In the aftermath of the flap over Bruton Smith contemplating a move of the fall Charlotte race to Las Vegas, Jeff Gordon supports a second date at LVMS–but not at Charlotte’s expense.
“I can’t imagine not racing here three times a year, or certainly two points races,” Gordon said Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which currently hosts the Coca-Cola 600 and non-points Sprint All-Star Race in May and the Bank of America 500 in October. “I love racing here. It’s nice to be home, and this is such a special race track.”
So what would his reaction be to Charlotte losing a date?
“I would hate to see that,” Gordon said. “But at the same time, I think Las Vegas makes great sense from a marketing standpoint. When we look at the sport and where we’re at and how to grow it and get those seats filled, you would certainly think that a race in Las Vegas in October would do pretty well. I think Las Vegas deserves to have two races, (but) I would not want to see us take away a race from here.”
If not Charlotte, what might Gordon propose as an alternative?
“Without putting any names out there, there are some other tracks that could maybe give up one,” Gordon said with a laugh.
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