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DW: 'Oh What A Night'

When I started to work on this week's column and think about what we saw at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday evening, one thought came to mind: "Oh What a Night." I have to admit, it was one of the weirdest 600-mile races I have ever witnessed. And, trust me, I've been in and seen a lot of them.We had it all. We had a full moon, red flags, cautions, tempers flaring, great racing, some good strategy at times, while other times not so good. At the end of the evening, we even had an unpredictable outcome. I thought this Coca-Cola 600 was the most intriguing of all time.In all fairness, the Sprint All-Star Race two weeks ago could also fall in that same category of "Oh What A Night." The four segments creating the lineup for the pit stops for the last 10-lap shootout was different. Heck, even bringing back no pit road speed during the qualifying for the Sprint All-Star race was cool and different.I'm still not sure what we can do to make the Sprint All-Star Race as compelling as we all want it ...

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