It's probably because participants don't compete directly with each other, or race side-by-side – this is a pure battle between themselves and the equipment.
"The first corner is a fantastic place for overtaking, and you can pretty much race side-by-side with someone all the way down into Turn 6, which is incredible".
Nascar has created more opportunities to race side-by-side — and more chances for crashes — through rules changes in the last year, from double-file restarts to multiple restarts at the end of races as officials try for a green-flag finish.
"We saw there were two cars, possibly three cars, racing side-by-side," he said.
Bowyer raced side-by-side with Busch at the green flag, but cleared Busch and pulled away for the win.
Each ski-cross race has four skiers racing side-by-side over jumps and turns through several qualification rounds.
The race was not particularly stimulating, according to Earnhardt and Stewart, because conditions kept the drivers from racing side-by-side.
The biggest difficulty comes when both drivers are bringing the same number of points, racing side-by-side, and the team would prefer that they hold position.
Competing in a lower-level Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in November, Kyle Busch was racing side-by-side with Ron Hornaday when the two bumped and hit the wall, causing a caution flag to come out.
But Edwards figured he would have plenty of chances closer to the finish, so he tried for a clean pass as he and Busch raced side-by-side for several laps.
The two horses raced side-by-side for several strides, but Galileo then pulled ahead to win by two lengths.
