Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., remains convinced that cutting costs will be the key to stock-car racing’s future. “The one thing I’d be impressed with would be if NASCAR could cut the cost,” he said. “Until they cut the cost, I’m not very impressed. As far as changing the points, that doesn’t mean a thing to me because it’s not helping to cut the cost. One thing that will help our attendance for the October race (in Charlotte) will be if they cut the speeds, so we can have a full field of cars. Now we see a lot of guys pull in after 10 or 15 laps and say they blew up or something. When you look at somebody like Jeff Burton that doesn’t have a sponsor, it’s a concern because we’re going to see a lot more of it.”(The State)(1-21-2004)
