Entertainment, Chaos Looming as Round of 8 Heads to Talladega
LAS VEGAS — Putting Talladega Superspeedway as the middle race in NASCAR’s semifinal Round of Eight wasn’t designed to make Cup Series drivers comfortable.When Talladega was previously in the quarterfinal Round of 12, it made drivers nervous enough. And now? With the stakes arguably even bigger, they face one of the most unpredictable events of the season with championship hopes on the line next Sunday."It is an interesting place to place that event, there's no doubt" said Chase Elliott. "It was done by design. It was done that way on purpose from an entertainment perspective, I assume, in mind."And that's what they're going to get." The field races to the finish in April during the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. <!--> -->The superspeedway drafting style of racing is unpredictable because NASCAR has to limit horsepower in […]
