i agree putting some new races like Iowa, Kentucky and Rockingham, you should aldo put some new road courses like Montreal and road america, but keep the 36 races schedule, just take away some races that have 2 dates a year,

Talladega Superspeedway: Much like Daytona in February or a local track on Saturday night, change the format to: on the same day, two twenty lap sprints to set the field for a fifty lap race. I would go for ten lap elimination sprints all day long but I guess you have to a race as Nascar sees it.

At any track with a night race have a Truck or Nationwide race in the afternoon.

Races should be run between 12 noon and 5 pm or after 7 pm. Nascar should pick a common time for the start of all day races and the same for evenings. Move the boring cookie cutter races to evenings. At least the visual under the lights is better.

Pretty good line-up. Except Gateway doesn't have the parking or seats to host a Cup event. I know, its my home track. Dover Motorsports made the plead back in 2002 and NASCAR told them what was up. BTW Kyle did his burn outs in front of his fan section after the win in St. Louis in the New Balance Toyota. That's where I was, Mu Ha Ha Ha!!!

Wow, where do I start, First off I like the Chase, Like many others here Daytona is not where you want to end it, I would say Las Vegas and crown the champion the following week there, a perfect city to celebrate in and why wait? Also easy on the betters to collect lol. A few you have replaced here with great Nationwide tracks that are that for reason. You need hotels and things to do while in town for Cup Dates also seating capacity comes to mind. I am in the south so partial to your changes here,The Rock back in the mix, Darlington where it should be, As for moving the All-Star that was tried and failed, More tickets are sold for it than the 500 here. I am totally against the grain of no Chase that should include a road race and also the 2nd biggest race of the year Indy (JPM fans are on board for the last two here lol). Its a showcase race let's kick the chase off there. Bristol you have two have 2 races there, I would not know how to handle just 1. Michigan & California should lose a date for sure. And finally NASCAR is looking to branch out so early in the season Mexico City or Montreal. I could go on here for hours so I will stop here.....LOL

Some good ideas, but ending the season at Daytona wrecks the whole argument. With the Cup on the line the last place to end the year should be at a plate track, IMHO. Then again I'm one of those 'crazy' fans who thinks the Chase is crap and NASCAR was better off before the Brain took over, but the ratings clearly show how little I know.

...oh, wait.

Starting and Finishing the season at Daytona is a bad idea the races are to close together and Daytona is a small market and there is not alot of population there and it is hard enough to afford to go to 1 race there. The one other fact is why do you think Na$car has the best tracks in racing it is the fact that most have 2 dates the surrounding areas and the facility could not afford to build up the infastructure with having just 1 race weekend a year. If you think that Na$car is going to cut the schedule go get yourself drug tested. But I do like the fact that you have the Rock there I have been to a few races there and It was good to watch on TV and for all the fans who want to shorten the races if you think the stands are empty now see what they look like when they do that I would not drive 8 hours to a race spend all the money I do for a 2 hour race no chance. I'm still fuming about the $3000 I spent for the Daytona 500 and speedweeks for a late start and rain. I almost did not reorder my tickets after 30 years of going.

I like the schedule, but I would change around each year so the same track is not the end all. I think that is part of the issue with the chase, not enough diverse tracks. Give me a Watkins Glenn, Darlington or Bristol in the last three races. Otherwise, you have a great schedule.
Perhaps NASCAR will mull it over.

I really liek the scehdule as given excecpt as posted by others that Daytona should not end the season. Too many things can go wrong with no chance to "rescue" the "problems that occur.
I think Atlanta, Charlotte or Vegas would be better. Or wild idea have it be Daytona but run the road course instead. Checklist of why this is good idea
Restrictor plates not needed, check
driver skills tested, check
good car setup required, check
teamwork necessary, check
Different race style and racing style, check
Decent weather, check sort of hurricane season anyone?
not a mile and a half track, check
another road course that should be exciting racing, check
What's not to like!(?)

The concept of ending the series at Dayona is cool symbolically, but I don't think it's a good idea to decide the series championship on a restrictor plate track. I feel this way because of the randomness of restrictor plate racing and the propensity to have one person's mistake to effect so many others on these tracks. Those races are exciting, yeah, but if 2 guys are within 20 or so points of each other coming into the final race I want to see them slug it out Elliot/Kulwiki style, not have one of them caught up in some field filler's stupid mistake because he was able to tailgate his way up to the leaders. I would actually propose Darlington for the final race. The final race absolutely needs to be a "driver's track" -- track where the driver makes a bigger impact than the equipment. Although, I appreciate your placement of the Southern 500 back where it belongs, and there are other driver's tracks.

The Road Course races are some of the most exciting racing all year and really want to see the Cup Series race Circuit Gilles Villeneuve so I would add that. Also if you're going to add tracks you could take some away and I'd get rid of the Auto Club Speedway all together. Just my two cents!

I like your ideas overall. I think NASCAR should still visit some of the short tracks twice since there are so few of them, though Iowa is a nice addition in that department (as would North Wilkesboro be if it were still practical to race there...but it probably isn't). Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Pikes Peak has closed. I definitely like having fewer races and ending sooner, though I don't think Daytona is the right place to end the season...too many things are left up to chance there. I think the championship should be decided at a track where drivers tend to finish based on how good or bad their cars are and very little is left up to chance...and Atlanta is the best example of that track, not to mention the historical significance of ending the season there.

You want to know why Nascar is loosing fans? It is because they have lost there southern roots, Let me explain before you judge. In the south, you don't have NFL football. Yes there is some in Florida and we have our redskins, but until the '90s we didn't have the panthers. we lived our lives on the sport that was born here. Nascar. Now, you have drivers from all over and a few that are from the original roots. The ones from these roots aren't getting the limelite except jr. I will give the drivers the credit, they can race and we will support them but Nascar has moved the tracks all over the country and eliminated key tracks that got it where it is today. Nascar was born from the Blue Collar employees, Nascar wants the execs because that is where the money is, Marketing and Media. A true driver just wants to race and the fans want to see it but we are tired of hearing all the sponsor stuff and the same comments after the race. We want these guys be themselves, if you are mad at another driver, tell it like it is. Nascar fines the drivers.. Good wrecks and fist fights brought the sport to where it was before the media took over. It just isn't your Saturday night racing anymore. Nascar needs to look at where they came from, walk around the camp sites and take a good look, they are the ones spending the money. This isn't the superbowl, this is racing.