To date, out of 36 races that compose NASCAR's current schedule, only six tracks doesn't not see a repeat visit from NEXTEL Cup series each season: Darlington, Las Vegas, Chicagoland, Kansas, Infineon (Sear's Point) and Watkins Glen.  Two of the five are road course races (Infineon and Watkins Glen).  What's interesting is that a lot of fans are starting to wonder why NASCAR does not want to expand on the complexity of each venue that they visit.  Some want to see the NEXTEL Cup regular revisiting thier roots on the dirt tracks.  Others want to see more (or less) road course races in different places in the world.  One even suggested placing them in Japanese-style "Drift" races, just to see their abilities at their limit.

What is inspiring these suggestions and complaints from the fans?  There are several possible reasons.  One reason is that they're seeing domination of certain types of tracks from just a handful of the same teams.  Fans pick drivers for a variety of reasons.  One of the many reasons they may pick a certain driver because they may be good at the 1.5 mile tracks, they may pick a short track master and maybe the love the road ringers.  Regardless, each driver has a penchant for one style track over another.  A great example is the now retired Rusty Wallace. He was a short track specialist from St. Louis, MO. Out of all his wins and his championship title, he's never won at a restrictor-plate track (besides his non-points Bud Shootout victory in 1998) in his illustrious career (1).  What most fans are crying for is a diversity of tracks, so that many a driver would be challenged on all types of racing disciplines thoughout the entire season.