A dominant drive for Kyle Larson ended with a trip to victory lane, as the Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway continued the trend of long green flag runs with track position becoming premium.
Caleb Barnes and Tanner Marlar, reporting from the track this weekend, give their thoughts on how the Next Gen Bristol differs from past versions of The Last Great Colosseum.
Tire wear, or the lack thereof, was another topic, along with the differing opinions on what the tires should do. The two finish by discussing which of the top finishers stood out the most during the day.
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Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!
Tanner Marlar is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated’s OnSI Network, a contributor for TopSpeed.com, an AP Wire reporter, an award-winning sports columnist and talk show host and master's student at Mississippi State University. Soon, Tanner will be pursuing a PhD. in Mass Media Studies. Tanner began working with Frontstretch as an Xfinity Series columnist in 2022.