Larry Mac: Chicagoland set the tone for remaining Chase races
After watching Sunday's race at Chicagoland Speedway, I just want to get down on my knees and cry that NASCAR is considering changing anything on this racecar. Why would you want to do that? Now, I know they have done a ton of testing and spent probably hundreds of thousands of dollars to make what we've got better, but I am so afraid they are not going to make it better.
To me, Sunday was as it could get. I saw drivers at Chicago giving 110 percent of every lap. One of those was that young Kyle Larson. Now let me say right up front that I was one of those that were skeptical of them moving him to the Sprint Cup Series this quickly. I was afraid they needed to get him more experience. You know what, I was wrong because this kid is unbelievable. He is tenacious.
I believe we are going to be talking about Kyle Larson for a long, long time. There is no question in my mind that this young man is going to win a lot of races and win some championships. He simply continues to amaze not only the competition but amaze all of us in the sport as a whole with his ability to drive a racecar.
I was a little concerned that maybe right off the bat we'd see some points racing these first three races, but when you saw the move and the pass that Brad Keselowski made that ended up winning him the race, it was clear to me folks are here to win and only win. In addition to that, from what I saw, it didn't matter if you were in the Chase or not, it was all about winning, which it should be.
Sunday at Chicago was probably about as good an opening race for the beginning of a Chase that I can ever remember seeing. Actually it almost resembled the last race of the Chase than the first with all the intensity I saw Sunday. The bar has been set really high now for when we roll into Loudon, N.H. at the end of this week.
