NASCAR: Four Predictions For Chicagoland Heading Into The Chase

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Sep 20, 2015; Joliet, IL, USA; An overall view of Chicagoland Speedway prior to the MyAfibRisk.com 400. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The first race of the Chase needs to be improved. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

The First Race Of The Chase Will Be the Worst

We’re finally heading into the Chase and the race for the 2016 championship is now underway.

Unfortunately the first race of the post-season is at one of NASCAR’s worst tracks.

Chicagoland Speedway is your typical 1.5 mile cookie cutter track, and more than likely will lead to the typical racing we see on these types of tracks.

Lots of caution free laps, pits under green, and one driver getting out in front and dominating thanks to clean air.

Add in the fact that this race is called the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400”. The first race of the Chase is not only on the type of track that makes for lackluster racing, but the name of the race itself is embarrassing.

NASCAR wants the Chase to seem like a big deal and it should be; the 16 drivers in the Chase spent all season either trying to win or getting enough points to make the cutoff. And now after a Richmond race that was filled with action, the Chase will start of extremely slow at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.

Don’t let Sunday’s race impact how the rest of the Chase will be; the ridiculous name and cookie cutter track will create worst race of the post-season this Sunday.

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