Nascar races on all sorts of tracks, from short to long, oval to road course, concrete to asphalt. Here’s a weekly look at all the tracks of Nascar’s National Touring Series.
LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM
0.25 mile temporary asphalt short track
Debuted 2022
Lights? Yes
Series: Cup
Nicknames: The Grand Old Lady, The Good Gimmick
THREE FUN FACTS:
1. The pre-season non-points Clash went from meaningless to meaningful after being relocated from Daytona to the LA Coliseum in 2022. Sure it lost its “pole winners only” exclusivity, but so what?
2. The Coliseum features a temporary 1/4-mile asphalt “bull ring”-style track, with racing conducted in heats followed by a main event. Yes, this DOES sound a lot like a format a local short-track would use, so of course people still whined about it because…reasons?
3. Yeah the Clash at the Coliseum is cool, but I’m still waiting for a race to held in a hockey arena!
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