Speaking in the first episode this week of his new podcast, Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin, he questioned the wisdom of running so many cars on the temporary short track, which has been the non-championship NASCAR Cup Series curtain-raiser for the past two seasons.
The Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, usually plays host to College Football, soccer games and music concerts. For the second consecutive season, the NASCAR Bud Light Clash took place on a made-from-scratch, ¼-mile asphalt oval.