ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 19: A general view of of the grandstands during the flyover prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black's Tire at Rockingham Speedway on April 19, 2025 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images
ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 19: A general view of of the grandstands during the flyover prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black's Tire at Rockingham Speedway on April 19, 2025 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images

NASCAR monitoring Rockingham success, hoping to keep it as Xfinity, truck staple

Steve O’Donnell, the newly promoted president of NASCAR, said Monday that the Easter weekend set of races at The Rock — which included a sold-out Xfinity Series race — saw “an unbelievable turnout” and was so successful that its potential return to the Cup Series is worth monitoring and exploring.

O’Donnell told The Observer that the sanctioning body would “love to keep it as an Xfinity Series and Truck Series staple, and maybe bring in more Cup drivers to race that weekend” in the future. He added, “You never know what the future holds beyond that.”

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