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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

A Wet Weekend

After many hours of anticipation and patience, the Auto Club 500 results are in the record books! Who would of thought rain would be an issue in sunny California?! Especially in light of an over 100 degree weekend at the races there just last September! Nascar fans and drivers spent all day Sunday wondering and waiting. After tedious track drying, the race finally started at 6:00pm eastern time. Not long after the start, Casey Mears spun due to a wet spot on the track taking teammate Dale Jr. and fellow racer, Sam Hornish Jr. with him. This brought out the red flag for over an hour allowing the rain to come back. Nascar was able to get the track dry once more and begin racing again, but mother nature had something else in store. After one more red flag for rain, it was obvious the race would not be completed on Sunday. The Nascar community came back together Monday morning to finish the 500. Jeff Gordon, who dominated the laps raced on Sunday, did not find the same luck on Monday. It was Carl Edwards who charged through the field to take the ever so elusive victory!
Posted by Meridith on 02/26 at 11:05 PM
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Sunday, February 17, 2008

A Different Side of Nascar

Most Nascar related articles discuss the racing itself or topics that directly have to do with the racing, but this is not all of Nascar. There is more to the sport than “just turning left”. A particular example of this is the driver to driver, driver to team, and driver to owner relationships. Without making these relationships work, the drivers would not be able to go out on the race track and turn left each week.

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Posted by Meridith on 02/17 at 11:33 PM
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We Finally Know

After months of anticipation, many of our questions are now answered. For one, Dale Jr. fans no longer have to worry about seeing their driver in the winner’s circle. With wins in the Shootout and a Duel, not to mention a top ten in the 500, Dale Jr.’s season is already looking better than last year’s.  Watching the Gibbs’ teams these past two weeks has shown that the Toyota/Gibbs combo will definitely be a threat this season. Denny Hamlin’s Duel win and Tony’s and Kyle’s 500 success are all proof of this. With Joe Gibbs back full time, it looks like they will be a major threat this season as well. This week also showed that Hendrick Motorsports will have some competition. Penske is back in the game with a one-two finish in the 500.  And finally, despite Toyota’s disappointing premier season, they appear to be back with power. Lots of power! Will all this play out as it appears?  We have an entire season ahead of us to find out.

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Posted by Meridith on 02/17 at 10:30 PM
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