Busch wins and Gordon takes the points lead barely

Kyle Busch won, edging out Jeff Burton in a wreck filled Bristol race.

Gordon took the points lead, leading Jeff Burton by only 3 points.

The debut of the COT seemed to have brought slower speeds and didn't produce the careful racing people expected, there was still lots of passing and aggression out on the track.

So, how did the COT fair in the race and with the fans?  I guess it all depends on who you ask.  I'm sure if you ask Dale Jarrett, he would probably say it's as fragile as they were afraid when the rear of his car got destroyed in a wreck.  On the other hand, Kasey Kahne and others were able to get their cars back on the track after damage, albeit laps down and their hits weren't as hard.

The worry about the splitter cutting down a tire proved itself, when slight contact between Bowyer and Kahne, cut Kahnes tire down, luckily for Kahne he was able to battle back to 19th and is in 34th in points now.

Even though it was the debut of the COT, it proved to be a typical Bristol race and didn't cause as much problems as they thought it could.

Oh and coverage was bad again, but that's nothing new.

Next week, another COT race at Martinsville.

Your thoughts?