NASCAR 2011 Thread

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by innova

Not a huge NASCAR fan, but enjoyed the race yesterday. Would like to know if someone could break down the "new style" for the rest of us, and what your take on it might be.

I'm no expert, but the "new style" is a two car draft that is much faster than the traditional multi-car draft which allows two cars to pull away quickly from the pack. The two cars can also pull the old slingshot move that was typical superspeedway racing in the 70s and 80s. Also, to go along with this two car draft, drivers were allowed to have access and communication with other drivers with different owners in order to effectively pair up and help each other.

[HK3-]

Originally Posted by Starscream

I'm no expert, but the "new style" is a two car draft that is much faster than the traditional multi-car draft which allows two cars to pull away quickly from the pack. The two cars can also pull the old slingshot move that was typical superspeedway racing in the 70s and 80s. Also, to go along with this two car draft, drivers were allowed to have access and communication with other drivers with different owners in order to effectively pair up and help each other.

Exactly. This "new style" was only able to happen because the track was new. No bumps makes this fresh track easy to draft on.

Awesome race! My DVR stopped recording for the last 13 laps because of all the caution flags... Wish I would have seen the final passes and crashes!