Thoughts of LoWriter

Daytona, Baby

Well, my pretty pattern is out the window. Today was the Daytona 500, which is the opening season of NASCAR for those of you who don't know. It was fantastic. I watched it with my Dad because it was his birthday today and I don't have to return to the Cities until tomorrow.

Another reason why the race was fantastic was that I got to watch Tony Stewart make a complete ass of himself. And I liked it. I've never liked Tony Stewart because I think he's got a temper on him and it makes him irrational and dangerous on the race track and arrogant in interviews. And oh, surprise, today was total proof of that.

The man spent all week whining about how everybody needed to drive more safely, and then he purposely sent a car carreening into the grass and then back through a line of cars into the wall. Miraculously, nobody else got involved, but I definitely watched a huge pile up last year in the Daytona 500. I like NASCAR better than Indie car racing because I think NASCAR is far safer racing solely because the cars are better built to protect the drivers. I've rarely seen anybody actually get hurt, but that's no excuse.

I was vaguely glad that Stewart had to eat his words. Like I say, I never liked him, anyway. I was rather disappointed that Kenseth couldn't leave it alone, though. I think he still could have won or come close if he hadn't had to go back onto pit road after he passed Stewart on pit road and nicked the front of his car as kind of an "up yours." I think it's become quite clear what kind of a moron Stewart is, so I don't really feel like Kenseth gave himself any extra credit by egging him on.

So, on the whole, it was a pretty good race, with Jimmie Johnson in a Chevy winning. I like Johnson, so that was all right. Also, my dad and I have an ongoing dispute about Stewart. For instance, he doesn't mind if Stewart wins because Stewart drives a Chevy; whereas, I root for anyone who isn't Stewart to win. And if Stewart wins, my day is shot. Dad's never quite understood my dislike for Stewart, so I felt slightly vindicated today. What can I say? It was only a matter of time before Stewart blew his top on the track. Thankfully, it wasn't more serious than a banged up car for Kenseth.

Posted by LoWriter at February 19, 2006 09:35 PM