Going Green: Racing, Not Wrecking Others Will Help Danica’s Reputation
My concern is that Danica Patrick has shown in the past that she is a hot head who doesn’t think before she acts in certain situations.
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My concern is that Danica Patrick has shown in the past that she is a hot head who doesn’t think before she acts in certain situations.
It was a wild weekend in Talladega and just about every car left the track with some damage. However, it wasn’t just cars that were damaged on Sunday, as poor results in the race damaged the egos of many of today’s frontrunners. Crapshoot or not, Talladega still counts for the same amount of points as any other race and several of the competitors will be happy to cross it off their list until October.
Now, without further delay, here is Who’s Hot and Who’s Not not after Talladega.
10. Pocono Raceway: Because We Can’t Count to Four.
Talladega and Daytona are too damn big to race on. It’s a simple equation. Unrestricted, the cars run too fast.
3.4 – Clint Bowyer’s average finish in the last five Talladega races. In his eight Talladega starts prior, his best effort had been a fifth.
Whatever the solution, something needs to be done to clean up the plate races going forward.
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