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NASCAR: Four Predictions For The Quaker State 400 At Kentucky

By Michael Guadalupe

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (2) and Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) battle for the lead during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
The new rules package didn’t impact Michigan and it won’t do anything at Kentucky. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

New Rule Does Nothing

Kentucky is one of two races to see a new lower downforce aero package. The first race was back at Michigan, and while the new rule made it better for drivers to race, as it made the cars more challenging to handle, it didn’t do anything for the spectator side of the sport.

Joey Logano won the Michigan race and did so in a dominating fashion; winning from the Pole and leading 139 Laps. Logano is a fan of the new downforce package, but one of the reasons the new rule was even considered was because of the supposed impact it would have on racing.

Essentially it was supposed to give drivers more of an opportunity to pass each other on the track, taking away the typical one car domination we see on 1.5 mile tracks.

It clearly didn’t work and Logano was able to hold his lead for a large part of the race.

Now NASCAR will be using the same rule at Kentucky and even though this track has been repaved, the results will be the same; the package will make the driving better, but watching the race will be just as boring as it was at Michigan.

Downforce and preventing one car from controlling a race on the track will continue to be a problem for NASCAR and just like at Michigan, the new rule will fail at Kentucky too.

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