NASCAR is exploring the possibility of hosting midweek races according to a report published on the Sports Business Journal’s website.

The idea is apparently "one of 15 to 20" initiatives the sanctioning body is exploring to enhance the race-day experience, chase a big TV number and determine the overall look of the sport moving forward in the wake of a reported two-year Cup Series entitlement sponsorship agreement with Monster Energy.

According to the report, Jon Miller of NBC Sports has tossed several suggestions at NASCAR executives in recent talks with various stakeholders.

"We're having conversations with them about possible midweek races," Miller said. "We like the idea of road racing and think it's pretty exciting, so we're working with them on those fronts. That's what's great about dealing with NASCAR: We can sit in a room, throw out some ideas and have them take them back and consider that inside their walls."

In recent years, fans and drivers alike have criticized the redundancy of the schedules at the national touring level. This was made worse when NASCAR locked in the Monster and Xfinity Series schedules for five-year blocks starting in 2016.

Despite their traditional popularity, NASCAR has outgrown short tracks, and many of the popular road courses on the Xfinity and Truck Series schedules are not owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc. and International Speedway Corp., the two most notable track-owning entities in the sport.

NASCAR itself owns the 1-mile Iowa Speedway outside of Des Moines, and that facility seems like a perfect fit for a midweek race if there ever was one due to its size and intimate media market.

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