" Atlanta 2 Race Review"

 


Atlanta! The Nascar Cup Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway for the “ Quaker State 400”. This race was interesting to say the least. Kurt Busch wins today and shakes up the playoff standings. He beat his brother Kyle Busch, who dominated all day to take home the win.  Kurt is now tied for 25th all time with 33 career wins, but his first of the 2021 season.


(Kurt Busch celebrating post race)


Today was rough, Cautions, heat, threatening rain and a worn out race track all threatened today’s competition. But the race still carried on, Nascar took a 10 minute track maintenance break, to repair a chipped piece of asphalt on the racing surface. After the break, the race resumed. Kurt Busch then went on to pass his brother in the closing laps to win.



(The Repave in Atlanta Now underway)

Let’s talk about the significance of this win. With this win, Kurt Busch is the final winner in Atlanta Motor Speedway before it’s repave this fall. This win is highlighted in the record books, because Atlanta hasn’t been repaved in 25 years. Another reason why this win is so valuable, is because of the playoff standings. Kurt Busch before this race was hovering right around the cutoff line. He was in striking distance this whole time, but with ups and downs each week this has hurt his chances in ways. Now with a win he is officially locked into the playoffs. Leaving his team with no worries for the next 5 races.



                                           (A quick look at the 2021 Current Playoff standings)



With five races left the Nascar Cup Series heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for the “ Foxwoods Resort Casino 301”. Located in Loudon, New Hampshire, nicknamed the “Magic Mile '' due to its length, this is a short track that gives quite the ride. With a short amount of events until the playoffs drivers and teams will look for any chance they get to make the cut. The “ Foxwoods Resort Casino 301” is Sunday, July 18th, 3:00pm only on NBCSN.



(All images credited to https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/cup-series.)



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