Time management at the race track

I know I am not alone here. It is annoying to see a show drag on way longer than it should. Whether it be because races aren't lined up, caution flag periods that take entirely too long, to delays due to preventable problems, and even intermissions that are drug out. There is no excuse to drag a show on past 11:00 PM. One Friday night I went to Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky with some friends of mine to the first NASCAR Night they had. It was a new track to me and was run by people I knew so I went. The entire program, featuring 4 classes, was done by 10:15 PM. I was back home in Decatur, Illinois by 3:45. There were race cars coming back from my local Friday night track, Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. They FINISHED at 3:00 AM that time. There is absolutely no excuse for that. There are some tracks you plan ahead knowing it will be a long night. It is sad, but a fact of life in the racing world. It is things like this that keep families, especially with kids, away from the track. It also keeps die hards away as well. Time management is something all promoters should work on perfecting. Will things out of your control happen sometimes? Of course. It is understandable. It is stupid, preventable and controllable things that drag on a show that really irks me. I appreciate a well ran show, as I hope and think that many other fans do as well.