Travel and RV advice needed

I used to write about motorsports, and have done some PR work for Truck Series teams in the early days of that series. Also managed some local dirt tracks around Dallas, and have worked for the Chili Bowl and Devil's Bowl.

My first NASCAR Cup race was at Riverside on June 18, 1972 - West driver Ray Elder won over a lap ahead of Benny Parsons and third place Donnie Allison driving Roger Penske's red, white and blue Matador.

I don't know of anyone who has followed Cup for an entire season, in an RV, or car or flying who was not associated with a team, NASCAR or the media.

I've talked in the past with media folks who make the trip, and it is a grueling schedule flying. 50-60 hour work weeks.

It can be attacked in stages.

My plan would likely be two years:

Year 1 - 24 of 36 points races - 17,925 miles
(Date of race / track-location / miles needed to get to the track)
2/22 - Daytona 500
3/8 - Las Vegas, NV - 2,310 miles
3/15 - Phoenix, AZ - 310 miles
3/22 - Fontana, CA - 320 miles
4/11 - Fort Worth, TX - 1,350 miles
5/3 - Talladega, AL - 720 miles
5/9 - Kansas City, KS - 750 miles
5/14-24 - Charlotte, NC - 1,000 miles
5/31 - Dover, DE - 510 miles
6/7 - Pocono, PA - 170 miles
6/14 - Michigan, Jackson, MI - 545 miles
6/28 - Sonoma, CA - 2,315 miles
7/11 - Kentucky, Sparta, KY - 2,350 miles
7/26 - Indianapolis, IN - 150 miles
8/9 - Watkins Glen, NY - 620 miles
8/22 - Bristol (2), TN - 625 miles
9/6 - Darlington, SC - 325 miles
9/12 - Richmond (2), VA - 305 miles
9/27 - New Hampshire (2), Louden, NH - 61 5 miles
10/4 - Dover (2), DE - 445 miles
10/10 - Charlotte (2), NC - 510 miles
10/25 - Talladega(2), AL - 750 miles
11/1 - Martinsville (2), VA - 465 miles
11/22 - Homestead-Miami, FL - 870 miles

Year 2 - 22 of 36 point races - 11,125 miles
(Date of race / track-location / miles needed to get to the track)
*2/22 - Daytona 500
3/1 - Atlanta, GA - 415 miles
3/29 - Martinsville, VA - 395 miles
4/19 - Bristol, TN - 170 miles
4/25 - Richmond, VA - 330 miles
*5/3 - Talladega, AL - 640 miles
*5/14-24 - Charlotte, NC - 360 miles
*5/31 - Dover, DE - 510 miles
*6/7 - Pocono, PA - 170 miles
*6/14 - Michigan, Jackson, MI - 545 miles
7/5 - Daytona, FL - 1,120 miles
7/19 - New Hampshire, Louden, NH - 1,310 miles
8/2 - Pocono, PA - 395 miles
*8/9 - Watkins Glen, NY - 180 miles
8/16 - Michigan, Jackson, MI - 395 miles
*8/22 - Bristol, TN - 585 miles
*9/6 - Darlington, SC - 325 miles
*9/12 - Richmond, VA - 305 miles
9/20 - Chicagoland, Joliet, IL - 810 miles
10/18 - Kansas City, KS - 485 miles
11/8 - Fort Worth, TX - 520 miles
11/15 - Phoenix, AZ - 1,070 miles

* - 10 races attended both years