Don't know if it was the motivation to do so at the time, but reconfiguring this track to the current 3/4 mile D shape almost certainly saved the place from North Wilkesboro-like oblivion. The old 1/2 mile oval was just boring, without any of the quirks that kept Martinsville and Bristol around.

Bowyer 116.711 MPH Leader http://i.cdn.turner.com/nascar/races...arsides/33.png

Kahne 117.529 MPH -0.590 http://i.cdn.turner.com/nascar/races...carsides/4.png

Montoya 115.325 MPH -1.229 http://i.cdn.turner.com/nascar/races...arsides/42.png

Check out the new toy on NASCRAP's front page: http://www.nascar.com/

Heh. Neat. If a guy laps the field, will I need a second monitor?

I forgot what went down with North Wilkesboro -- I think it had something to do with Bruton Smith... I'm not sure... or NASCAR...

Yeah, it might have been one of those "buy the track just to get the Cup dates" deals, but it was still a shitty track IMO.

Kahne is looking tough right now, but I wonder if he's gonna end up using up his tires and/or brakes too early.
The #48 is only a few spots from going a lap down, so a phantom caution coming out woulndn't be a huge suprise.

Hamlin is already up to 2nd as well.
Disregard, he's leading now.

I thinked north wilks I can't remember richmond ever not being a d

I've found some useful information -- I'll read it after the race...

http://www.savethespeedway.net/history.html

I just looked it up. They changed the layout in 1988; that's longer ago than I thought.

Missed the Nationwide race Friday night -- Denny Hamlin won -- No surprise, this is Denny's hometown track --

They need to build JP a new spoiler.

What's wrong with Newman? He just ****ed up Juan's car

Juan ran straight up into Newman.

wonder if Kyle & Denny are gonna try & kill each other tonight -- this could get ugly