NASCAR: Five reasons to move Cup Series races to Saturday

CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 8, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 08: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Tide Pods Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

Reason #5 – It could boost the attendance of the smaller series

At this point, fans aren’t exactly coming out in droves to see the ARCA or K&N Series from week to week. Fans would hang around after the Cup Series race to see the future stars if it was on a Saturday.

The schedules at tracks always vary. However, in most cases, the ARCA, K&N Series or other minor league competition will race on Friday afternoon or evening, the Xfinity Series will race on Saturday and the Cup Series will on Sunday.

When the TV camera scans the crowd during the lower level racing on Friday, very few fans are there. If the Cup Series were to race on Saturday followed by ARCA, K&N or other Series, more people might decide to stick around to see tomorrow’s stars.

Sure, many would still leave following the Cup Series races. However, even if an extra 500-1000 choose to stay, it would only help grow the sport. It would also create more exposure for these drivers considering the Cup Series teams would actually still be on site.

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