Above The Yellow Line: "The Funky 500" - Analyzing the Varying Strategies For The Great American Race and A Storybook Night For Hendrick Motorsports

Having the Daytona 500 on a Monday is not what made this race odd.

An early wreck on lap six of “The Great American Race” shuffled strategy for every team. When the field came to pit road, only three cars stayed out on track. While these three hoped to vital track position, it created a tricky fuel mileage race for everyone the rest of the stage.

This began the “funky 500” where we saw single car pit stops resulting in a jumbled up field.

Stage 2 was the calm before the storm when the final stage presented fans with ‘the big one’ and a finish that left more to be desired.

Join Taylor Kitchen to break down the big moments of the event on this episode of Above The Yellow Line.

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Taylor Kitchen

Taylor Kitchen found her passion for motorsports after watching a NASCAR Xfinity Series race with her grandma in 2016. The following year, she would attend her first race at Kentucky Speedway. The smell of the gas and the roar of the engines filling her ears was enough to solidify her love of the sport. In 2021, Taylor created her motorsports media outlet, “Above The Yellow Line”. On this platform, she produces high-quality videos discussing the latest news and events from the sport. The following year, Taylor partnered with TobyChristie.com to bring her video content to the TC platform. Graduating with a B.S. in Journalism in 2023, Taylor is continuing her reporting duties while also working in the motorsports marketing and PR space. Previously working with Team Hornaday Development and AT Racing Development, Taylor has gathered valuable insight through these roles that have helped her bring unique content to her viewers while also helping drivers at any level bring value to their brands.