Clean air wins today. I’m happy for the 17 and RFK. Glad to see them back. But that type of race is exactly what people have complained about and NASCAR has been trying to fix for the last decade.
Of course since it was a driver who doesn’t win much, people are acting like that was the race of the year and just great racing.
Not sure I see the appeal in a guy that is clearly faster not being able to pass because the aero advantage to being out front is so great. Truex was clearly faster, and could catch the 17 time and time again, but never could really get closer than a couple car lengths if he timed his corner right and got a tug down the front or back stretch. Once they got to the next corner he’d lose 2-3 tenths again because he was so aero tight.