Jimmie Johnson took the pool for the 2008 running of the Daytona 500 Sunday afternoon. Less than 24 hours ago his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., edged Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout. This will mark the 50th running of the superbowl of racing. With all of the drivers qualifying today, only the top two are set for Sunday's race. A lot of the fans don't know that or understand that. The other driver that has punched his ticket for the race is Michael Waltrip. He was the first of many of the Toyato cars that ran really well. If fans remember well enough, Toyota was almost a joke last year. Starting with Michael Waltrip himself after the 500 inspection revealed that they used an illegal fuel.
So, the only spots taken for Sunday's race is the first row with Jimmie Johnson who qualified 1st with a speed of 187 mph and Michael Waltrip 2nd with a speed of 186 mph. The rest of the field will be decided in two 150 mile races on Thursday.
I think that everyone thought that Hendrick Motorsports would do fine this year, especially after Jr.'s win last night, but no one expected Toyota to show as well as they have this early on!
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Nascar Starts off 2008 with a Bang!
If the final practice for the Budweiser shootout is any indication of what kind of year Nascar fans are in for then we are in for one hell of a year! Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch probably don't share the same opinion as most Nascar fans are right now. They had a slight mishap in the final hours of practice at Daytona Int. Speedway. Busch slid up into the wall after being tapped by Stewart who claimed that Busch was blocking him. Both drivers were at each other afterwards and will probably look for payback tomorrow night. That's right! Nascar is back for another year and it seems like it will be better than ever in 2008.
The Budweiser Shootout will also mark the 1st race for Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the wheel of the 88 Hendrick Chevy. Jr. is ready to make the transition from DEI (TEI - Teressa Earnhardt Inc.) to Hendrick Motorsports. I think his decision to move on has also sparked a lot of interest from all Nascar fans to finally find out if he can WIN. He'll have all the top materials at hand in 2008. He will get his chance Saturday night at Daytona and I couldn't think of a better place to start his year off with a "bang". Remember he won this event in 2003!!!
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