BY SHAWN COURCHESNE: The Backstretch Auto Racing
" For most attending the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, the day will be most remembered for one thing: traffic. All day Saturday Interstate-71, the main road for fans coming into the track, had backups that had cars waiting in stopped or slowed traffic for hours.
In the end, according to published reports, it sounded as if as many as 20,000 ticket holders didn't even make it into the event because of the traffic issues. So what caused all the road mayhem in Kentucky? Check out below for the top-10 reasons for the Kentucky traffic nightmare. "
" 5. Massive pileup caused near track exit after somebody tried to block Tony Stewart on his drive to the Speedway. Hey, he did say he was wrecking anybody that did it to him. "
AutoWeek on the above:
NASCAR notes: Traffic jams keep thousands away from Kentucky race - AutoWeek