As we close out the year, it's time to bathe in the warm glow of nostalgia and look back at some of the best races of the season. We continue with a duel at Bristol, with both Kyle Busch and Mark Martin going at it for the checkered flag at the Sharpie 500.
Bristol is always a thrilling race; my favorite comparison is that driving it is like "flying a fighter jet in a gymnasium." At this particular mixing bowl, Kyle needed a win to stay in the Chase hunt; Martin needed a win to continue his astonishing season. As the laps wound down, Kyle held the edge, but would Martin turn him for the win ... ?
As it turned out, this was one of the season's final highlights for Kyle. He'd miss the Chase by just a scant eight points. Martin, meanwhile, bristled afterward at suggestions that he should -- or even could -- have turned Kyle to win this race. And while hundreds of thousands of fans wouldn't have minded if he'd knocked Kyle out of the way, it's probably better for his rep that he didn't.
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