Eight winners in nine races.  As the number of winners climb, more and more folks start to buy into the idea that we’re going to have more than 16 winners in the first 26 races; meaning that a win doesn’t guarantee a spot in the playoffs.

For those who thought Martin Truex, Jr. was done once Cole Pearn left, think again.  Truex may not be back on the dominating game he was a couple of years ago, but he is certainly announced himself as a championship contender once again.

Once again folks got enamored by the drivers who had experience on dirt tracks and figured they were the shoe-ins to win the Bristol Dirt Race.