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NASCAR: 5 Lessons Learned From Bristol

By Michael Guadalupe

Aug 19, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; General view during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 19, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; General view during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 7, 2016; Sparta, KY, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during practice for the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Other organizations need to step up to compete with Joe Gibbs Racing. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

JGR Dominance is a Problem

To say Joe Gibbs Racing is dominant right now in NASCAR would be an understatement.

They’ve been dominant since the start of the season, and even at Bristol, as we are on the verse of the Chase, Joe Gibbs drivers ran 1st, 2nd and 3rd early on.

This is extremely impressive for an organization, but it creates a big problem in NASCAR.

When one team is dominant it undermines the competition aspect of NASCAR. Why are other teams struggling to keep up? What it Joe Gibbs Racing doing that other teams can’t? And will fans want to watch these races if they are constantly dominated by JGR?

The second issue is on a manufacturer level. Toyota seems to be in control of NASCAR right now, with Toyota drivers seemingly running strong on every track. NASCAR needs to make all of their manufacturers seem like they are on the same level, but when Toyota dominates it looks like the other manufacturers are lacking something.

It’s time for other teams to find what’s going on with JGR and what keeps leading to their dominance. If they let this organization get too far ahead, it’s going to be hard to stop them in the Chase.

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