NASCAR's wacky new "roval" was quick to cause chaos

CONCORD, NC – If Friday's NASCAR Friday practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway was an indication, Sunday's race will be 248.52 miles of chaos.

The drivers will compete in the new "roval" event – a semi-oval and half-way course – for the first time Sunday in Sunday's Bank of America Roval 400, which is also the first playoff playoff race and the championship will be The turn has 17 corners that have been described as smooth, narrow and unpredictable. Overall, particularly compared to the other scheduled road routes, it is particularly ruthless.

Is it similar to something else on the calendar of the cut series? "Hell no!" Said Clint Bowyer Friday on the track.

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"If you play, there's nowhere to go," added Austin Dillon, who hit his No. 3 Chevrolet during the test.

But how is this thing difficult?

The first oval cut is abrupt and has been dubbed "burn tower", and the blue and artificial speed bumps along the curves, called turtles, also cause problems. Several drivers – including the race car – spun or broke down during Friday's practice.

There is no real way to describe how difficult it will be to run on this track, but these videos of practice do the job. The first incident occurred only about 10 minutes on the track.

Kyle Busch scratched the wall, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. was pushed back several times, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had to turn to his rescue car and Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Aric Almirola and Ryan Newman.