Dirt Race Expect Kyle Larson Believes Prior Experience Won’t Help Hendrick Motorsports at Bristol NASCAR Race

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Truck Series paddock heads to the Bristol Motor Speedway. However, the drivers will be tackling the dirt surface once again. This is the second-ever race to be held on the dirt track, but for the first time the Next Gen cars have a crack at the surface. Ahead of the race, Kyle Larson spoke about whether drivers with dirt experience will have an advantage.

As a dirt racing expert, one would think that he would have a leg up on his rivals. However, Larson does not see it that way. He said, “There’s really no way to get prepared for it. Even if I ran 300 dirt races a year, it’s not anywhere close to the same thing. So, prepared, unprepared, it does not matter. We’re probably all unprepared. Yeah I have no idea what to expect.”

Who else agreed with Kyle Larson and his assessment?

Similarly, Tyler Reddick confessed that he also has no idea what to expect. Surprisingly, he declared that he did not even consider it dirt racing. This was because there was no mud, and it was practically a dust race.

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According to him, mud is considered dirt, but last year, it was simply dust and rubber. On the bright side, he is at least glad that this year’s race will be held at night.

Meanwhile, Chase Briscoe also admitted that having a dirt background was a disadvantage. This is because whatever experience one can gain on the dirt tracks in dirt cars has to be thrown out of the window. However, since the race is at night, it could work out better for the drivers. This is because the track will have a little more moisture and resemble a natural dirt track. According to Briscoe, the dirt experts are under pressure to perform because it is supposedly their forte.