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Bruton Smith, owner of Lowe's Motor Speedway and other motorsports racetracks, has long had his sights on Meadowlands Racetrack for possible conversion into a short track venue for NASCAR events in the New York City area.

His most recent of several attempts to purchase the track failed in the late 1990s.

A report issued in January 2010 by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie discussed the idea of closing the Meadowlands Racetrack and selling it for commercial development or converting it into a NASCAR facility.

Governor Christie has considered selling or leasing the racetrack to a private operator or closing it altogether.