A little bit of a change to the Bristol surface ahead of tonight’s Night Race. PJ1, not resin, has been applied to the lower groove. The idea behind the change from NASCAR is to open up the track for multi-groove racing.

NASCAR.com’s 36 for 36 continues at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bristol calls itself The Last Great Colosseum, and any fan that’s been to a race there will tell you that’s exactly what it feels like. The walls shake with the noise, the fans are as rowdy of a crowd as can be found throughout the sport and the environment somehow feels entirely unique.