Motor Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch was clearly angry after a late caution cost him a victory last month at Phoenix. He vented over his radio, aggressively drove his car through the garage after the race and, according to Fox executives, rudely declined an interview.
No one can dominate Talladega Superspeedway over a number of races like some drivers do at certain tracks around the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. The nasty beast of a 2.66-mile, 33-degree-banked track always seems to be the one in the battle that eventually conquers.
We’ve seen our fair share of drivers over recent years have success in spurts at Talladega, but nothing ever really sustained. The combination of three-wide — and sometimes four-wide — racing at 200 mph for 188 laps makes it hard enough to just finish the race let alone think about winning. In just about every instance, “The Big One” occurs where 10 to 15 cars get involved in what would be a minor accident at any other track but turns out to resemble dominoes falling in line at Talladega.
