If you listened to our last podcast episode, To Live and Clash in LA, Tam made an appearance to talk about her experience at the Clash, which took place at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Although Tam hasn’t decided if she’s will cover the entire NASCAR season, she did share her thoughts on the men’s lifestyle website, MankindUnplugged.com. Here’s what Tam had to say.
EXCERPTS FROM TAM’S ARTICLE ON MANKINDUNPLUGGED.COM
Everything about the event was a hit in our eyes, including the up-close first look at NASCAR’s new Next Gen race car. The future of race cars has arrived and is ready for its debut to start the 2022 season. “The new car not only reinforces NASCAR’s commitment to best-in-class racing, it symbolizes the bold innovation that continues to drive us forward across all areas of the sport,” said Steve Phelps, NASCAR President.
Prior to the 23-car, 150-lap clash of some of NASCAR’s best drivers, the field went through heat and Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) race. It was in the final LCQ race where we believe fans got a good look at what the Next Gen car is capable of. Let’s just say that this particular race lived up to the title “The Clash.”
When asked about how testy he thought drivers would be on the track prior to racing getting underway at the Los Angeles Coliseum, living legend and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart said, “I think you’re gonna see guys running into each other, not even trying to run into each other. The corners are so tight here, but that’s going to be what’s exciting about it is things are going to happen in front of guys that are going to cause people to check up…”
Take the jump over to MankindUnplugged.com for more photos and to read Tam’s full article.
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