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| Martin Truex Jr. won his first short track race at Richmond. |
Wait, what? No NASCAR racing this week?. Come on guys, it's only been 10 straight weeks of traveling coast to coast. At least there's the allure of racing the following week at Talladega Superspeedway's monstrous 2.66-mile layout. Double the anticipation and it'll be mounting daily.
So let's review what we have seen so far!
There have been nine points-paying races so far this season and all nine wins have come from two organizations: Joe Gibbs Racing with six wins and Team Penske with three wins.
Despite the appearance of the new race packages introduced at Atlanta (engines with 550 horsepower) and Phoenix (750 horsepower) being elitist, I'm seeing several other teams compete well because of the package that in the past hadn't come close to being able to compete with the top teams.
For instance, Ryan Newman from Roush Fenway Racing has had top-10 finishes the past two weeks. Last week Chris Buescher in the No. 37 was running in the top-6 for most of the race at Richmond. Paul Menard in the No. 21 finished 10th at Richmond. Hendrick Motorsports is still adjusting along the way, as is Stewart-Haas Racing, but they'll catch up. Seeing Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 driven by Austin Dillon finish sixth last week was great news for parity.
I like the new packages, but I still have some gripes about it and it relates to what a few of the drivers complained about last season when hearing what was about to happen in 2019. They said the driver's skill was going to be taken away due to the package featuring a huge spoiler creating loads of downforce. Some drivers said that anyone can jump in the car and do well.
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