On Monday, Unity Raceway staffers received news that they would not
be needed for the 2008 season.

Track owner Ralph Nason confirmed Tuesday morning that his family was
ceasing operations at the 60-year-old track for 2008. Nason also said
that, while the track is closed for now, he has already received "3
or 4 phone calls from people" who are interested in leasing the
facility.

Next winter, Nason said he will re-evaluate whether or not he wants
to return to operating the track himself. Family commitments and
declining attendance both in the pits and in the grandstands has made
operating the facility -- at least for now -- impossible.

"The whole deal is just that there's no support for car racing at
this point," Nason said.

Nason said he doesn't have a dollar figure in mind for a potential
suitor. He also said that, while the track is unofficially for sale,
he's in no rush to put a price tag on that either, considering the
state of the real estate market.

The only thing he did say was that he's not so eager to pass the
place off that he'll jump at the first lease offer.

"Somebody's going to have to have a few bucks," Nason said. "I'm not
going to let somebody take it that's got no money. That's not going
to happen.

"I want to see (the track) going, but I'm going to forewarn anybody
about the pitfalls that are there. They've got to do inexpensive
stuff, otherwise it won't work. The racing's got to be fun."
And, for now, there's no racing at all. And that's no fun for anybody.