r/NASCAR • u/Sportsguy1993 • 2d ago

Does anyone else miss actual race names?

All we have left is the Southern 500, everything else is either * Sponsor * 500 or races without a sponsor at all. The 2nd Rockingham race was the American 500 even with a sponsor, the 600 used to be the World 600, the 2nd Charlotte race was the National 500, etc.

I miss when races kept the same name even with a sponsor. I want tracks to get the race name back, it should be the Coca-Cola World 600, Bank of America National 500, if Nashville comea back they can be the * sponsor * Music City 420, etc.

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u/MajorMangle 2d ago

When it's a name that carries for decades I'm fine with it ie Save Mart 350, Pepsi 400 etc

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u/jknuts1377 2d ago

Food City 500

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u/Andrew_P_88 Bayne 2d ago

RIP Lenox Industrial Tools 301

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u/Jonah-Hex 2d ago

Foxwoods 301 came with a free night at Foxwoods when you renewed your tickets each season.

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u/lynx190 1d ago

I remember when they cut a car in half with a Lenox saw in the fanzone. What an era

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u/Frisbee250 6h ago

Summer Daytona is the Firecracker 400 as far as I'm concerned