Since we’re selling the Chase as NASCAR’s post-season…why don’t we kick if off with a big event?  Look, we start the season with the biggest event of the year.  Why not do the same thing with the Chase?  I’m thinking the Brickyard.

There has been a lot of talk about how the Indy crowds are way down…about how its’ lost its’ big event feel.  So, how do you get that back? I say, let it kick off the Chase.  Can you imagine how much fun that would be?

Starting the Chase at Chicagoland has all the appearances of NASCAR attempting to elevate the status and feel of an average event.  That’s all well and good, but it’s not Chicago…it’s Joliet.  It’s going to be interesting to see if the Chicago media embraces the event as something special.

If you let the Brickyard kick off the Chase, it’s would be a win/win for the track and NASCAR.  It will help Indy get back on fan’s must-attend lists.  It would give a major NASCAR event even more pop (which will help bring fans back) and take it out of the heat of the summer (which should also help attendance).

When NASCAR came to the Brickyard in 1994, it gave the series a boost of international credibility.  Letting it kick off the Chase would do the same for NASCAR’s post-season.  And, what better place to start the playoffs than at a track that embraces history like no other.