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The NASCAR Cup Series raced to Darlington Raceway on throwback weekend this Sunday, May 9 and Martin Truex Jr. made it a memorable Mother’s Day.
Truex dominated the race to win his third race of the 2021 season. Kyle Larson made a charge at the end but it was not enough, coming up short after closing to within a few car lengths. What more did he need to get over the hump and challenge Truex? Frontstretch’s Bryan Nolen and Adam Cheek discuss. Also on the agenda: was the racing at Darlington Raceway hurt by a move to the sport’s 750-horsepower package?
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RACE WEEKEND CENTRAL: DARLINGTON
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Bryan Nolen is the Podcast Manager for Frontstretch.com. He also hosts the Frontstretch Podcast with Bryan Nolen and occasionally makes appearances on The Happy Hour Podcast. He has a Sportscasting degree from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. He resides in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two rabbits.
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This season I have been able to read several books while “watching” the racing on TV on mute. And I didn’t miss a thing in the book or in the race.
The only interesting part of any NASCAR race is the restarts after cautions. And at the tracks with low tire wear, the pit strategy is interesting to watch. That’s why Darlington was a complete dud. No one was bold on pit stop strategy because the tires wore too fast. The car doesn’t seem to matter. NASCAR just needs a competition caution every 50 laps or so and one with 10 to go.