As for tracks of the past, I once came across Dog Track Speedway in the upper northeast corner of North Carolina, a quarter-miler where one of my favorite people, Ned Jarrett, won four races in the s. Fireball Roberts won a race there in Just imagine 40 stock cars roaring through the downtown streets of a major metropolitan city! I think the unforgiving confines of a street course would make for a compelling show with ample opportunities for drivers to beat and bang on each other around tight corners.
And as we know, NASCAR drivers love to push the limits of the course available to them, and a street course would punish those who do. Petersburg, Nashville and Long Beach, if done right it can be a weekend-long festival that brings huge crowds with an amazing atmosphere. Cup Series races took place on the. Sure, North Wilkesboro disappeared from the Cup schedule because its facility and amenities were antiquated compared to the speed palaces built during the start of the NASCAR boom in the 90s.
But the racing was fantastic at the North Carolina track. It would take an eight-figure infusion of cash to get North Wilkesboro back to current Cup standards, but I would love to see it. By submitting this form you are opting in to email communication from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Hyperice Chevy was so good. We had to fight hard. I just won at Indy! Larson led Elliott by 4. Larson, Elliott, pole sitter William Byron, Kyle Busch and many other leading drivers decided to pit for fresh tires for the dash to the checkered.
Meanwhile, Hamlin led a group of drivers who decided to stay on track and gain position, as they had pitted later than the cars that opted for service.
Larson was the first of the drivers who pitted in the restart order, running fifth. On the restart on Lap 77, Hamlin and Briscoe then started a spirited battle for the lead that continued until nearly the checkered flag. They were side-by-side at the Yard of Bricks start-finish line at the end of the first lap after the restart and also in Turn 1 on the next lap, with Hamlin inching ahead in Turn 1.
Then the complexion of the race changed on Lap 78, when 10 drivers were involved in an incident after hitting the curb exiting Turn 6, with Joey Logano in the No.
Both drivers were unhurt. When the race resumed in overtime on Lap 90, Hamlin led Larson and Briscoe to the green flag. Larson took an outside line into Turn 1 but was nudged from behind by Kurt Busch, dropping him to seventh. Later on that lap, Michael McDowell launched over the curb that prevents short-cutting of Turn 6, and his No.
The second overtime started on Lap 94, with Hamlin on the inside lane in the lead and Briscoe on the outside lane in second. Hamlin took the lead into Turn 1, and Briscoe was forced to miss Turn 2 and drive through the grass in his No.
Briscoe rejoined the track and was side by side with leader Hamlin, who then pulled ahead while expecting Briscoe to be penalized for cutting the track. He went right into the back of me. I would have been, too. I knew AJ was going to be quick, either way, and I had older tires, so I had to try to get going when I could.
That opened the door for Allmendinger, who powered to the lead and never wavered over the final lap of the two-lap overtime for the biggest win of his career.
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