How a NASCAR Cup Series Race Car Works

An in-depth, x-ray style look inside a NASCAR Cup Series race car.
CREDITS
Jacob O'Neal - Modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music, narrative script
Wesley O'Neal - Research, technical script
PATREON
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MUSIC
I composed the background track "Taking Stock" especially for this video:
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WEBSITE
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SOFTWARE USED
I use Blender 3D to create these models. It's free and open source, and the community is amazing:
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CREDITS
Jacob O'Neal - modeling, animation, texturing, vfx, music
Josh Oberg (obie.artstation.com/) - modeling
Wesley O'Neal - research/writing
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Exterior/Aerodynamics
3:30 Frame
3:55 Suspension
5:34 Steering
6:51 Braking
9:00 Engine
10:36 Cooling
11:25 Fuel tank
12:19 Transaxle
13:27 Safety Systems
15:43 Cockpit
18:16 Sensors, Cameras, and Antennas

[@camilocastiblanco1088]

This has surely been said a thousand times, but I don't think we fully realize how much complete and well explained information in full 3D animation we get FOR FREE, major props to animagraffs

[@Stepside]

It's really insane to think about. Jacob is just killing it.

[@jokerburger7421]

Truly is killing it

[@paull2166]

AMAZING JOB!

[@mandakhg6568]

Enjoy educating yourself, you'll never know when those greedy bastards charge you as a middle man.

[@manexito1249]

Agree, my guy jacob is god

[@user-rp9sm5nu5o]

Mind blown! The automatically deploying body panels to reduce lift in a crash situation were insane to learn about. Thanks for breaking down this engineering marvel and dropping knowledge.

[@mrs6968]

Fun fact the underside flap said it would decrease chances of flipping over however my rookie still flipped over in the first stage during the first race

[@tinzalix8624]

@@mrs6968 decrease, not eliminate

[@Barry.ONeill]

The smooth flat floor will increase chances of flipping through compared to the old cars 💯

[@mrs6968]

@@tinzalix8624 true yet stage one first race seems to have have not lowered any chances

[@rarewhiteape]

Some would say that it was better in the 80s when cars would regularly blow over and become dangerous missiles after spinning at 150mph. Nowadays you hardly ever see it. The crash at Daytona this year was very minor compared to what was seen back in the day.

[@Glosome]

Once again, amazing detail and depth. I appreciate all the effort that goes into your animations.

[@goranvukadinovic780]

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[@pillantechvideo]

Very amazing work

[@manilkasheran2934]

Not just the animation, he composed the backgroud music too! the guy deserves all the subs in the world!

[@mustashman260]

I’m a lifetime football player, coach and fan. But just recently my sons and I have gotten into the NASCAR sport and love it!!! We can’t get enough. Every Sunday we get so excited to watch the day’s race. I have to tell you this was an excellent video and visualization to help me better understand the sport. We’re looking forward to going to our first race as soon as the cup comes back to Florida. Thank you for taking your time to make this. 🎉

[@prodigy-hu6dy]

As a longtime fan, I love seeing new people getting invested in the sport especially kids in my generation.

[@rebelsoul5980]

That is great! Hope you enjoy the 2024 season. Just a suggestion, check out MRN radio and sometimes PRN radio(you can just Google them) and listen on the radio, it gives a lot more insight to the race👍

[@Mattytony]

try to watch formula one, now that Ferrari starts winning

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Pizza Hut Hong Kong

[@jorgejefferson8251]

I had been looking for a breakdown of the "Next Gen" car without success until I stumbled upon this. You just told me everything I wanted to know in about 20 minutes....Nice job!!

[@97yawnac]

You should do one on those clown cars where were 20 clowns get out of a tiny car! Still haven't figured that one out. F1, Nascar, sure, but those clown cars are genius!!

[@mrs6968]

You ain't lying

[@animagraffs]

Yeah but I'd have to talk to clowns to research it, and I've lived pretty well so far never talking to clowns. It's not a good year to temp fate, know what I mean?

[@lezlow5890]

I imagine they do it like how we used to in High School when we'd have to cram as much of our team in a car and still be able to drive, we had a 90's 4 door Civic that had the interior almost completely gutted, the driver had a little stool they would sit on, other that that everything else was removed, seat's door panels, etc. like I said, that's how it was for us, only ever figured clowns did the same thing haha

[@mrs6968]

@@lezlow5890 magic being revealed

[@yesyes6166]

@@animagraffs bumsex???

[@Leuel48Fan]

Woah, this is an extremely well made / detailed video on the new NextGen Cup cars. Judging from the video, I'd imagine a huge NASCAR fan or industry insider produced it, but peeping around the channel suggests otherwise. Great job!

[@MattChaffe]

This is one hell of a video! It's a shame NASCAR and its two broadcast partners can't get this level of detail in models and explanations. Even doing personal research on the car myself, I feel like I've learned so much more in this 20 minute video. Great work! Really hope more people watch this, whether they are or aren't a fan of the sport!

[@BenDover-yf8tu]

Toyota partnered with the cal state engineering group and on the broadcast they can show any part of the car in detail when it relates to a crash or something that they are talking about

[@zarco5855]

I can't imagine how much work goes into these videos

[@pushing2throttles]

I love this channel. This was an especially interesting subject as I'm not a nascar fan, although you may have sparked my interest enough that I may give it a shot. The engineering behind a cup car is special!

[@consolo2863]

Bro u should try out nascar '12

[@UNREG1STER3D]

Hope you gave NASCAR a shot and watched the race at Circuit of the Americas that just finished today! One of the best and wildest finishes on a road course. It don't get much better than that Here's a link to the finish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJTOmIynbZepb5o

[@brandonlehman7440]

yeah the new cars are engineering marvels, and the racing has been good

[@jessicacolegrove4152]

go catch a race at Martinsville speedway the track is only .526 miles (.847 km) long and the turns are sharp so drivers are constantly switching from max acceleration to max breaking after a few laps the breaks start glowing

[@g3tsiak547]

Now this is top of the line, elite series, no BS, straight up awesome asf KZbin content with awesome 3d animations, an amazingly talented narrator, and lots of educational information. A gem in a field of pebbles. Liked, subscribed, and will be watching more of your content.

[@danverss6176]

The cooling ducts are the most interesting ones for me, as an f1 fan i have no idea how non open wheel cars cool their brakes

[@rutukedarbhagwat1746]

Yeah,Same!!

[@Barry.ONeill]

Look at WRC cars been doing it for decades and Touring cars, the spining disk throws the air out from the centre and the wheel itself get hot too hot to actually touch 🤙do you mean open wheel like the type of vehicle or how the new f1 car have only tiny holes in the wheels itself ?

[@cameron5802]

NASCAR cars don't nearly need as much brake cooling as open wheel cars, especially formula 1.

[@Ender_Challenge]

And these are new features too!

[@blist8329]

They have cooling ducts as well they're talked about quite often if you pay attention

[@bktscrambler]

I’m a huge NASCAR fan. This is by far the best graphic I’ve ever seen for a NASCAR car. I learned a lot of new things from this. Great job.

[@ronjon7942]

I’m sure I must have said so before, but your animations are so overwhelmingly amazing to me. CGI is still such a mystery art to me, I just can’t imagine the work that must go into something so intricate. All the parts that have to work together to create such a realistic simulation is mind blowing. I imagine you must get much satisfaction when you’re ready to release your work.

[@freshofftheplane]

This is way more thorough than I expected when I clicked on the thumbnail. Best overview ever.

[@corysingleton5370]

I've been a NASCAR fan for years and learned more about the cars in the last 20 minutes than I have in forever. Granted a lot of this is new, but this was great stuff. Thank you.

[@anomalous_guy]

Another masterpiece detailed video!! Both the animation and the music are stunning.

[@brianlove6506]

My first video from you: absolutely the very best anywhere on the internet! The graphics are outstanding! The very cool music balance with such a crisp audio. The standard all should aim for!

[@lukeskaggs8393]

This is some of the most impressive user-created content I've ever stumbled upon. Please keep these up. Excellent work.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Dale Earnhardt Sr was the first NASCAR driver to use airflow as an advantage. He discovered how while doing a practice test at Daytona Speedway, with his friend Neil Bonnett, on a foggy Saturday morning. They tried several different positions to see how the fog moved around at different speeds, etc. It took other NASCAR drivers a long time to figure out what Dale Sr was doing. Some said that he could "see the air." He even modified his helmet so he could feel the airflow on his face during racing situations. Dale Sr could do things while driving a race car that other drivers often thought were impossible to do. Thus, he became the greatest race car driver in NASCAR's history.

[@cameron5802]

JACOB! Thank you for another one of your absolutely INCREDIBLE videos. I binged your entire catalogue on KZbin here and I just absolutely love the quality of these CGI breakdowns. Edit: As for the aerodynamics of NASCAR, the dirty air and simplistic look of the car makes it feel like a brick under its top speeds. It's very important to understand that the sort of control this amount of downforce gives you is very significantly different than that of say full front and rear spoilers, or formula one levels of aero control. The minor slats and diffusers and wings are basically a minimum requirement for the cars.

[@emigdiogreen7439]

Your Animation's Are Top Tier!

[@lynnh7694]

Incredible breakdown, good work!

[@MercuryIIFulminate]

Amazing overview of such an amazing machine!

[@almostfm]

In case anybody is wondering, they're called "NACA ducts" because in 1945, the National Advisory Committee for Aviation (NACA) developed the shape in 1945 as a very efficient way to duct air from the side of a vehicle (airplanes back then, but you see them on supercars today). NACA was dissolved in 1958 and replaced by a new agency-NASA.

[@BakerRacing]

I want to thank you for this video, it's my favorite KZbin video of all time. I run this Next Gen car every week on iRacing. I have always wanted to know more about how this car works. I can't thank you enough for this in-depth video!!!

[@andreasbenning]

These graphic explanations are excellent!! I especially liked how the aerodynamics and wedge factors were described!

[@werlannemerces1599]

The most complete information about a NASCAR race car. Very good!

[@XNerk302]

Just insane quality, thank you!

[@ThornappleRiverRailSeries]

You just blew every NASCAR produced or affiliated snippet of media about these cars out of the water. Lifelong fan and now I get to fully appreciate much more of the “magic”. It goes without saying but I smashed that subscriber button with much gusto than I have in a long time!!

[@joshuameyers4126]

This taught me literally everything i was randomly wondering went into a modern era nascar. I dont even watch nascar, i just think the cars and engineering are amazing, now, even more so. Awesome video

[@Rikalonius]

Great stuff! I love the idea. Your 3D representations are very well crafted and help greatly with visualization of the function being highlighted.

[@paulday5722]

Incredible video!! I'm a long time NASCAR fan and knew most of this but did still learn a few things about the Next-Gen car. I will highly recommend this to anyone new to the sport, wanting to learn more. I loved your videos on F1 cars and the P-51 Mustang.

[@jamgood96]

NASCAR needs to be more like this and produce intelligent content to get people more interested and invested in their product.

[@prodigy-hu6dy]

It’ll definitely attract a better audience

[@Dahaas2003]

Wow! What a thorough and clear rendition of what makes these NextGen cars so special. One of the best videos I have ever viewed! Thank you!

[@ajiniranjohn3488]

Fantastic video. Thank you for making this

[@danjones7584]

Still the best videos on KZbin, I would pay for this stuff

[@mrs6968]

I'm not in a position to do so yet if I was I would pay greatly for this content

[@anthonynelson9136]

Back in the 90s, they had a camera inside Davey Allison's car pointed at a thermometer that read over a140 degrees during the race at Talladega. Back then they didn't have head and butt coolers. The cars they race now with all the air defusers, and independent suspension, one lug nut, shows just how far Nascar has gotten away from what made it great.

[@Celestial_Being666]

😆

[@robpshannonjr]

Not even a big NASCAR fan and this video is awesome. Perfect amount of information delivered in clear, easily understood commentary and amazing 3D animation. Well done!

[@jasonmascow7686]

Dude, what an excellent video...I had questions about how these cars worked and you answered them all...I was literally at the track talking to crew members in the pits and they didn't know anything what I was talking about when I asked questions...

[@roguevoid5214]

You've nailed it again Jacob! The animations are just mind-blowing and you've done an excellent job in explaining all the details of the car. Would love to watch a video explaining how a WEC hypercar, Dakar Rally Truck and Indycar works!

[@kevinilhamapriandy619]

What an astonishing video. Would you do WEC Hypercar please.

[@yesyes6166]

astonishing, yes..... would you do a home movie with me and an alpaca doing violent sex

[@concretepoetry_]

I sat here and watched the entire video. Thank you for creating this. I was always curious about NASCAR cars and the modifications they all required. I will share this with my Dad since he's the reason why I got into cars, racing in the first place.

[@user-zk3lz8dz6q]

Such an breath-taking animation. Thank you so much for teaching me this.

[@plnfldwrestler4]

Wow. Amazing stuff again. Huge nascar fan here and I loved every second of this

[@scruffy01100000]

First time watching your work. A huge race fan even though NASCAR isn't my preferred series, but this is by far the best breakdown I've ever seen to accompany 3D work in proper. Subbed

[@brusamdot]

Indycar?

[@scruffy01100000]

@@brusamdot Indy and Cart (I'm old so used to be separate series) , F1 - but really MotoGP at the end of the day is my favorite series.

[@JJH-jc1fg]

It’s so great to see how much the safety of these and other race machines has improved

[@MrJunior82006]

Amazing video. Literally covered every single detail and function of a cup car!

[@BradleyG01]

These are aboslutely amazing videos. Would love to see a video on indycar

[@yesyes6166]

liar

[@mc_double]

Lol, I just recalled this channel yesterday and thought it was time for a new video on it. Cheers!

[@timmannchicken]

Glad he was able to capture the recent redesigned car for 2022. Love the explanation regarding "wedge" adjustments. So helpful.

[@rexpayne7836]

Fantastic content and presentation. Great research. 😊

[@asintonic]

Amazing. Thank you!!

[@TheGamingHungary]

Imagine if we were taught like this in school.

[@rahulsanyal3893]

Then we all would be Einstein/Newton for sure ;! The school fears that what would happen to Einstein's/Newton's legacy , if we'd be like them that's why they never taught us in this way !!!! -Period

[@jerwatson79]

Imagine if teachers actually cared to educate our children and werent just in the profession to collect a paycheck! We would all be a lot smarter if gifted, intellegent ppl were spreading their knowledge to us

[@rtomas47]

I was taugh aerodynamics like this tbh

[@edwardjohnston974]

This by far the best overview of a NASCAR car. Great job.

[@forzafan92]

i love videos like this, informative and with fancy graphics to help you see what is being talked about instead of having to imagine it. very cool

[@LogicWheels]

Masterpiece!

[@SJR_Media_Group]

This video, 3D graphics and explanations are very accurate to the real world. I wish we had this channel back in our day when we were racing. I could have learned a lot, saved a lot, maybe won more often. We learn by doing and by trial and error. When you are a small team with few sponsors, mistakes are personally costly. I was involved in NASCAR for several years. We were not in the Cup Series, which is the top of the food chain. Very expensive class to race in. We had several cars and also, several trucks. They were competitive in local and regional racing events. I can still remember when Dale Earnhardt died in 2001. Several of the drivers wanted to quit racing. One of our biggest challenge was keeping current with ever changing rules. Even between tracks, rules could be different. When rules change, you have to change the cars. We always built new cars over the winter, based on rules that were published at end of racing season year before. Man, those were exciting times.

[@user-js2oc3ye5i]

Another masterpiece detailed video!! Both the animation and the music are stunning.. Another masterpiece detailed video!! Both the animation and the music are stunning..

[@tonyking9235]

VEREY INTRESTING AND A GOOD PRESENTATION. REALLY INJOYED.

[@Life_42]

I love everyone that helped made this video! This is amazing!!! So much tech!

[@RB26N]

brilliant fantastic job mate.

[@Romualdomgn84]

Astonishing animation and clear for understanding explanation. Thank you for your efforts and dedication. Keep up doing this great work!

[@Driver0378]

This was incredible. The amount of changes to the bodies, frames, wheels, etc is astounding! I mean I’m not surprised with technology. I used to build 1:24 scale models of the old Chevy Lumina’s and Ford Thunderbirds from the 90’s (Days of Thunder) times. And haven’t watched NASCAR since after Dale Earnhardt was killed. He was my driver. :( Excellent job on your videos and keep up the great work!

[@brianb-p6586]

Not much changed mechanically from the 1990's until this "Next Gen" car, introduced for the 2022 season, changed to independent rear suspension, rear-mounted transaxle, and single-nut wheels.

[@moumenahmed4500]

You taking a lot of time to post , but it's okay you always posting something deserve to sharing. Good luck and thanks.

[@hamboon]

this is simply amazing. i never realized how involved the air movement sys. is.

[@oshhu8269]

This channel is something else!! Off the scale. SO hungry to see more content, watched them all! Can't imagine how much time this all takes but with more content, this channel is going to explode! Well done bud

[@zaidkidwai7831]

Love your videos

[@Duncanudc]

Great content - and spot on accurate. I feel like this channel is the best kept secret. This content deserves so much more viewers. Although I'm disappointed you mentioned the Earnhardt and Petty bar but failed to mention the newer (and very important) Newman bar.

[@oneal187]

As the main researcher on the project, I had some questions about this throughout the process. The earnhardt and petty bars are identical in the next gen cars when compared to the 6th gen. The newman bar, from what I understand, was a second bar that was added across the entire windshield area below the original halo bar. The next gen no longer has that same bar, but does have a single bar only on the driver's side that does the same thing? Since the bar changed, and is now only extended across half of the windshield, I didn't want to assume that it was still considered the same bar name, as I was unable to clarify with 100% surety that it was still considered the newman bar. If it is still considered the newman bar, let us know and we will be sure to add it to a comment of "corrections/additions" that we add to a pinned comment. Thanks!

[@Duncanudc]

@@oneal187 Thanks for the detailed response. I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't realize the "Newman Bar" only extends to the driver's side in the Next Gen car. Newman, with his engineering background, was responsible for important safety updates the last gen NASCAR chassis. He had a propensity for other cars landing on his and was very outspoken on increasing driver safety in those events. His scary wreck at Daytona in 2020 was the catalyst that introduced even more robust changes to the roll cage and crash structure of the car. But I'm getting off topic. Since the bar is different in the Next Gen car, I agree with your assessment, even though it serves the same purpose, it's different so it can't be assumed to be the same. I just didn't want Newman's contributions to safety to be overlooked. Thanks! Keep the vids coming, they're top-notch. You've done F1, you've done NASCAR, I think an IndyCar would be a great video and round out the collection.

[@oneal187]

@@Duncanudc - Thanks for the support! I'll see if I can talk Jake into doing an IndyCar in the near future 😉

[@StevewiththePbass]

What a great comment thread! I had the same thought about the "missing" Newman bar in the graphic, but I didn't realize they'd shortened it. However, seeing the design now, I think the name may still be appropriate. That extra bar seems to specifically reinforce the driver's front corner of the cage against intrusion. I wonder if Newman's 2020 crash had any influence in it's placement? Same name, new reason?

[@oneal187]

@@StevewiththePbass That makes sense! We will add a pinned comment about it. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@566johncena]

This is so good !! Love the in-depth explanation once again thank you ❤️💯

[@NERGYStudios]

This being free is just absolutely mad. You my friend, are an absolute champ.

[@williamcranmer9778]

This is Awsome! Thank you so much for making this, the graphics are incredible! Edit: Thank you guys so much! This is the most likes I have ever had.

[@aakksshhaayy]

Nice graphics.

[@fonzireyes]

Not sure what was better, the graphics or the detailed explanation. Great work!!!

[@thepotatochipbag2960]

Ive been a nascar fan for years and have learned more about the car in this single video than i have in all those years combined

[@centralfloutdoorsman6177]

Thank you so much for answering countless questions I've had about this Gen 7 Cup Car. I think FOX is doing all of us fans a real injustice by not explaining much of how anything works on this new car. I'm pretty sure I even heard one of the those clowns up in the booth (Bowyer I think) say, "There aren't wegde adjustments on these new cars" lol. We need more guys like you working FOX and NBC. You are incredible at what you do.

[@handguideline]

Cool

[@jimmccoskey8253]

Amazing! incredible! holy mackerel! This fantastic, transparent, comprehensive view of a cup car is without peer. Thank you very much for applying your skills, knowledge and abilities in producing this graphic masterpiece.

[@johnsalhamdan6243]

I love this channel. You explain these technically complicated machines very simple, through you're amazing 3D animations. Keep up the work!

please create a Patreon, you need to be paid for this kind of work.

[@ejm110]

awesome work. can you do a water dam or nuclear power plant?

[@brockmeyer9387]

Absolute masterpiece man, I appreciate creators like you that take time to perfect and explain an entire set of info keep it up man hope all goes well with your career

[@kentbeitel9966]

This was a great video! You did an awesome job explaining everything without getting to in depth where people could get lost!

[@BuddysDIY]

Another epic video Jacob 🙏💪

[@gawbagecan]

Jake*

[@joshcook45]

You should do the a-10 warthog

[@global1st1337]

Dude.. this is like the most detailed video I've seen in my life. Amazing

[@tigerseye73]

@ Animagraffs Impossible to overstate how well you did this incredible video. Educational value is beyond measurements. Thank you.

[@animagraffswes]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@williamromine5715]

Why aren't speedometers allowed? Seems strange. Just found your channel, and it's amazing. I'm an old guy(81), and had a very general knowledge of the various videos I've looked at so far, but your videos are so detailed that I'm hooked.

[@tecumsehtm]

Way more interesting than a NASCAR race.

[@mrs6968]

Gotta go see one live

[@mrs6968]

@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT right tho. They just changed the whole track at Atlanta that allowed over 20 lead changes and had nonstop close racing action from start to finish all because every year at the old Atlanta track layout it was always single file racing with a max of 4 lead changes and no matter what part of the race the leader was always 15seconds ahead of 2nd place. Hmmm now what other racing league does that remind one of.... ohh yes F1. Only thing exception is nascar had that one boring style racing at one track on the schedule meanwhile f1 races are those exact same racing conditions of zero passing with no one standing a chance of getting close to the leader at every single one of the tracks on the f1 schedule Now I'm not here to say f1 is boring because all racing is fun when your invested or find a slight interest in it (I know I had fun watching the last few races last year) yet I am saying to f1 fans saying nascar is boring well don't be a pot calling the kettle black when then most boring nascar race of the year is what the f1 product looks like all year long across the globe

[@SESKE_5]

Nah. It’s good but races are key better. You just don’t care to understand it

[@jacelefort4294]

This bring me back to "How It's Made" but with something I love. Awesome job Jacob. Perfection!

[@bardstables8909]

This was put together very good. Extremely informative for those new to the sport and explained in a way that makes sense. All of this stuff I already knew, but never gave much thought to until now. Taking it for granted I guess. Anyway, great job.

[@patata3219]

Can you please make how group b rally cars work?

[@simonmathenge7544]

thank you, the formula 1 one gave me a lot of understanding about the machines, kindly do one for moto gp

[@KW-zj8gt]

This video has enlightened me. So much work, detail as well as a professional presentation.

[@richardrice3137]

the exceptional video that has answered most if not all my questions about the new car details.

[@bottomtext5872]

Thought NASCAR had individual lug nuts rather than the usual 1 wheel nut, guess regs updated

[@travisguin83]

The car in the video is an entirely new platform that just began running this year!

[@mrs6968]

They went from a 15inch steel wheel to a now 18inch alluminum wheel and had they kept the steel 5 lug design the weight would've been too much for pit crews to "lug" around. So into the future it is with alluminum single lug low profile tires

[@MrSETHUMADAVAN]

You need to make a video on how a topfuel dragster works.

[@Romualdomgn84]

Astonishing animation and clear for understanding explanation. Thank you for your efforts. Keep up doing this great work!

[@goofyiest]

amazing engineering. Thanks for the view!

[@louislopez55]

This race car is so interesting, the actual racing is not. I’m also surprised you didn’t mention the most important part of the car; all the advertising stickers plastered all over it.

[@mrs6968]

The same can be said about f1 from a outsider of the sport remember that

[@mrs6968]

@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT every year my friends get invested into nascar because of my passion/love for it yet once Atlanta is on the schedule it never fails no matter who they are every single year they just tune out from the single file 2 lead change boringness Heck Jeff Gordon said years ago he was excited to announce his first Atlanta race and that even ole jaws D.W said wait untill lap 15 because even the hall of famer admitted that old track was boring Yet this last race with the repave at Atlanta woooooo nascar is stepping it up because that race was beyond exciting and all my friends that check out during Atlanta said this was the best race of the year so far and now with the dirt track at Bristol and how they switched up the schedule for the first time in decades I'm telling ya nascar is stepping it up big time for all those nay sayers against the sport