Jayski's NASCAR Archives

Cup schedule considerations

“There is also the sensitive issue of pruning the Winston Cup schedule. There are only so many weekends in a year, and only so many venues can be added without killing teams and crews. When Reynolds first signed up with NASCAR in 1971, the tour was
sharply pruned from 50-plus events a season to 30.”(in part from the JournalNow – link in the stories section)(5-20-98)