Opinion: A Delicate Balance

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Finding the right equation to create competitive racing is not an easy proposition.

NASCAR has the unenviable task of trying to generate a rules package that gives competitors a chance to put on entertaining racing while not going overboard in the tinkering process.

So far, this year’s lower-downforce aerodynamic rules package has been a success based on the quality of racing in the first half of the regular season. Close finishes, side-by-side racing, drivers able to pass one another without dealing too much with the dreaded “aero push” that monopolized last year’s rules package have been the norm in 2016 – for the most part.

Last Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 was not an example of that.

Much of the credit (or blame) for the longest race of the season turning into a snoozer has to go to Martin Truex Jr. The Furniture Row Racing driver’s dominance was something to behold. He led 392 of 400 laps, 588 total miles and was never seriously challenged for the lead let …

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