It what seemed to be anything but the usual Saturday night late August event from Bristol, this race seemed to be missing something. That something was the beating and banging of car bumpers and fenders that send cars flying and tempers flaring. In a nutshell I think I know what caused this phenomenon.
The new track configuration was the reason we had a gentleman's race in Thunder Valley. By making the track wider and flattening out the turns, cars were able to find two if not three racing grooves to get around the 1/2 mile oval. The bullring which once was Bristol Motor Speedway has now been made somewhat tame by the new layout.
You would not have predicted such a clean race based on the yellow flag filled Busch race that took place Friday night. But I guess Carl Edwards and his team had things figured out as they breezed to victory in this NASCAR main event. I wonder if the fans at the race were disappointed when they didn't see any fights, spins or helmets thrown?
But what I came away with from last nights race was satisfaction. I for one never liked all the yellow caution laps at Bristol and the race ending at about midnight. The racing was pure and the ability for the drivers to run high or low and be able to pass without some dirty work was refreshing. This race fan likes to see racing, and that's exactly what we saw at Bristol on Saturday night.
The new track configuration was the reason we had a gentleman's race in Thunder Valley. By making the track wider and flattening out the turns, cars were able to find two if not three racing grooves to get around the 1/2 mile oval. The bullring which once was Bristol Motor Speedway has now been made somewhat tame by the new layout.
You would not have predicted such a clean race based on the yellow flag filled Busch race that took place Friday night. But I guess Carl Edwards and his team had things figured out as they breezed to victory in this NASCAR main event. I wonder if the fans at the race were disappointed when they didn't see any fights, spins or helmets thrown?
But what I came away with from last nights race was satisfaction. I for one never liked all the yellow caution laps at Bristol and the race ending at about midnight. The racing was pure and the ability for the drivers to run high or low and be able to pass without some dirty work was refreshing. This race fan likes to see racing, and that's exactly what we saw at Bristol on Saturday night.
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