Auto racing is an international sport, much like Football. Unlike that latter one however, which we Americans call soccer, auto racing tends to take on a regional flair. Series’ like Formula One do tend to cross borders without much translation, but there are others that are generally particular to one nation, like the U.S.A.’s NASCAR.
Having a home-grown racing series naturally means having tracks to support it, and we in the U.S. are lucky have a number of venerated regional venues. Some of those have gained international fame both as a track and as host to what’s typically considered an American race event. The question for today is: which of those tracks should be rightfully considered “America’s Race Track?”
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Hooniverse Asks: What's "America's Race Track?"
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Indy. Next question.
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This weekend, it would be Indianapolis Raceway Park.
U.S. Nationals time!!!
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It’s either Indy or Daytona.
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Indy is obvious answer – so I’ll be the contrarian.
Pomona. Birthplace of “legal” drag racing and the NHRA. Home to the Winternationals. Ronnie and the Daytonas even gave the place a mention in the lyrics to “Little GTO”
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We all know that Americans need things to be simple so they can understand what’s happening, so the obvious answer will be a boring oval like Indy or Daytona (yawn, I’m already passing out from all the excitement). I’m saying Road America or Sebring
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Outsider view: Dario Franchitti makes a convincing case for Road America in the most recent edition of Evo. It’s got a bit of everything, fast corners, slow corners, elevation changes, but it also seems to host rounds all the major circuit disciplines in the US at the moment.
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And, more importantly, it has America in its name.
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Indy is the correct answer but Road America is the right answer.
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Now I see this thread…
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This year it was Le Mans.
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Toyota wuz robbed!
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Woodward Avenue, circa late 50’s through early 70’s.
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Indy. Like it’s even a question.
But, for the sake of discussion, how about Road America? I mean, it even says America. -
Road America because it says ‘Merica. I was going to say Circuit of the Americas, but it pluralized Americas so it’s the Hemisphere’s Track.
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America’s track is Indy. Murica’s track is Daytona.
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The straight or the oval, can’t decide.
This may sound a bit cheeky, but both produce great solutions (I just learned from Cammed&Tubbed that Top Fuel dragsters basically diesel off the overheated spark plugs), great racing, and gorgeous types. -
To throw in a foreign view, the second track I could draw from the top of my head is Lagoon-a-race Way Miata Secca. That’s heavily influenced by video games, of course. I don’t know what reputation it has among you folks, but to me it’s the US track for “regular” racing.
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Watkins Glen.
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I mean, it’s Daytona, and that sucks, but I honestly think Road America, Road Atlanta, and ***clears throat*** “Mazda Raceway” Laguna Seca could all plead a pretty good case as to why they should be considered.
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The Bonneville Salt Flats
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It’s either daytona or Indianapolis. But i have fondness for both Sebring and Lime Rock. Would like to see NASCAR try lime rock one year instead of watkins glen
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