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Yellow flags and 2x2 restarts bunch the field up but yes they are very evenly matched and perfectly capable of racing that close for many laps. At the superspeedways they run 3 wide and 8 deep a foot apart at 200+mph for 50+ laps at a time. NASCAR keeps a very tight rein on the specifications so it is rare for anybody to run away from the rest of the field. Only about 5 of the drivers in that clip were a lap down and anybody in the top ten at the final restart could have won. There have been 9 different winners in 19 races so far this year and at least half the field are more than capable of winning. Make no mistake these are world class drivers who would excel in any form of motorsport. Remember Juan Pablo Montoya? He only ever won a single NASCAR race in many years of trying despite being a top F1 driver.

They have a fair degree of downforce and suffer from turbulent air just like F1 so overtaking is not easy but there are more overtakes in a single race than a whole season of F1.

Freesports channel on Sky or Freeview show highlights of some races. Why not give it a try? You never know you may get to like it.