Talk:Auto Club Speedway/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer:  Aaron north  (T/C) 18:33, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

I have finished my review of this article. There are some issues with the prose and some coverage problems. I am not sure if this can be fixed quickly, but I will hold this article for up to a week to give the editors time to work on it.  Aaron north  (T/C) 19:24, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ everything looks good now.  Aaron north  (T/C) 21:50, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Comments
The following is a list of concerns that I believe need to be satisfied to pass review. If you disagree or believe I made an error, please point that out too.  Aaron north  (T/C) 19:24, 13 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Early History and Construction seems to jump from past tense to present tense and back to past tense without reason for it.
 * I think I have fixed this Lvi56 (talk) 03:22, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * This sentence: (Construction on the site began on November 22, 1995 with the Demolition of the Kaiser Steel Mill completed in April 1996 leaving only a single water tower which now serves as the centerpiece of the speedway, construction of the track was completed later that year.) is just one big jumbled mess.
 * I have reworded the mess Lvi56 (talk) 03:18, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * This sentence: (On January 10, 1997 Marlboro Team Penske’s driver Paul Tracy became the first driver to test one the new speedway.) is confusing. I assume there must be a typo in there somewhere, or it should be reworded.
 * Fixed Lvi56 (talk) 03:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * The lead contains nothing about the track's construction or renovations
 * I have expanded the lead Lvi56 (talk) 04:20, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Bucket List filming (last sentence in "In pop culture") probably needs a source
 * Source added. Lvi56 (talk) 03:31, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * There seems to be some significant coverage problems with this article. The GA criteria does not require comprehensiveness like the FA criteria, but the coverage does need to be reasonably broad. Specifically, I would expect a major community project like this would have had some more background before construction was approved in 1995. Was there local support or opposition to the track's construction? Also, you briefly mention two renovations (where you said something was "overhauled") This probably needs to be expanded on, what do you mean by overhaul? You mention what was added (paving of some infield grass in 2000, attractions added in the midway in 2006), but what else happened to the track? Anything removed, adjusted, etc?
 * The only overhaul mentioned is of the midway which was attractions being added. Lvi56 (talk) 04:28, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I have expanded on construction of the track. Lvi56 (talk) 05:36, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * In attendance problems, you say fans complained of boring races, do you have any quotes or analysis from experts? You also briefly talk about factors leading to the decision by NASCAR to take away one race, was there any debate on this? Some promises by the track's operators to try to address the concerns in an attempt to keep the 2nd race, etc?
 * I have expanded upon this section 05:59, 14 November 2010 (UTC)


 * In fatalities, you basically just have a description of the accident. Was there any criticism of the track operators or talk about construction defects in the track that led to the death?
 * I've added some additional info and re-worded it a bit to hopefully clarify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lvi56 (talk • contribs) 03:58, 14 November 2010 (UTC)