YEE HAW! WOO HOO! WHOOP WHOOP! GRRRR YEAH!! THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE!
...'Kay, I'm back now. I was SO freaking nervous going into the last ten laps that by the end, by body was SHAKING!
Jimmie Johnson won it, but it was DALE JR who made THE move of the race. Frankly, for most of Daytona, it didn't seem like anyone wanted to actually RACE--meaning make stuff happen, make moves, try things. When Kasey Kahne wrecked out, he mentioned how he wanted to race, not ride along in a string up against the wall. He was right.
Maybe what happened yesterday in the Nationwide race made drivers a little gun-shy--can totally understand it. At the same time...this is the Daytona 500.
Towards the end of the race, Dale said on his radio, "We need to be braver." He wasn't going to ride around and get stuck with whatever finish he gets...he was going to be BRAVE, TRY, and TAKE the finish he wanted. In doing so, he ALMOST got that win.
Not sure how many times I have to say it, but if you want to learn about restrictor plate racing, you learn from the best. That's Dale Jr. Period.
I'll end with this from Dale Jr. following the Daytona 500: "We're gonna be strong this year."
Yes, you most certainly are.
GO DALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't watch the race... (Tony had guy time over at a friend's bar.... he brought chili home, I couldn't have been happier to let him have the night off from family time).... But I did see the day's prior wreck. :(
ReplyDeleteI'll still maintain that it's one of the safest motor sports ever. Good to see that Danica held her own as well... While I'm not a fan, I think the doors she's opened for young girls looking into the sport is commendable.
The Nationwide wreck was horrifying. But, I agree, overall NASCAR IS one of the safest out there.
DeleteYes, Danica did fabulous, and I am ELATED with the doors she's opening for girls wanting to get into racing.
I KNEW you were going to post about this!!! I was looking forward to it! lol :)
ReplyDeleteLOL--I'm that obvious, huh? LOL Yeah, we were all screaming out a lung when he started gaining ground. Great race!
Deleteglad your guy came in so close to first!
ReplyDeleteThank you! He's so damn good there--BFF once learned the hard way that you never count Jr out at Daytona. lol
DeleteNotice he needed a Martin pushing him in the ass to do it!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see them working together again. Awesome move!
DeleteYes! I loved it too, too bad I missed most of the days' races but the last one was memorable.
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