Nascar COT and a sad NHRA note

Well it seems as if the NASCAR Car of Tomorrow still has some bugs to be worked out as a few cars had the foam, which is added to the sides of the car as an extra safety measure, catch fire by teh heat from the exhaust system. And Kevin Harvick was on fire today in Martinsville as seen in this picture from Nascar.com. Seem like they still need more testing before they really put it into full racing year round.
Anyway Dale Earnhardt had a good run and finshed 5, and Jimmy johnson held off his boss Jeff gordon to win the race.

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Eric Medlen has passed away from a testing accident in Gainesville while testing his funny car. John Force racing did not race in Houston this past weekend in honor of their fallen teammate.