NASCAR finally got the Sprint Cup Series schedule right - for the most part.
 
After finally admitting the failed experiment of running at Auto Club Speedway on Labor Day weekend was a bust, NASCAR shuffled around some dates that will turn out to be a win for everyone.
 
Bringing Labor Day back to the Southeast and Atlanta Motor Speedway is a great move and short of returning the event to its rightful owners in Darlington, is a homerun.
 
The track will no doubt sell more tickets than it does to its annual October race, which gets lost in the sea of pro and college football as well as cool weather. An end-of-summer race under the lights on the last holiday weekend of the season is a great opportunity for fans.
 
Fontana slides back into the Chase, off the heat of Labor Day weekend and into the championship season spotlight.
 
And moving Talladega futher back into the Chase - and away from Atlanta's fall date so both tracks don't have to wrestle for the same fans - is smart.
 
Plus how about four off weekends! That's also a great move that will break up the grind.
 
In all I'm pleased with the schedule on the Cup side and like the addition of Iowa to the Nationwide Series and Chicagoland hosting a truck race.