NASCAR Fans Hit Out at Protests Against Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Over Possible Return to the Calendar

For any NASCAR fan, the return of a classic NASCAR track would be a dream come true. Dale Earnhardt Jr already made several fans’ wildest dreams come true with North Wilkesboro. Now, there are talks of more tracks coming back into the fray, and one of them is the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Recently, there were reports of a public hearing and a vote to let the track ink a lease agreement with Speedway Motorsports.

However, amid all the excitement, there is bad news looming on the horizon. Apparently, some Nashville residents have filed opposition documents protesting against NASCAR’s return. To be honest, they have some legitimate concerns, like the race being expensive for taxpayers. Additionally, they want the city to do more for the local residents, instead of tourists.

However, there were some strange concerns too. The document mentioned that as the Nashville Superspeedway is not far away, a track within city limits is not needed; and that the noise from NASCAR cars would prove too much for the neighborhood residents.

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NASCAR fans have no mercy for the ridiculous complaints

Obviously, NASCAR fans were not going to take this lying down and struck back with a vengeance. Some latched onto the noise complaint and declared that the mufflers were in play. Other arguments declared that Speedway Motorsports Inc. was covering the cost of most of the expansion. Fans also insisted that there was nothing wrong with tourism and that the Nashville Superspeedway is too far from the city.

Some even pointed out the annual IndyCar Music City Grand Prix races. They noted that there were few complaints about that, compared to NASCAR. One fan even joked that they wouldn’t be opposed to swapping houses and living close to the race track. Fans also observed that the SRX Series also races at Nashville, and these complaints made no sense. Especially since NASCAR comes for only one race weekend.

One thing is for sure, NASCAR is hard at work with new and old tracks. Obviously, resistance will always be there and no one knows how things will pan out until it actually happens. After all, there had been a lot of skepticism over the Chicago Street race. However, the race is still set to get underway later this year.

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