5 Points to Ponder: Of Potholes, Speedweeks & Qualifying Nightmares
Minus the pothole, Speedweeks was a fantastic kickoff to a season that NASCAR needs to go well.
Minus the pothole, Speedweeks was a fantastic kickoff to a season that NASCAR needs to go well.
It’s fair to say that 2009 was not a tremendous year for NASCAR TV advertising.
Finally, the Daytona 500 came on Sunday. SPEED came on air live at 9 a.m. and from that point there was continuous live coverage from Daytona.
While NASCAR’s new rules led to a record-breaking 21 leaders at Daytona, it’s hard to gauge right now if the sport’s momentum from plate racing can carry over.
For the past few years, we’ve watched countless stock cars bobble over the “bumps” in turn 2 at Daytona.
Greg Biffle gave friend and former teammate Jamie McMurray a vital push down the backstretch on the final lap to propel the No. 1 car to the Daytona 500 win.
The hole that appeared in turn 2 at Daytona was symbolic of so much more: the gulf NASCAR has dug itself into over the past several years.
Despite a relatively quiet Speedweeks, Martin Truex Jr.’s first points race for Michael Waltrip Racing was one of the biggest surprises of Sunday’s 500.
Time pressed on and on during the first one, roughly an hour-and-a-half longer than NASCAR predicted repairs to the wounded pavement would take.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Great American Race, the Daytona 500.