Martinsville to one race, Vegas to two?

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Martinsville to one race, Vegas to two?

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From Jayski.com:

UPDATE: Clay Campbell isn't a bit happy with speculation about possible changes at Martinsville Speedway - the track built by his grandfather, the late Clay Earles. But Campbell, Martinsville's promoter, conceded that it might be helpful if the France family's International Speedway Corp., which owns the half-mile track, was more forthcoming about how NASCAR plans to incorporate new speedways in Seattle and New York into the Nextel Cup tour's 36-race schedule. NASCAR officials also have steadfastly insisted that the schedule will not be lengthened. Not only does ISC plan to add Seattle and New York to the tour, but Bruton Smith also is pushing for a second date for Las Vegas Motor Speedway, even though he also is without a specific way to wrangle another date from NASCAR. It seems that the only solutions are that some current tracks with two Cup races will lose one, or that NASCAR will expand the Cup tour with two new dates.(more at Winston Salem Journal)(4-4-2006)