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AVONDALE, AZ – JANUARY 31: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. addresses the media during NASCAR testing at Phoenix International Raceway on January 31, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
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AVONDALE, AZ – JANUARY 31: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. addresses the media during NASCAR testing at Phoenix International Raceway on January 31, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
NASCAR is in Bristol for the ninth round of the Cup Series. After a not-so-exciting race at the Martinsville Speedway, it’s time to play in the dirt. With the Food City Dirt Race to take place on the weekend, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Kyle Larson expressed their opinion on the track.
Kyle Larson raced a late model on the Bristol dirt track a few weeks ago. He gives his impressions of the track and explains why there is no real cushion at BMS. pic.twitter.com/I2oYQEmopb
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The race is set to take place at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Coming down from the Asphalt turf to dirt has a lot of changes in the dynamic of the cars. Talking about this, defending champion Kyle shared his opinion on the track in an interview.
Larson in the interview, conveyed, “I did feel like the track was a lot smoother last week, and entries of the corners seemed to be a little more sweeping. So a lot easier to run wide open on a late model. So I don’t know just good or bad or what it means for the racing.”
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Mar 29, 2021; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) wins the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
“I felt like the track needs some character, some bumps, and stuff. Some natural kind of bumps you know. I think they’ve learnt a lot, with track prep (preparation) and things felt like the track is really close to be really good. So excited to get the Cup cars out there. We hope we can have some moist on the track.”, the Hendrick Motorsports driver continued.
Team Penske’s Joey Logano won the race here last year while Larson finished 29th. Further, when asked about the cushion at the track, Larson stated, “There is not really a cushion there anyways. There wasn’t any cushion in the late model I think.”
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Mar 29, 2021; Bristol, TN, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) leads the first lap during the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
What did Dale Earnhardt Jr have to say about it?
The JR Motorsports owner wrote on Twitter, “That’s so interesting about banking and dirt tracks. Good stuff from Bob/Kyle.” Dale will not have the fun to race here as Xfinity directly goes to Talladega after Martinsville.
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Meanwhile, talking about the defending Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, he has had some off races lately. The 29-year-old driver is at 13th in the drivers’ standings with 201 points.
