Eldora Speedway will not return to NASCAR Truck Schedule in 2021


 Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern tweeted today that Eldora Speedway, the famed Rossburg, Ohio dirt track will not return to competition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021. The track hosted the only nationally sanctioned NASCAR dirt competition annually since 2013. No additional news is available at this time regarding a return to NASCAR in the future. It was announced that Eldora will be included in the SRX racing series schedule in 2021 season. 




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