Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2010 Dover Spring Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson had a dominant car, but a rare unforced error by the four-time champ (speeding on pit road) handed the win to Kyle Busch at Dover.
Matt joined Frontstretch in 2007 after a decade of race-writing, paired with the first generation of racing internet sites like RaceComm and Racing One. Now semi-retired, he submits occasional special features while his retrospectives on drivers like Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and other fallen NASCAR legends pop up every summer on Frontstretch. A motorcycle nut, look for the closest open road near you and you can catch him on the Harley during those bright, summer days in his beloved Pennsylvania.
Jimmie Johnson had a dominant car, but a rare unforced error by the four-time champ (speeding on pit road) handed the win to Kyle Busch at Dover.
So who should the five drivers inducted into the NASCAR Hall in 2011 be? In my mind there are four drivers that should automatically make the cut.
They’re racing 500 miles at Darlington, and for that I give thanks. But Saturday’s race might have been “A” Southern 500, but it’s not “The” Southern 500.
Growing up, I recall when the month of May meant one thing for racing fans. It meant the Indy “By Gawd” 500.
Whatever sealer the Sawyer family used to use at Richmond to ensure side-by-side racing in two lanes needs to be pulled out of storage.
Speaking of site management, even they seemed a bit taken aback I wasn’t showering the Talladega race with Hosannas after the fact.
Three green-white-checkered restarts at the end of Talladega? The No. 42 Tums sponsorship was perfect, because crew chiefs had to be gobbling the tablets.
In this tough economy, Hendrick still has the sponsors other teams lack and they can make you rich. Rich and unsuccessful beats poor and a champion.
Denny Hamlin muscled his way past Jeff Burton on the final restart at Texas and held off Jimmie Johnson to claim his second win in the last three races.
To sum up, I feel NASCAR’s Truck Series has lost its way and is irretrievably broken. You may feel otherwise.