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A few years ago I never could have envisioned myself sitting down to discuss the beginning of the NASCAR season, but hey you’re never too old to learn right? Actually 2005 was a great year in terms of racing and the sport is just booming and what I like most about NASCAR is the great personalities that bring so much color to the track.
It sometimes reminds me a little of Vince McMahon and his wrestling operations as you have drivers who came be crowd favorites one week and the next weekend they are blocking traffic on the track and threatening other drivers.
For years the bad boy of the track was Tony Stewart and this guy was out of control on several occasions and then last year he becomes the poster boy of the sport with his Nextel Cup Championship. Obviously Mr. Joe Gibbs coach of the Redskins and owner of the racing team has been a positive influence on the Indiana native.
Most experts around the oval are suggesting that Jimmie Johnson the driver not the former football coach will bag his first title this year. He’s come agonizing close three times already, finishing second in the points in 2003 and 2004 and fifth last year.
His 2003 run gave the team the confidence it needed to go after the title and it opened 2004 as the team to beat, winning eight races while spending most of the season atop the standings. But a late season swoon forced Johnson to fight his way back into contention and ultimately he fell eight points shy of the title in NASCAR’s closest championship race.
Then 2005 was supposed to be Johnson’s year as he came out surging, leading in points for 17 weeks but again his team faltered and could not keep pace with eventual winner Stewart. He ended the season on a sour note with a blown tire in the final race, which basically summed up the attitude in the pits!
Someone once said that out of defeat come our greatest triumphs and Johnson and his crew chief Chad Knaus, both feel the lessons learned have made them stronger and wiser.
Jeff Gordon is the fifth driver to win three or more Daytona 500s, joining Richard Petty (7), Cale Yarborough (4) and Bobby Allison and Dale Jarrett (3).
Gordon is 12 career victories away from being the all-time leader during the modern era. He is chasing Darrell Waltrip who has 84.
Though his ribs are still sore from a sprint car crash last month, reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart would still rather be in a race car than sitting and fretting over his aching right side.
Stewart drove several long stints last weekend during the Rolex 24 sports car endurance race in Daytona Beach, Fla!
Kurt Busch spent the first five full years of his NASCAR Nextel Cup career with Roush Racing, winning 14 races and the 2004 championship. But, midway through last season, he signed a contract with Penske Racing South for the 2007 season, a move that did not sit well with team owner Jack Roush.
Eventually, though, a deal was worked out to let Busch leave to replace retiring Rusty Wallace in Penske's No. 2 Dodge in 2006.
Busch was stopped by police for running a stop sign the night before the Phoenix race. Although it was later proven he was not driving under the influence of alcohol, there were rumors after the traffic stop that he was. Adding to the problem, Busch became belligerent with the police and was briefly detained. We will watch this driver very closely!
Carl Edwards:
What an outstanding first full season for Edwards, as he far exceeded all his goals and expectations by earning his first four wins in Cup competition. He missed winning the championship by a mere 35 points. Other than the title, the only other thing the back-flipping Missouri native didn't do was win Rookie of the Year – which he wasn't eligible for (he would have been a runaway winner).
In one season Edwards went from a virtual nobody to a Nextel Cup superstar. But he comes into 2006 with two key questions: 1) Can he top last year's performance? 2) Can he survive NASCAR's notorious sophomore jinx? Last year showed that Edwards is the real deal, so any drop-off is unlikely. Yet it's not out of the question, either – look at what happened to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon last season.
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It sometimes reminds me a little of Vince McMahon and his wrestling operations as you have drivers who came be crowd favorites one week and the next weekend they are blocking traffic on the track and threatening other drivers.
For years the bad boy of the track was Tony Stewart and this guy was out of control on several occasions and then last year he becomes the poster boy of the sport with his Nextel Cup Championship. Obviously Mr. Joe Gibbs coach of the Redskins and owner of the racing team has been a positive influence on the Indiana native.
Most experts around the oval are suggesting that Jimmie Johnson the driver not the former football coach will bag his first title this year. He’s come agonizing close three times already, finishing second in the points in 2003 and 2004 and fifth last year.
His 2003 run gave the team the confidence it needed to go after the title and it opened 2004 as the team to beat, winning eight races while spending most of the season atop the standings. But a late season swoon forced Johnson to fight his way back into contention and ultimately he fell eight points shy of the title in NASCAR’s closest championship race.
Then 2005 was supposed to be Johnson’s year as he came out surging, leading in points for 17 weeks but again his team faltered and could not keep pace with eventual winner Stewart. He ended the season on a sour note with a blown tire in the final race, which basically summed up the attitude in the pits!
Someone once said that out of defeat come our greatest triumphs and Johnson and his crew chief Chad Knaus, both feel the lessons learned have made them stronger and wiser.
Jeff Gordon is the fifth driver to win three or more Daytona 500s, joining Richard Petty (7), Cale Yarborough (4) and Bobby Allison and Dale Jarrett (3).
Gordon is 12 career victories away from being the all-time leader during the modern era. He is chasing Darrell Waltrip who has 84.
Though his ribs are still sore from a sprint car crash last month, reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart would still rather be in a race car than sitting and fretting over his aching right side.
Stewart drove several long stints last weekend during the Rolex 24 sports car endurance race in Daytona Beach, Fla!
Kurt Busch spent the first five full years of his NASCAR Nextel Cup career with Roush Racing, winning 14 races and the 2004 championship. But, midway through last season, he signed a contract with Penske Racing South for the 2007 season, a move that did not sit well with team owner Jack Roush.
Eventually, though, a deal was worked out to let Busch leave to replace retiring Rusty Wallace in Penske's No. 2 Dodge in 2006.
Busch was stopped by police for running a stop sign the night before the Phoenix race. Although it was later proven he was not driving under the influence of alcohol, there were rumors after the traffic stop that he was. Adding to the problem, Busch became belligerent with the police and was briefly detained. We will watch this driver very closely!
Carl Edwards:
What an outstanding first full season for Edwards, as he far exceeded all his goals and expectations by earning his first four wins in Cup competition. He missed winning the championship by a mere 35 points. Other than the title, the only other thing the back-flipping Missouri native didn't do was win Rookie of the Year – which he wasn't eligible for (he would have been a runaway winner).
In one season Edwards went from a virtual nobody to a Nextel Cup superstar. But he comes into 2006 with two key questions: 1) Can he top last year's performance? 2) Can he survive NASCAR's notorious sophomore jinx? Last year showed that Edwards is the real deal, so any drop-off is unlikely. Yet it's not out of the question, either – look at what happened to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon last season.
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