NASCAR: Today’s Cup race will be only the 12th ever held on Easter Sunday

Today’s NASCAR Cup race on the Bristol dirt will be only the 12th time NASCAR, which considers themselves a Christian honoring organization, will race on the holiest Christian Day – Easter Sunday.

Key Quotes:
“Asphalt is for racing, dirt is for planting potatoes” – Kurt Busch

“I don’t think it really matters I guess what I would think. Really, I am cool with a street course and stuff like that. I don’t know. I mean, I think everybody assumes my opinion would be to race dirt every weekend, but no, I don’t think Cup cars should be on dirt. That’s the only change I would make is not race on dirt.” Kyle Larson

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Sunday will be the 12th Cup Series race held on Easter and the first since 1989. pic.twitter.com/isErSso992

— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 16, 2022

“When you think about all the other sports leagues with NFL on Thanksgiving, NBA on Christmas, this is our opportunity to run on Easter Sunday and drive a lot of momentum for our fans that are watching at home,” NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy, great-grandson of NASCAR’s founder said when the race was announced.

“We put a lot of consideration into family time. I think to that end, having it later in the day, and on prime-time on Sunday, we want to make sure that for fans, families, team members, drivers, that they have the opportunity to celebrate earlier on in the day.”

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