Past national series tracks in trouble

Many auto racing tracks across the United States that previously hosted NASCAR national series races have now fallen on hard times. One track that has been in the news lately is the 1-mile oval Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Rockingham, after having two Cup dates for many years, hosted its last Sprint Cup Series race in February of 2004, which was won by Matt Kenseth. The track's spring date went to Phoenix, Arizona and its fall date to Fontana, California. After being purchased by former driver Andy Hillenburg, Rockingham hosted a Camping World Truck Series race in 2012 and 2013. Another round of financial troubles caused the bank to attempt to take control of the track, with Hillenburg eventually agreeing to put it up for sale again. Fans have been asking NASCAR for a decade to put Rockingham back on the Cup schedule, but at this point it's little more than wishful thinking.