Post by possum on Jun 6, 2021 9:43:37 GMT -5
A pretty good race. It's nice to see a road course which hasn't been vandalized with acres of pavement outside the corners; at Mid-Ohio a driver actually has to have enough skill to keep the car on the track, or he'll be punished for it, as Gragson discovered when he, apparently intentionally, ran off-track at turn 1, tucked the splitter under the engine and tore the oil pan off. This inspired a lot of clueless commentary from the TV crew, but clearly the solution here is to simply not drive off the track, something which the remainder of the field quickly realized, and for the most part respected the curbs for the rest of the race (if NASCAR was smart enough to get rid of the splitter it would also help - back the days of the air dam running into the grass rarely caused damage - but that's asking a bit too much of NASCAR's brain trust).
Some fairly good racing from the usual suspects, highlighted by Allmendinger going from 30th to 1st in 10 laps after a pit penalty at the stage break. Cindric and Gibbs also ran at the front, as did Haley; Paludo ran unexpectedly well before getting himself off-track right at the end, and Labbe & Williams ran better than one would predict in Gosselin's two cars.
Some fairly good racing from the usual suspects, highlighted by Allmendinger going from 30th to 1st in 10 laps after a pit penalty at the stage break. Cindric and Gibbs also ran at the front, as did Haley; Paludo ran unexpectedly well before getting himself off-track right at the end, and Labbe & Williams ran better than one would predict in Gosselin's two cars.