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Five NASCAR Repaves That Have Produced The Best Racing

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Jul 4, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; A general view as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race cars line up for qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 4, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; A general view as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race cars line up for qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

With the recent announcement of Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway undergoing repaves this year, here’s a look at Tracks that have gone through repaves that have provided the best racing.

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One thing in racing will also remain true and that is that drivers and teams are not fans of tracks getting repaved. While repaving a track might be beneficial in the long-term, in the short-term it causes teams a lot of headaches as they aren’t sure how their cars are going to react to the new surface.

Track repaves also generally require a new tire which throws teams another curveball. Coming into a race weekend teams have stacks of notes and data about a certain track, how it is in certain situations, how the tires react throughout races etc. When a track undergoes a repave these notes are essentially worthless for those first couple of races back.

That being said, here is a look at the top-five track repaves in NASCAR history.

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