Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2012 Talladega Spring Race Recap
Just another silly, contrived and violent plate race … racing that appeals to the least common denominators amongst us.
Just another silly, contrived and violent plate race … racing that appeals to the least common denominators amongst us.
It wasn’t as bad as Texas, Fontana or Kansas but it surely was Richmond Lite … less action, more boring.
Martin Truex Jr. made one last concerted charge at Denny Hamlin with three laps to go but lost grip and slid in behind the No. 11.
Greg Biffle slowly stalked and ran down Jimmie Johnson over 30 laps by a tenth or so a circuit before making that final pass.
There’s nothing wrong with the new NASCAR style of racing that an old short track can’t fix.
Tony Stewart took the lead from Kyle Busch on lap 85 and appeared to be in a class of his own. The rain just sealed the deal.
Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth had what appeared to be equally fast cars for the second half of the race, so it came down to which driver wanted it most.
For those keeping score, that’s Steve Addington – 1, Darian Grubb – 1.
Denny Hamlin and Darian Grubb got served up a huge helping of redemption after their humiliations last season.
The Daytona International Speedway … putting the “car” back in “carnage.”