The Racing Weekend That Was: My Quick Observations
Submitted by NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Awesome finish with rookie driver Donny Lia not being afraid to use his bumper to notch his first victory.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Some pretty good drama near the end between Hamlin and Keselowski and their crews. I’ll be writing more about this tomorrow, and let me tell you its gonna be a rant!
Kudos to Kyle Busch with yet another NASCAR victory. Man this guy has won in all 3 of NASCAR’s top series with 4 different teams for 3 different team owners (JGR has both Cup and Nationwide teams that Kyle drives for).
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Scott Steckly (No. 22 Tow Truck In A Box/Erb Group Dodge) started this season off t
he same way as he ended last year’s season, in Victory Lane.
he same way as he ended last year’s season, in Victory Lane.
Series Champ Andrew Ranger couldn’t get it dialed in and spent most of the race mired in the middle of the field. He eventually finished the series opener in 17th place.
The F1 Race in Moneco
Great job by Lewis Hamilton’s team to keep him where he was on the track with ex
cellent pit strategy regarding tires and the weather. That great pit work eventually earned Hamilton the victory and the points lead.
cellent pit strategy regarding tires and the weather. That great pit work eventually earned Hamilton the victory and the points lead.Hey F1, here is some advice for you; get rid of the 2 hour time limit because it sucks!
The Indy 500
Scott Dixon is the 19th driver in the race’s 92 year history to win from the pole, and it w
asn’t as easy as it sounds either. When the eighth and final yellow came out Dixon was in 2nd to Vitor Meira but Dixon was able to leave ahead of Meira upon exiting. Dixon then had to hold off the rest of the field for the final 15 laps - in lapped traffic for the last hand-full of laps no less - to claim the victory and the bottle of milk.
asn’t as easy as it sounds either. When the eighth and final yellow came out Dixon was in 2nd to Vitor Meira but Dixon was able to leave ahead of Meira upon exiting. Dixon then had to hold off the rest of the field for the final 15 laps - in lapped traffic for the last hand-full of laps no less - to claim the victory and the bottle of milk.Notice I didn’t write about a certain driver of a blue and black car? Why you ask? Simple. She is a race car driver and did exactly what any competitor would have done after an incident like that, regardless of gender. With that being said there really is no story.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kasey Kahne pulls out the win tonight in a race that seemed to jinx anyone who led the race.
After leading 64 laps early Kurt Busch hit the wall while running second, after leading 61 laps Brian Vickers lost a wheel while in 3rd place, Dale Jr hit the wall while leading, Jimmie Johnson ‘done blowed up’ while leading, and Tony Stewart blew a tire while leading with just 3 laps left.
Kahne became the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2003 to win both the All-Star Race and the 600.
Great ending for Jeff Gordon who took a 10 to 15th place car and finished solidly in 4th place using great pit strategy and fuel conservation techniques (driving slower).
Who would have thought that Dale Jr could even be in the top 10 after hitting the wall, yet he managed to finish in 5th. Wow.
More tomorrow.
Scott Steckly Photo: Chris Coughlin/NASCAR
Scott Dixon Photo: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Kasey Kahne Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Lewis Hamilton Photo: Robert Pratta/Reuters
Kyle Busch Photo: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR
Donny Lia Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images for NASCAR
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