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Traditional track feels pinch as NASCAR expands.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Derek Samson
The checkered flag at race tracks in America has new competition. These days, bells and whistles might be more important.
As NASCAR's popularity climbs out of the Southeast and spreads across the country, expectations for tracks are transforming. Older tracks are losing races to newer, shinier venues, and the trend figures to continue.
"The NFL doesn't play football in Canton (Ohio) any longer," said Eddie Gossage, general manager of Texas Motor Speedway. "It outgrew Canton long ago. We can be a major sport or we can choose not to be a major sport. ...I'm not sure what NASCAR's thinking on facilities is, why it rewards dates or doesn't reward dates. But in sports in general, if you don't keep up, you get left behind."
The Southeast is said to be saturated with racing. Too many tracks. Too old. Too many races. So NASCAR is finding places where it can thrive in a dazzling, new home. Hello ...
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