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Racing at Martinsville Is Exhausting

Apr 1, 2007 – 4:31 PM
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After last week's complaints about the car of tomorrow exhaust systems, I expected we'd have more air quality complaints by the halfway mark of today's Goody Cool Orange 500.

I wasn't the only one. The drivers have the oxygen tanks ready to go.

Jimmie Johnson even tried to preempt any potential problem by preparing for today's race with oxygen therapy:
"Everybody has different beliefs with it, and it hasn't scienced out to a T yet. But the schedule I have been on is Friday for an hour, Saturday for an hour, Sunday morning for an hour. And then if I can, Sunday afternoon after the race; that is really when you can feel it the most. If you can get on some oxygen, it helps you out a lot."
But being short on oxygen at Martinsville isn't exclusive to the COT.

Check out this video from 1998 when race winner Ricky Rudd suffered a broken air conditioner in 90 degree heat. He gave his post-race interview lying on the ground in victory lane with oxygen in hand:

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