When most people think of Nascar racing, they think of a big oval that the cars go around multiple times. Sure, most of the races are on tracks like this, but over the weekend was not! Yesterday, Nascar started their engines on the Watkins Glen International track. The track is a road course, and because of its shape has a lot of unique turns that the racers have to maneuver through. These turns cause a bunch of spin outs through the race including one at the end that cost Jeff Gordon the win. On the second last lap of the race, Gordon came into the first turn too quick and saw his win vanish as he did a 360. Tony Stewart ended up taking the lead from Gordon's mistake and held onto for his win! Another exciting part of the race was when Harvick and Montoya crashed into each other. When they had their cars under control, they got out and exchanged a few words and a few pushes. I know that this is not a normal action on the track, but I found it enjoyable. It was a great racing weekend at Watkins Glen, and maybe next time Nascar is there, I will take a ride and watch it live.

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