I agree, sortof
You're right about not much of a race, single file, no passing, same was true in the twins and shootout, if your'e out front you are almost unpassable.
BUT, no way was it fixed, dont even think about that, how in the world do you convince 42 other teams that theyre not gonna win this weekend? Racing is not like baseball or basketball. No spread to cover its every man for himself. Look at the past 4 restrictor plate races. Jr. and Mikey ruled, and prior to that Big E was the man. RCR and DEI dominate the superspeedways, period.