Overview
- Chase Elliott publicly renewed his call for more Saturday night Cup races during the North Wilkesboro Speedway weekend, citing fan conversations he had on July 17.
- He pointed to a long weather delay at Atlanta that finished near 2:00 a.m. as an example of why Sunday scheduling can leave paying spectators stuck on late travel and facing hard workweek mornings.
- Elliott framed the push as defending blue-collar fans who travel to races and sometimes skip events or leave unhappy because Sunday nights make getting home and back to work difficult.
- He acknowledged that television partners largely shape the national schedule and said any shift to more Saturday night events would need negotiation over TV windows and ratings.
- NASCAR already holds some Saturday night Cups at tracks like Daytona, Richmond and Bristol, and adding more could ease summer heat for attendees, change TV lead-ins, and require logistical changes at intermediate venues.