Talladega Racing and Wrecks
Another big race and a few more wrecks. This week it was Talladega and when it was all said and done there were not too many cars without a scratch. Actually most of them were all wrecked by the end of the race.
It is amazing that cars can go for hours at 200 mph within inches of each other and not crash. This race had me on the edge of my seat especially at the end. Once they start shuffling and going 4 wide in the turns while still bumpo drafting you know somethings go to give.
Today it looked like it was Tony Stewart’s #20 Home Depot car that was the victim of a big wreck. It is hard to tell who actually was at fault as Bobby Labonte was coming up as Tony was coming down. There is just room for one maybe two cars enetering a turn at these speeds.
Jeff Gordon was in second place just a lap or two before the wreck and he was nowhere to be found at the end of the race. Same goes for Jimmie Johnson’s #48 Lowes Chevy. Jimmie was making his charge up to the front and was doing some pretty good drafting with Michael Waltrip of all people. Not a usual drafting partner for Hendricks cars at all.
The crowd went nuts as usual when Dale Jr took the lead for a while before he got smashed up and the rea panel destroyed on his #88 Amp energy car.
It was nice not to have a green/white/checkered finish for a change. This race also produced some other drivers in the top finishers then usual. This was do to the wrecks and the Nascar stars in those wrecks. Kyle Busch won and even he had a huge donut mark on the passenger side of his car. There was a lot of banginging into each other. Thats restrictor plate racing for you.
