Sprint Cup and Nationwide at Eldora?

Can NASCAR's top two elite series race on the dirt of Eldora Speedway?

By Joey Gucciardo | 1:29 PM E.T.

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We all know that Darrell "Bubba" Wallace JR. won the CarCash MudSummer Classic on the dirt of Eldora Speedway this past Wednesday night. Austin Dillon won the inaugural MudSummer Classic last year. What about the possibility of Cup and Nationwide cars on the dirt.

This all started when one of our affiliates @J_JohnsonFans48 wrote the following tweet on Twitter:

Wouldn't it be interesting to see the Sprint Cup Series, and Nationwide series at @EldoraSpeedway? #NASCAR ~Gooch48
— JimmieJohnsonFanClub (@J_JohnsonFans48) July 25, 2014

So, we ask the question: Is this possible?

The first problem with this that I can think of off the top of my head is the splitters on the cars. The splitter is the part of the car on the very bottom of the fromt of the car that is in front of the front wheels. It is so close to the ground, and if there is any damage to it, the car can suffer HUGE aerodynamic issues. The splitter would be grinding and being damaged on the dirt of the track, and the splitter might come off. NASCAR would have to remove the splitter, or at least raise the body of the car.

Another issue is the setup of the cars. I'm no mechanic, but I think it is pretty obvious that for the Camping World Truck Series to race on dirt, the way the truck looks, drives, and handles must be completely different than usual. Trucks, Nationwide, and Cup cars each have different physics. To find a way for Nationwide and Cup series cars to race on dirt would have to take a LOT of experimenting, designing, car-testing, and safety enhancements. Also, car inspections would have to be different since the cars would have to be changed.

If NASCAR can allow these changes, and they are successful in making them, you could see the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series on the dirt.