We Got Two Of A Kind

Posted by Penni On March - 5 - 2008

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? Let’s hope not, because once again, Vegas was great racing.

Where weekend before where it was all rain, all day — Las Vegas was far from rainy. It was very much a typical race weekend.

Qualifying was Friday, as usual. The Cup drivers and fans got their first taste of the new way of qualifying (that is if you haven’t been watching Truck or Nationwide qualifying).

The top 35 in owner’s points qualified first and then all those who weren’t in the top 35 qualified at the end together. It makes it more fair for the teams who may or may not make it in, they say.

I agree with this. I think it gives all the “go or go-home” cars the same advantage (or disadvantage) — but that’s just my opinion. Read the rest of this entry »

Woo-Hoo! NASCAR Is Back!

Posted by Penni On February - 6 - 2008

NASCAR’s New Year’s Eve is here — with the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway!

It seems like the hiatus (that began nearly three months ago) went by fast and slow all at once. Of course, there were the three different testing sessions (Daytona, Las Vegas, and California) to help the time go by and feed our racing “addiction,” but in all honesty it really wasn’t enough. We really didn’t get to see any racing except for the few programs on ESPN2 and Speed that showed clips and highlights of the sessions. Real racing — as short as it may be Saturday night — is still more then enough to hold us over until the Gatorade Duels and the highly anticipated Daytona 500 next week. Don’t you agree?

There are several things to look forward to — good and bad. Read the rest of this entry »

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