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Chicagoland Rear-View Mirror
- Updated: September 19, 2016
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JOLIET, Ill. – News, notes and observations from a weekend of racing at Chicagoland Speedway.
This year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway raises that age old question – does a memorable finish necessarily equate to a good race? There’s no question the closing laps of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 created drama. A late caution flag triggered a restart that unfortunately for Chase Elliott took away a shot at career win number one but played into the favor of Martin Truex Jr., who charged by the leaders in overtime to score a win and move into the next round of the playoffs. But prior to those closing laps theatrics, Sunday’s race was much more conservative than anticipated. Jimmie Johnson looked like he was ready to shake off the regular season doldrums and led more than 100 laps until he was busted for pit road speeding. Others also had their challenges on the pit lane including pole sitter Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. The worn out racing surface and warm weather was expected to create perfect racing conditions for the low downforce cars that never really materialized for any extended period. Perhaps some of that can be attributed to the Chase and the adage about not being able to win a championship in the first race but how a bad finish can hurt those aspirations. …
