What NASCAR means to the Midwest
Over the years, there has been talk about expanding the fan demographic, racing in new places, along with trying to keep the core NASCAR fanbase together. It’s a tough task but one shining star is how the Midwest shows up to the racetrack. For years the Midwest in my opinion has a fanbase that has been largely overlooked for the southeast, and the west, but now with the recent additions of WWT Raceway, Chicago street, Nashville Superspeedway, and now Iowa speedway the Midwest is now largely apart of the summer months of NASCAR. Sellouts and near sellouts have become the norm for these tracks every year ever since they were added to the Cup series schedule and I think that shows how much the Midwest region loves to watch NASCAR. The fan zones have been rocking and the stands have been packed as for many, finally having NASCAR at their track is a dream come true. The Midwest is like the screw that holds everything ...
