NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers have been tasked with an surprising problem at Bristol Motor Speedway, and most got here away with constructive reactions.
Sunday’s Meals Metropolis 500 was a tire administration race. A fast tempo across the half-mile concrete oval produced excessive tire put on, with some groups experiencing blown tires or cording.
“I’ve by no means seen something like that,” Josh Berry stated. “I suppose we bought our want with the tires falling off, however I don’t know. They fell off nevertheless it’s like they fell off somewhat bit after which suddenly once they went to cords. I don’t know what the change is that you just want there. Clearly, they want extra rubber on them as a result of we have been operating on material on the finish.
“I believe I completed with like three flat tires, and the automotive was on fireplace in eleventh. I sort of had enjoyable, although. I’m not going to lie. That is perhaps the most important (expletive) present I’ve ever been part of, nevertheless it was sort of enjoyable.”
There was a observe file of 54 lead adjustments. At occasions, the sphere was packed collectively and operating side-by-side for a number of laps as if at a superspeedway race.
“It was an fascinating day,” Brad Keselowski stated. “There was a number of self-discipline required, and it was a enjoyable race, to be sincere, since you simply needed to be so sensible behind the wheel. It might chunk you in a heartbeat, and also you needed to have an excellent setup. I believe we had an excellent setup and tried to run the neatest race I may.”
Throughout longer inexperienced flag runs, when tire conservation got here into play, drivers slowed the tempo of the race right down to over an 18-second lap time. However Keselowski famous that appears will be deceiving.
“It ain’t no parade lap,” he stated. “You’re nonetheless hauling the mail. It’s completely different, however you’re simply managing.”
Goodyear felt the tire put on was too drastic and shall be digging into the information. NASCAR’s John Probst, nonetheless, thought it was among the finest short-track races he’d ever seen, and his preliminary response was to not make adjustments for the autumn race except for giving groups extra tires.
“That was undoubtedly the craziest race I really feel like I’ve ever been part of within the Cup sequence,” Chase Briscoe stated. “We usually simply run each lap as a qualifying lap and also you would possibly save somewhat bit, however you’re by no means going that sluggish to save lots of tires. It was undoubtedly weird the way it all performed out, and inexperienced flag pit stops, and it was such as you had 1000 extra horsepower than the sphere while you have been on new tires.
“It was nuts. It was unlucky circumstances from a racing standpoint, however for us to finish up thirteenth for as loopy of a race because it was, we have been undoubtedly approach higher than thirteenth.”
Justin Haley stated he liked Sunday’s race.
“I don’t know what social media says, however as a driver, I believed it was enjoyable since you needed to handle it,” Haley stated. “You weren’t all-out the entire time, so it was enjoyable to have a serious half in how the automotive ran.”
Just a few drivers equated Sunday to grassroots short-track racing. It’s not unusual to be restricted on tires or need to handle tires at an area quick observe on a Saturday night time.
“I used to be joking with the fellows that it’s simply an outsized Pensacola with tire put on,” John Hunter Nemechek stated. “I grew up quick observe late mannequin racing – locations that you just needed to handle tire put on until the tip of the run. We have been in a position to take action.”
Mentioned Keselowski stated, “The drivers have been asking for the tires to wear down extra and we bought it. If we have been like a two on a ten scale, this was a 9 or a ten. Perhaps there’s a center floor someplace. It was undoubtedly a unique race.
“I had a number of enjoyable. I felt such as you needed to be actually sensible. It’s good to have one thing completely different each from time to time.”
Todd Gilliland stated, “For the center a part of the race, it gave me actually large flashbacks of a Myrtle Seaside race again within the day (the place) you see guys go three-wide and there’s simply going up (the observe), and you then sort of get caught and there’s nowhere to go. However a spot like that it’s completely different since you sort of put on out and simply slowly lose spots. However this, you’ll actually fall off a cliff. It was powerful.”
Kyle Larson, nonetheless, was the outlier in his opinion of the expertise.
“If I knew I used to be solely doing this one time, I might say that was sort of enjoyable,” Larson stated. “It was bizarre to need to handle, guess on how laborious to run, guess how every run was going to play out. You have been sort of continuously in visitors and managing distance to individuals in entrance and behind. So, the technique facet of that within the driver’s seat was sort of enjoyable, however I might by no means wish to try this once more.
“To need to run a race like that each week can be not good, and it’s truthfully most likely a black eye to Goodyear simply with all of the rubber that couldn’t get laid down and simply carrying by tires and all that. It was completely different and we one way or the other made essentially the most of it and one way or the other bought to fifth.”
Just a few different notes from Sunday’s race:
It didn’t function the brand new short-track bundle groups ran at Phoenix Raceway final weekend. It was the identical bundle run at Bristol final 12 months, the race bundle NASCAR makes use of at each observe (besides the place the short-track/street course guidelines bundle is run).
The left-side tire was the identical one which’s been run at Bristol for the reason that fall of 2022 and the right-side tire ran at Bristol within the fall of 2023.
Resin was sprayed at Bristol within the decrease lane of every nook.
The excessive temperature on Sunday in Bristol was 62 levels.