Boogity Boogity Boogity!
Football is done. The Pro Bowl doesn't count.College basketball is getting good (the ACC is cut-throat as always) but if it's early-to-mid-February, that means its time once again for NASCAR.
For all you who say "no one wants to watch a bunch of rednecks drive around in a great big circle," you can stop reading now.
I personally love the sport, love the spectacle, and I love the sensory overload that is a NASCAR race.
News13 is going to be all over the 2008 Daytona 500, and I am thrilled once again to play a small part in all of this.
This year's race is the 50th running of the race, and we'll be there to catch all of the excitement as the 2008 Sprint Cup Series (yeah, weird, right?) gets underway.
I am going to throw out my predictions at this point. Write them down and call me on the carpet come November.
For the Daytona 500, I think you have to respect Hendrick Motorsports' continued dominance, especially with the new car. With a combined 5 wins among Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., the "dream team" is almost a shoe-in.
But, I think one driver in particular is due for a good finish, if not a win, in NASCAR's crown jewel event.
Tony Stewart lead a good part of last year's race, and was running well in the 2006 race, but crashed in both. He's won the July Daytona race twice, and has won at just about every other type of track on the circuit, so look for Stewart to show up and compete--despite the fact he's running a Toyota for the first time this year.
As for this season's championship race, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon have the upper hand, and, if he can remain consistent, so does Earnhardt.
Say what you want about Hendrick, but that crowd has got it together. Money talks, especially in NASCAR, and no one uses it more wisely than Hendrick, whether its testing, or equipment, or keeping people on the payroll.
But I would still like to see good seasons by Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, or even Tony Stewart.
We'll see.
I can't wait for next week and the big race, and let me know what you think about those picks!
Posted by on 02/04 at 08:42 PM
Mr. Ray. I have tried to convince Miss Burkett that I just want to see you, her, and the wonderful Melissa Hoeman on the weekends. I really only get to watch the main newscast during the days on occasion. I’m always so busy at that time. But still, you really do own the FOX show. I think you should wear a tie though, we discussed it in class, and although we all know you’re trying to be trendy, a tie for a respectable character is needed. It’s just some advice though.
But onto your post...being in the South, you should LOVE the SEC. I can understand the like for the ACC, but honest Rusta-roo, we gotta get you liking the SEC. We’ve got you with the NASCAR, which is great! But I guess we have to have the Tarps get switched over to the BIG OLD SEC!
Anyway, weekends....think about it!