Congrats to Chase Elliott on winning the pole during qualifying. Great going rookie!
Congrats to Dale Earnhardt Jr on winning the first, relatively uneventful, Can-Am Duel race.
Once again, Larry McReynolds is ruining the call. For some unknown reason he’s babbling away during the second race. I’m a fan of out-of-sight-out-of-a-job in his case. Why won’t they improve the broadcasts by leaving him out of it?
Jeff Gordon is doing okay so far. He’s easily rattled, but I’m sure that will ease up as he gains experience. He also will learn to keep it shorter. He has a bit of a tendency to go on a bit. In the times I’ve listened to him though, he seems to get better each broadcast. Go Big Daddy!
Kenseth, as is his way, was stinking up the show. He led the field from the green until he got trash on his grill and let KyBu up to pull it off. KyBu then took over stinking up the show. Typically if the first race is mild the second isn’t. This has been an atypical race, in that regard, to this point.
With 2 to go Casey Mear’s crew’s fear came to pass as he ran out of gas in second place
Jimmie Johnson got turned and wrecked on the final lap . Martins Truex Jr, Matt Kenseth, Danica Patrick and AJ Allmendinger got a piece of it.
Jamie McMurray tried to block the 48, but came up onto Jimmie and he ended up turned in front of the field and the 47, 20, 78 and 10 has no where to go.
So Kyle Busch is the winner. Congrats KyBu.
Kurt Busch got a piece of it, but managed to finish. Likely everyone involved will have to go to a backup car.
Jamie Mc says he never felt the 48 touch him, so he doesn’t know if it was just a disturbance in the air that caused the wreck.
Congrats to Ryan Blaney, Michael McDowell, Robert Richardson Jr, and Matt DiBenedetto on racing their way into the Daytona 500.
In NASCAR news this week:
- Ganassi, Kauffman Discuss Partnership.
- Gerard Butler Named Daytona Grand Marshal.
- NASCAR Media Day Round-Up.
- Bojangles’ Legends Breakfast Returns to Darlington.
- Elliott Wins Daytona 500 Pole.
- Drivers, Teams Honor Barney Hall.
- Hamlin Wins Sprint Unlimited.
- Griffey Jr. Daytona 500 Honorary Starter.
- HScott Motorsports Adds Second Charter.
- Wood Brothers Moving Forward.
- Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch Duel Winners.
- Harvick and Vickers’ Times Disallowed.
- Roof Flap Issue for Truex in Qualifying.
- Cena to Drive Pace Car for Daytona 500.
- Allgaier Ready for New Opportunity.
- Caution Clock Coming to Truck Series.
- Stadium Tickets for Daytona 500 Sold Out.