Certainly the dollars are going to be there to permit teams to expand their personnel. The first weekend of racing at the Illinois track will included a Busch Series race on July 14, followed by a Winston Cup race on July 15. Chicagoland Speedway will hold an Indy Racing League event Sept. 2, 2001. The Kansas track will stage a Busch Series race on Sept. 29 and a Winston Cup event on Sept. 30. Driver Sterling Marlin agreed.
Television is fine for the most part, but they want a chance to be there, too.
These two tracks will cover two areas that weren't covered. You start looking around and about all that's left is Denver and the Northwest. We're already running in Southern and Northern California, in Vegas, in Phoenix, and in the Northeast and Southeast pretty strong. Wire services contributed to this report. The Associated Press contributed to this report.