After being silent due to covid 19, it was time for America to welcome back live sporting events, and NASCAR was in the spotlight on Sunday afternoon. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. would be the first one to experience what it feels like to be involved in an accident, which brought out the first caution. Then, Jimmy Johnson’s spotter, Earl Barban was able to say “new leader 48”, which is something we haven’t heard him say in a while. It wouldn’t last very long, as the 7 time Cup champion would find trouble near the end of stage #1, when he was trying to give his crew chief, Cliff Daniels, something to be happy about and celebrate a stage 1 win. That would have come with playoff implications. Former crew chief Chad Knaus and William Byron also found a problem, which would put them in the holler along with Johnson, who would after take to the internet. This one really hurts, but the 48 ran strong. We will be back Wednesday night. The #4 would celebrate alone in victory lane, except for radio outlet MRN, who also will be your radio home for Wednesday night’s return to the Piedmont region of South Carolina, where Ryan Preece is on the pole.
