Thread: They're back!!!! Getting my 1st NASCAR fix of the season!!!!

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Watching the process I had not realized that they applied a patching compound, said to be "..street bond..." to the surface to lock in loose particles. Said the whole thing was ten or eleven steps, which they accomplished pretty quickly, all things considered. Putting out that jet fuel fire and cooling everything down was really done very well. Kudo's to their track support guys.

I was surprised that Hamlin didn't play a bigger part in the finish too, Bob. He'd been up front a lot all night.

Originally Posted by rspears

I was surprised that Hamlin didn't play a bigger part in the finish too, Bob. He'd been up front a lot all night.

I ran track in high school and had to learn the hard way when doing middle distance (440, 660) not to be the rabbit and run myself out too early. Competitive spirit makes you want to bury the competitors (in your mind anyway) early. The smart runners kept with the pace of the group and had energy in reserve to kick to the finish. I'm gonna guess Hamlin was embarrassed by his performance last year and wants to "make a statement", and he did himself proud last night. But when the end came, he showed (I think) that he wasn't quite in league with the top three finishers who were separateing themselves in the last lap.