SWMBO and I watched the tape-delayed ARCA race from Talladega last night. This race featured the much-heralded debut of former F1 driver and Indy 500 champ, Juan Pablo Montoya. And what a race it was, what there was of it.
Because of the late start, and because Talladega has no track lights, the event was shortened from 94 to 81 laps, or about 35 miles short of the planned distance. Called on account of darkness, in other words. The last 20 or so laps on a restrictor plate track are usually among the most dramatic in motorsports; I felt gypped as a fan watching on teevee; I would have been totally ballistic had I paid good money for a ticket.
Suggestion to ARCA officials: Start the race earlier. Not exactly rocket science.
-k-
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