Posted on Jun 6, 2022
Crowds pack the St. Louis area for first NASCAR Cup Series Race — more likely to follow
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A sold-out crowd roared to life when fans saw the green flag marking the start of the Enjoy Illinois 300, the first NASCAR Cup Series race ever to come to the St. Louis area.
The shouts from nearly 60,000 people at World Wide Technology Raceway were instantly overwhelmed by 36 cars on the track, each speeding by at more than 130 mph.
It was the moment some local fans of the sport have waited decades to see.
“We’ve always wanted to have one here,” said Mark Noe of Glen Carbon. “We’ve all been NASCAR fans for 30-plus years, we’ve traveled all across the United States to watch races.”
Noe said he and the three friends who joined him at the raceway weren’t going to pass up a chance to see the inaugural event.
“This track is awesome to watch racing on, and we got really good seats to see all the action,” he said. “It’s been a lot better than some of the venues we’ve been to. The track itself is competitive, and that’s what really matters in racing.”
Other locals felt a similar draw when they heard NASCAR’s top-tier racers would be in their backyard.
The shouts from nearly 60,000 people at World Wide Technology Raceway were instantly overwhelmed by 36 cars on the track, each speeding by at more than 130 mph.
It was the moment some local fans of the sport have waited decades to see.
“We’ve always wanted to have one here,” said Mark Noe of Glen Carbon. “We’ve all been NASCAR fans for 30-plus years, we’ve traveled all across the United States to watch races.”
Noe said he and the three friends who joined him at the raceway weren’t going to pass up a chance to see the inaugural event.
“This track is awesome to watch racing on, and we got really good seats to see all the action,” he said. “It’s been a lot better than some of the venues we’ve been to. The track itself is competitive, and that’s what really matters in racing.”
Other locals felt a similar draw when they heard NASCAR’s top-tier racers would be in their backyard.
Crowds pack the St. Louis area for first NASCAR Cup Series Race — more likely to follow
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Interesting Sports share PO1 William "Chip" Nagel ...! There's been NASCAR racing going on at the Kansas Speedway for many decades. Didn't know they hadn't seen a race on the other side of the state for a while.
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