NASCAR is looking to build a remote race control facility, similar to the way leagues like the NFL and NBA operate.
Earlier this week, Jeff Gluck of The Athletic dropped some information on the decision, revealing the building would be based out of Concord, North Carolina.
“NASCAR is planning to build a remote race control from its new building in Concord, N.C., similar to the teams’ war rooms in the shops. … They’d like to get it to the point later this year where they can make *some* calls from afar during races,” Gluck posted on X.
Some were worried NASCAR officials would have les of a presence at the track, but that won’t be the case. The bottom line is it’ll be similar to the command center in the NFL, which is based in New York, where NASCAR can rely on them to help make key decisions during and after a race.
“To be clear, they’ll retain a presence of key people in the tower calling the race. This is similar to what other leagues do with a command center (like when they say “New York is taking a look at the replay”),” Gluck added.
Alas, a little more help won’t hurt NASCAR. Some decisions can swing races and in-turn, championships. At this day in age, where technology has become such a resource, there’s no reason to miss crucial calls.
NASCAR continues to move into the future. We’ll see what this command center looks like when it’s finished, but we’re willing to bet it’ll be state of the art, as many of NASCAR’s newest ventures have been over recent seasons.
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