Mirror Driving: NASCAR’s Consistency, Some Fight & Fuel-Mileage Racing… Again
Did NASCAR handle the Kyle Busch/Richard Childress situation correctly, and does probation even mean anything?
Did NASCAR handle the Kyle Busch/Richard Childress situation correctly, and does probation even mean anything?
For the second week in a row the NASCAR Cup Series race came down to fuel mileage; only this time, the car in front was able to make his fuel last at Kansas.
Few drivers have announced themselves on the Cup circuit with quite the clamor that surrounded the third-generation racer Brad Keselowski.
In a case of déjà vu from last week’s Coca-Cola 600, fuel mileage once again decided the race winner as Brad Keselowski managed to win the STP 400 at Kansas.
Brad Keselowski milked 57 laps out of a tank of fuel to win the Kansas race on fuel mileage.
I’m all for a little emotion and a little in-your-face and some by-God excitement in NASCAR, but is this really what we’re after?
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the cusp of breaking his victory drought. This week, he had the fuel mileage, but Brad Keselowski had better track position at Kansas.
Poor motives aside, NASCAR got the last-lap call correct.
Some days, it’s better to be lucky than good, but when you’re good, sometimes you set yourself up to get lucky. That’s what David Ragan did on Sunday night.
So close yet so far aptly sums up David Ragan’s night in the Coca-Cola 600.