Tag: Daytona 500
Pothole Whiners Should Put a Plug In It
Posted Feb 19, 2010, under NASCAR News and Opinion
Larry Woody – racintoday.com
Potholes.
A patch of asphalt came loose on the track and NASCAR had to stop the race to repair it. It came loose again, and again the race had to be interrupted.
There was a lengthy delay. So what? Unless you had a plane to catch, what’s the big deal? The Super Bowl had a halftime that seemed that long.
Granted it was inconvenient for fans who faced a long drive home that night, but they know a delay is possible any time they buy a ticket. Sometimes it’s rain. Sometimes it’s wrecks. Sometimes it’s a pothole.
McMurray Holds Off Dale Jr to Win 500
Posted Feb 14, 2010, under NASCAR News and Opinion
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jamie McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Daytona 500
on Sunday, a finish so thrilling it just about made up for a pothole that nearly derailed the Super Bowl of NASCAR.
NASCAR needed two stoppages of well over two hours total to patch a pesky pothole between turns 1 and 2 of Daytona International Speedway. The setback brought the biggest race of the season to a frustrating halt and had NASCAR executives fretting over the potential fallout.
But when the second patch had been filled, the action picked up tremendously as drivers had to race as if the hole could rip open again at any moment, ending the race on any lap. Did they ever.
