Started in 4th for the first official race on the new track surface. everyone was taking it easy and being a little timid no knowing how the new surface would race. The 45 and I were able to work through some of the senior traffic before I was able to get a run on the back straight. Soon after I was passed by the 26 who was on the softer tires from last season. I spent the rest of the race just learning the how the new surface would drive and how much grip there was.