When Jimmie Johnson was bumped to take over second place, it wasn’t particularly unusual. Johnson’s reaction, though, was the bolt out of a blue sky.
“NASCAR is boring.” Or so say many race fans and media, frustrated with the changes in the sport in recent years.
Instead, the K&N Pro divisions are where the old-school racing lies.
Sometimes, it’s not about the racing. In fact, at Victory Junction it wasn’t even allowed to be on Saturday.
Bristol Motor Speedway has something besides great on-track competition. They might just be able to boast the greatest driver introductions in NASCAR.
With four races on the books so far in 2010, it’s looking like a whole new ballgame in NASCAR. The races have been very good.
There is one other thing fans want and it’s the one thing the sanctioning body can’t make a rule change to give them. NASCAR needs a rivalry.
At a time where NASCAR is struggling to survive a barrage of criticism and a mass exodus of race fans, they need the small teams to be in their corner.
While 43 race teams prepared their cars for Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway, what was happening to three other teams told a different story.
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.