NASCAR.COM - 'Racy' AMS may play host to best double-file restarts
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Already known for having some of the best finishes on the NASCAR circuit, fans could soon also see some of the best restarts at Atlanta Motor Speedway when the Sprint Cup Series returns on Sept. 6.
Since the introduction of double-file restarts prior to the Pocono race in June, the added extra elements of drama and intrigue with front-running drivers gunning for the lead after every caution have quickly become a fan favorite.
And at Atlanta, the drama and intrigue surrounding double-file restarts is likely to be much greater for the night race on Labor Day weekend. With a broad racing surface that allows drivers to compete side-by-side high or low throughout the turns, AMS is built for double-file restarts.
"Man, it will be pretty crazy there," said Kasey Kahne, who won the Spring 2006 race at Atlanta. "[During] double-file starts everybody is intense, nerves are up. It's pretty exciting. It's pretty on-edge. In Atlanta you're going to see, two-, three-, four-wide -- four-wide, no problem -- and it will be exciting. It will be good for the fans and nerve-racking for us."
At Atlanta -- with perhaps one of the most competitive surfaces in all of NASCAR and one of the drivers' favorite tracks -- the wide-racing surface could lend itself to a mad dash for the front, sending drivers four-wide into Atlanta's Turn 1, arguably the most daunting corner in racing.
NASCAR.COM - 'Racy' AMS may play host to best double-file restarts - Aug 25, 2009
Since the introduction of double-file restarts prior to the Pocono race in June, the added extra elements of drama and intrigue with front-running drivers gunning for the lead after every caution have quickly become a fan favorite.
And at Atlanta, the drama and intrigue surrounding double-file restarts is likely to be much greater for the night race on Labor Day weekend. With a broad racing surface that allows drivers to compete side-by-side high or low throughout the turns, AMS is built for double-file restarts.
"Man, it will be pretty crazy there," said Kasey Kahne, who won the Spring 2006 race at Atlanta. "[During] double-file starts everybody is intense, nerves are up. It's pretty exciting. It's pretty on-edge. In Atlanta you're going to see, two-, three-, four-wide -- four-wide, no problem -- and it will be exciting. It will be good for the fans and nerve-racking for us."
At Atlanta -- with perhaps one of the most competitive surfaces in all of NASCAR and one of the drivers' favorite tracks -- the wide-racing surface could lend itself to a mad dash for the front, sending drivers four-wide into Atlanta's Turn 1, arguably the most daunting corner in racing.
NASCAR.COM - 'Racy' AMS may play host to best double-file restarts - Aug 25, 2009
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