Thoughts of LoWriter

The NASCAR Season Starts (Flames Were Involved)!

Well, kids, NASCAR opened today with the Daytona 500, which is pretty much, to quote the announcers, "The Superbowl of NASCAR." It's the biggest race of the season, and Tony Stewart did not win, which is something that I personally appreciate. He did lead several laps, but then he and the second car behind him got into it and he was done for the day. I will say this--They must have gotten him on some meds during the off-season. He's far calmer than he's been in the past.

Harvick (probably spelled wrong) won the race with Mark Martin in second place by something crazy like .002 of a second, which made me sad because he hasn't won at Daytona once in 23 years, but the highlight of the race came at the end. The cars behind the winner and the runner up went smashing into each other, and the 07 car finished the race by sliding down the track UPSIDE DOWN WHILE ON FIRE! The driver was fine, but the car had seen better days, obviously. He finished 18th, and it counted because he stayed on the track. He thought they probably finished higher than 18th and was going to have to review the tapes. Ha! Only in NASCAR.

So, on the whole, it was quite a good race. Most of the cautions came at the end, so it went relatively quickly, there was a drive for the finish at the end and it was really anybody's race right up until the checkered flag dropped.

Additionally, I got to watch it with my dad on his b-day, so that was awesome! In addition, a friend of mine asked me if I wouldn't like to go to the Talledega race. I don't think I'll probably be able to go, but it's fun to fantasize about. On the whole, it was a great day.

To quote the great Darrell Waltrip: "Boogedy, boogedy, boogedy! Let's go racing!" Next week, it's the Auto Club 500, and the prize is something like a million bucks. Whoo hoo! Should be a good one, and I think it's on Fox. I'll be sure to make a full report, ladies and gents.