NASCAR Fandom Gets Brutally Honest About Their Dissatisfaction With 2024 Cup Series Schedule

Now that the 2023 season has come to an end and the drivers are looking forward to concluding things on a high note at the Thanksgiving Classic, the community’s attention has finally shifted to the next season, with a lot of changes anticipated by the drivers as well as the fans for the 2024 Cup Series and its schedule.

However, the two-week-long break in mid-July for the Olympics and the introduction of only one new circuit, the Iowa Raceway, have left the fans wanting more as well as confused as to why the finale is still being hosted at the Phoenix Raceway. But it’s not all doom and gloom, with some interesting changes to the 2024 Cup series schedule.

The Indy Oval returns amongst other prominent changes to the upcoming NASCAR Cup series season

Earlier this month, NASCAR finally revealed the 2024 Cup Series schedule, with 40 races littered across the year. Fans can expect the action-packed season to begin on February 4 with the exhibition race at the LA Memorial Coliseum and end with the championship finale in Phoenix for the third consecutive season.

To kick things off, we will have the Daytona 500 per usual, which will be followed by the Atlanta Motor Speedway and a trip to Sin City. The Auto Club Speedway is set to miss this year’s calendar, and the Bristol Motor Speedway will not feature any dirt, switching to concrete once again. Another noteworthy change is that the first race in Richmond, which comes after a visit to the Circuit of the Americas, will be hosted over Easter weekend.

NASCAR’s return to using the Oval configuration for the Indy race is a much-anticipated change for the fans, as the circuit has been using the road course layout for the last three years. The Brickyard 400 will be followed by the Olympic Break, which extends from the 22nd of July until the 8th of August, after which the action will resume at Richmond on the 11th. Amongst other positive news, Rusty Wallace’s dream when he helped create the Iowa Speedway will finally come true as the race is set to make its debut, running a day-to-night transition to provide some scenic views for

WATCH THIS STORY: “Ty Gibbs is More Along the Lines of Danica” – NASCAR Driver Slammed for Naming the “New Jeff Gordon” & “Max Verstappen of NASCAR”

Moving on to what everyone’s interest in, the play-offs. Fans are in for a treat as Watkins Glen International makes its way to the round of 16, joined by Bristol and Atlanta. As we move on to the penultimate phase of the playoffs, Kansas and Talladega will precede the race at Charlotte Roval, which will be followed by the showdown in the round of 8 at Las Vegas and Miami, followed by Martinsville, before we head into another finale at the Phoenix Raceway.

#BRINGBACKHOMESTEADMIAMI – Fans share their overwhelming disappointment with the 2024 Cup Series schedule

While the 2024 season is shaping up to be quite a well-rounded calendar, the fans’ expectations of seeing certain iconic circuits return have remained unfulfilled, among other grievances. When NASCAR took to Twitter to share their 2024 calendar once again to boost excitement, it ended up backfiring as the fans were seemingly unhappy with certain choices, with one fan expressing his confusion, “So Darlington will be the final race before the playoffs??

Whilst some users were unhappy with the points race selection, “When is North Wilkesboro gonna be a points race?”, others were more upset at the fact that the Phoenix Raceway would once again be the marquee event, “Phoenix Is Such A Boring Track For The Championship #BRINGBACKHOMESTEADMIAMI”

The track recommendations were’nt just limited to Phoenix, with other users chiming in to comment on a few tracks missing from the calendar, “Would of loved to see Kentucky Speedway back on here”, as well as calling out the part oval part infield road course at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, “Charlotte Roval still exists ew go back to the fall oval” 

Continuing on the trend of bashing the track selection, fans shared their disappointment in the pre-season exhibition, “The LA race is an absolute JOKE”, and others were concerned with Daytona’s state of affairs, “I’m pissed Daytona isn’t the cut-off race anymore”, whilst some were excited about races such as the one in New Hampshire, the consensus was not looking good for NASCAR’s season planning team.

READ MORE: Veteran Insider Unmasks Painful Reality Behind Carl Edwards’ Early NASCAR Retirement

After taking a look at some of the changes to the 2024 calendar as well as the overwhelming disappointment echoed by the fans, it’s safe to say the coming season could swing either way. Only time will tell if 2024 is one for the history books or if it would be better off forgotten!