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By Travis
May 24, 2021
Rain and big wrecks were the talk during and after NASCAR s inaugural trip to Circuit Of The Americas in Texas this weekend. For those that might be confused, NASCAR usually does NOT run races in the rain or with a wet track. But they have recently started testing the idea on road courses, where the use of rain tires and windshield wipers is a little more reasonable.
Like most things NASCAR does, this was a lose lose situation. People have been begging for YEARS for them to figure out a way to run races on wet tracks. That would eliminate more time spent on rain delays and allow the drivers to be tested by the difficult conditions presented by a wet track. Well, they let the guys race it out in the rain, and almost immediately people started yelling on social media about how dangerous of an idea it was. That thought was really amplified after a scary collision between Cole Custer and Martin Truex Jr.
By Travis
May 24, 2021
Rain and big wrecks were the talk during and after NASCAR s inaugural trip to Circuit Of The Americas in Texas this weekend. For those that might be confused, NASCAR usually does NOT run races in the rain or with a wet track. But they have recently started testing the idea on road courses, where the use of rain tires and windshield wipers is a little more reasonable.
Like most things NASCAR does, this was a lose lose situation. People have been begging for YEARS for them to figure out a way to run races on wet tracks. That would eliminate more time spent on rain delays and allow the drivers to be tested by the difficult conditions presented by a wet track. Well, they let the guys race it out in the rain, and almost immediately people started yelling on social media about how dangerous of an idea it was. That thought was really amplified after a scary collision between Cole Custer and Martin Truex Jr.
It’s the second road race of the year this week with a trip to Austin Texas and the 20-turn behemoth known as COTA or Circuit of the Americas. I would highly suggest reading through the lengthy track breakdown this week as well as listening to the podcast with Dan Malin and myself to get a handle on strategy for the week. This intro won’t be as in-depth as usual since it’s an unknown track for the Cup drivers and they haven’t qualified for their spots yet either and won’t until Sunday morning. The only way I will be updating the playbook is if someone is a big surprise in qualifying in terms of starting spot.