In the NASCAR Cup Series’ return to Atlanta Motor Speedway, the new superspeedway configuration of the track displayed competitive racing, a hometown winner and some controversial moves that left drivers with flared tempers.
From the multiple drivers who took issue with Ross Chastain‘s actions to a late block from Chase Elliott that sent potential underdog winner Corey LaJoie crashing, Adam Cheek and Stephen Stumpf break down the second-ever superspeedway race at the 1.5-mile track. The duo also discusses how successful the reconfiguration has been.
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Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch and also hosts the Adam Cheek's Sports Week podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.