North Carolina Race Track Repaving And More In Hopes Of Bringing NASCAR Races Back
Rockingham Speedway in Richmond County is shovel-ready for millions of dollars in upgrades. They hope to bring back lots of racing action. One of the biggest goals is the return…
Rockingham Speedway in Richmond County is shovel-ready for millions of dollars in upgrades. They hope to bring back lots of racing action. One of the biggest goals is the return of NASCAR to the track.
NASCAR last visited Rockingham Speedway in 2013 for a standalone Camping Work Truck Series race. There are now new owners and according to CBS17 equipment is on-site to prepare for a repave of the track this month. The schedule calls for work to begin between October 24 and 26 with a scheduled completion of December 1.
The VP of Operations says the goal is to attract major racing series like the CARS Tour, ARCA, Formula Drift, and NASCAR. Rockingham was a staple on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule until the final event in February 2004.
These are the Most Wreck-Prone NASCAR Cup Drivers
Crashing ruins the promise of a race day for NASCAR betting fans as well as drivers. It is possible for multiple cars to slide sideways at some tracks, sending the unluckiest among them taking heavy damage and ending their events early. Bookies.com crunched the data and found out which NASCAR drivers wreck the most and which wreck the least.
See the rest of the current NASCAR Cup Series drivers ranked by the percentage of races they have finished in their careers here.
Which NASCAR Drivers Fail To Finish Most Often?
Behind The NASCAR Crash Numbers
You may be surprised by some of these numbers. First, it's obvious that the Dillon boys are grandchildren of a race team owner because they know how to take care of equipment. Harvick, for example, has averaged fewer than two DNFs per season over a period of two decades. Good drivers don't just compete but also avoid other drivers' messes, and the prospect of a crash shouldn't deter any bettor from backing them.
McDowell in the Fast-Lane
McDowell is on the other end of this list. Firstly, he won the 2021 Daytona 500, so we know he can race at a high level in extremely tight traffic. The reason why McDowell's crash rates are so high is that he raced for lower-end teams during the "start-and-park" era following the 2008 financial crash-when sponsors dried up, NASCAR race fields got sparse, and shoestring teams were able to collect a few grand by taking the checkered flag, coasting at the back for a few laps, and then reporting a breakdown.
