Reigning series champion Kyle Larson won the race, but not without controversy and he certainly didn’t dominate, leading just 28 of the 200 laps.
Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s race as the series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Next Gen car’s first visit to a 1.5-mile track.
1 ) Auto Club Speedway is a perfect example of why all track owners should shelve – at least temporarily – any ideas to change the layouts of current NASCAR tracks. While the 2-mile oval in Fontana has a key ingredient for good racing – a rough, worn track surface – it was abundantly clear Sunday that the Next Gen car provided a much more entertaining on-track product from start to finish. Yes, one driver (Tyler Reddick) led a majority of laps but there were many drivers who had the opportunity to win and the outcome wasn’t decided until the checkered flag.
Will we see this good of a product at every track with the Next Gen car? Perhaps not. However, before we take the…
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