Analysis: NASCAR did best it could in freshening schedule

FILE - In this March 13, 2016, file photo, the crowd watches drivers through the first two turns during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway, in Avondale, Ariz. NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of NASCAR's current ability. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - In this July 29, 2018, file photo, Daniel Suarez (19) leads the field into Turn 1 to start a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of NASCAR's current ability. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)

FILE - In this July 26, 2015, file photo, Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of NASCAR's current ability. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, William Byron (24) and Alex Bowman (88) lead the field at the start of a NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of NASCAR's current ability. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)