Is NASCAR making progress on breaking up the big packs at restrictor plate tracks?
The first part of the race looked almost like they were racing anywhere but Daytona, as the field strung out around the track with Earnhardt, Jr. actually running off by himself to a hefty lead. This is exactly what NASCAR has been attempting to accomplish with various rules packages over the years. It didn’t last, though, as the big three-wide pack returned in the second half when the field got bunched up on a caution, and stayed that way the rest of the event. Worth Noting/Points Shuffle: The Cup drivers locked down the Top 5 this week, as the highest finishing Busch regular was Mike Wallace in seventh in James Finch’s No. 1 Miccosoukee Resorts Dodge. The only other Busch only driver to make the Top 10 was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race, John Andretti, who finished 10th. There was no “Big One” on Friday night, but there were two multicar incidents that left a number of cars damaged. The first happened when Reed Sorenson made contact with Kevin Lepage. Sorenson’s car spun across the
