Tires that struggle to last 50 laps of a 500-lap race are a problem, but the side effect is exceptional racing.
has a short-track problem. The tight and confined layouts that historically put on the category's best racing have struggled since the series switched to the Next Gen car in 2022, and major aerodynamic revisions introduced at Phoenix last week did little to help the cause. That meant excitement was unusually low for Sunday's race at the beloved Bristol Motor Speedway. The excitement came back instantly when serious and fortuitous tire problems emerged mid-race.
short track. As exciting as that was, the real highlight was how those fights for position actually went down. This was nothing like the sort of drafting battles we see at Daytona, Talladega, and the new Atlanta that produced a three-wide finish earlier this month; these were battles between drivers at completely different levels of control, ones that required so much skill that it was obvious to viewers from outside the car.
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