[align=center]MCF Members, What do you think ?[/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][ul][*][align=center]Drivers impressed, cautious[/align][*][align=center]Notes: Home soil, for some[/align][*][align=center]Preview: Racing history, future[/align][*][align=center]By the Numbers: Int'l flavor[/align][*][align=center]Viewer's Guide: Montreal[/align][*][align=center]Garage Pass: North of Border[/align][/ul][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][center]"We've found there are NASCAR fans all across the globe and we will continue to explore ways in which to expose these fans to NASCAR racing, all the while maintaining and respecting the roots and heritage of our sport," he said.
Whether that means a Cup event in a foreign country is yet to be determined. Some drivers already complain the schedule is too demanding.
Nevertheless, on Saturday, the Busch Series will make its racing debut in Montreal, creating an adventure for dozens of Cup drivers traveling between the Cup event in Pennsylvania and the Busch Series event in Canada.
The decision to cross the border is a part of NASCAR's effort to broaden the sport's appeal and audience, similar to what officials did when they began planning for a Busch Series race in Mexico in 2005.
Jet setting is a move some drivers embrace while others resist the change and say the fan base is better served keeping the sport inside the states.
Elliott Sadler is one of those drivers.
"I think this sport can survive within the U.S. borders," he said. "We have for a long time, we have a lot of great fans and I think there are still markets that we can explore and have just as good of results from."
Expanding into foreign territories is something Kyle Busch said may be difficult for the Cup Series.
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