Bruton Smith talks about traffic woes at Kentucky

UPDATE According to sources who went, the choke point was the entrance to the track. They also said that the KY state cops did nothing to help. Also, tailgaters took 3 or 4 parking spots, and that added to the mess.

07/15/11 Burton Smith, the head of the company which owns Kentucky Speedway, and NASAR president Mike Helton talked about the traffic problems which boiled over at the track last weekend during separate meetings with the media Friday. Both said the problems will be fixed, but the tones of the two executives were markedly different in tone.

Smith was defiant and combative with in his press conference. Smith did apologize but said no cash refunds will be made to disgruntled fans by the track would participate in a ticket exchange.

"We had a traffic problem," Smith, founder of Speedway Motorsports Inc., said, "we didn't have a seat problem. Other than that, I think everything was fantastic." Smith said the problem rested not solely with Kentucky Speedway. He said Interstate 71, the main highway to the track, was to blame. He also that the company he hired to park cars did "a lousy job". Racin' Today