Fans of road course racing have only one more opportunity to watch cars turn right and left.
Only five races have been run since the series rolled out of Sonoma, Calif. and the West Coast. One of these came on the restrictor-plate Daytona International Speedway and can virtually be ignored from a handicapping standpoint. One was on the repaved and reconfigured Kentucky Speedway that inserted another Joker in the deck. The last three have been notable.
The New Hampshire 301, Brickyard 400, and Pennsylvania 400 have all been run on flat tracks. While they do not have all the same characteristics as a road course, some of the same skills apply. In order to go fast on minimally-banked courses, drivers have to ease into the corner and perfectly time their acceleration at the apex; the same is true of the twisty tracks.
Pocono Raceway’s event was rain delayed, which shortened up the week by one day. Now the drivers roll straight to the Watkins Glen International with very little rest. Still, they have momentum on their side after contesting events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
And with New Hampshire being just a short jaunt up the highway a lot of the same fans and families will be in attendance.
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