3302

@thetrain3302 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:54:36 +0000

They said years ago that Riverside was going to be replaced with a similar track, and it never happened. Sadly, with the way things are out in Cali, I have doubts about Auto Club becoming a short track.

By: @TheNewChevyRoll48

@TheNewChevyRoll48 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:32:00 +0000

I think the Auto Club short track will still be built. Otherwise, they’d have sold all the land by now and just ran races at the LA Coliseum in stead. It certainly would be a huge shakeup in the format if they went the latter route if they replaced stage racing with heat racing.

By: @nintendrew87

@nintendrew87 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:36:57 +0000

If they didn’t intend on building the short track, they would have sold all the land. I estimate the reconfiguration will take three years. The three year contract for The Clash is a clue. They had originally planned to start construction in 2020, maybe 2021. Covid derailed that for a couple years. Then The Clash was moved to LA for 2022. Seems like quite the coincidence to me. I believe the Clash in LA was meant to give fans in the area an event to attend to keep interest alive while also introducing people to short track racing in the region. I’ve heard rumors that NASCAR might move the Clash to the new short track once it’s completed, with two dates, one possibly being the championship race. The NASCAR champion used to be crowned in socal.

By: @spd-kv6sd

@spd-kv6sd — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:44:31 +0000

In reply to @Glitchunlocked. I'd also prefer something of a Darlington/Dover hybrid. It seems like NASCAR was once cookie-cutting D-ovals and now is cookie-cutting short tracks. Maybe they should have stopped and thought for a bit before making such drastic changes.

By: @spd-kv6sd

@spd-kv6sd — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:41:48 +0000

I’d think rather of a 1-mile track for this than a 0.5 mile track. Or something like Darlington in terms of length, I think that one was 1.35 miles or so. Also, Greg Moore’s crash on this track is still kinda printed into my brain, so I might be glad from the change. But I’d like to see if they’ll make it good for IndyCar too.

By: @NightyKnigxt

@NightyKnigxt — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:03:23 +0000

Oh I’ll forever love Auto Club even though it’s gone. This track introduced me to nascar, getting free tickets as a kid completing the lefty’s reading challenge in elementary school. Did it every year I was eligible and continued to go up until the last race this year. Even if there will never be racing in the IE again, those will forever be golden memories. If it wasn’t for this track i’d never be a fan of nascar so thank you Auto Club. You’ll be missed.

By: @President_Grover_Cleveland

@President_Grover_Cleveland — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:09:26 +0000

In reply to @badassbaja. ⁠@@S.K.R.E.Inc. There’s multiple configurations of that track. One being a half mile the other a third mile inside the half mile. Wikipedia is very useful…

By: @President_Grover_Cleveland

@President_Grover_Cleveland — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:03:42 +0000

In reply to @Glitchunlocked. It’s supposed to be a Martinsville Bristol HYBRID from my understanding. Single groove like Martinsville but high banking like Bristol. Think of Motor Speedway of the South from the movie cars.

By: @hailstorm1986

@hailstorm1986 — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:40:17 +0000

In reply to @hailstorm1986. @@USAKing1776NASCAR I know when I commented on this originally that I didn't see that part yet but hopefully it's at least made into a short track because it still deserves to be on the schedule.