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Wait a second. You’re telling me you missed the NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway because you had other things to do on a Saturday night?

The horror!

I’m kidding, of course. Ratings for Saturday night races are traditionally lower than Sunday afternoon races because people often are out and about on Saturday evenings.

So if you didn’t get a chance to watch the Charlotte race and you’re waking up this morning wondering what happened, here’s a recap for you:

• The first 300 laps were uneventful. I’m not exaggerating when I say the majority of the Bank of America 500 was a single-file parade with no passing.

Drivers marveled at how difficult it was to pass, and even cars as fast as the race leader had difficulty lapping slower cars when they caught them.

Jeff Gordon told his team via radio that he’d never seen conditions this bad in all his races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/10/13/2488045/nascar-charlotte-motor-speedway-series-fifth-chase-race-news-results-standings-updates