NASCAR’s Busch Clash at the Coliseum certainly met the high expectations that were put on its shoulders. The exhibition race was targeted towards achieving many goals, big and small. But no target was bigger than finding a new target audience, in which the Clash succeeded. This is evident from Dale Earnhardt Jr’s recent revelation.

The Hall of Famer posted a tweet in which he wrote, “A buddy just text me: “Kids recognize the track from Cars.”

Interestingly, this is more or less the same thing NASCAR on NBC posted on their Facebook page. An aerial photo of the LA Memorial Coliseum alongside the speedway from the Pixar movie.

“Wow, they really took the Motor Speedway of the South from ‘Cars’ and turned it into a real life track.”

This is something some fans also noticed as they reacted to Dale Jr’s tweet.

Fans react to the NASCAR race at Motor Speedway of the South

Dale Earnhardt Jr put in some laps at the ‘Cars-like’ track as well

In leading up to the Busch Clash, the JR Motorsport owner was spotted driving the No.48 Hendrick alongside Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney on the new asphalt track at the football stadium.

But it was simply because he was shooting for a commercial, something he had “some fun” filming.

“Not lost on me was being one of the first drivers to hit the new LA Coliseum surface. It’s slick. Gonna be a brawl Sunday. Appreciate @Alex_Bowman loaning me his ride,” Earnhardt had tweeted.

Regardless of Dale Jr or not, the Clash at the Coliseum was reportedly attended by around sixty thousand fans. But that’s not the most impressive bit. It is that 70% of those who bought a ticket for the event had never been to a NASCAR race before, or in other words, they were new fans.

This is exactly what NASCAR wanted to do with the Clash, and the fact that they pulled it off is nothing short of commendable.

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