For the second consecutive race at Montreal for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the teams got to put the rain tires on. But this year, they finished the race. Well…..eventually. Like the rain tires or not, the race was exciting to watch.
First of all, Kudos to NASCAR for finishing the race. With 22 laps to go, the rain came. Fans, teams, drivers, announcers, and maybe even NASCAR were not so sure what to do. Would
First of all, Kudos to NASCAR for finishing the race. With 22 laps to go, the rain came. Fans, teams, drivers, announcers, and maybe even NASCAR were not so sure what to do. Would
they just call the race official giving Marcos Ambrose the win? Or would they put some rain tires on those babies and slip and slide till the end to determine the winner? Well, in case your wondering, they went with the second choice.
And man, did they slip and slide. They did that and then some. Just ask Steven Wallace. He spun so many times, that it seemed like his sponsor got more air time than Marcos Ambrose’s sponsor. He wasn’t the only one. Kyle Busch spun around along with many other veterans. Carl Edwards almost wrecked the car at one point. It was certainly something to watch. It may have been long, but it definetly filled the spot of the cup race being gone. In fact, that was longer than most cup races every will be. The race went about one hour past the scheduled stop time. So much so, that ESPN ran out of commercials. Did you notice that there were not any commercials with the last few cautions?
But a lot of air time does not mean that it can be a good race. In fact, it can even make it worse during less exciting races, when commercials are almost a break for the fans as much as the announcers. But, it was a great race. In fact, prabably one of the most exciting races of the year, including both the Nationwide AND Sprint Cup races. It was definetly great to watch. I loved to see all the drivers hanging on to the cars sliding off the course and going 100+ miles per hour on the straigtaways and 40 miles per hour in the courners. And then they put the rain tires on…. Then cars were so out of control that they kept sliding off the track after each corner. There was never a dull moment during the race. In fact, there were still battles for positions. It wasn’t like they were single file and sliding around. They were side by side. Oh, by the way, don’t forget the double-file restarts. They were awesome too.
Now, rain tires can put on a good show, and hey if it doesn’t, at least you get a show. But, does that means they should go to the Cup Series? Maybe, but not yet. There still needs to be a lot of improvements with visibility and other variables to make these big CoT’s run in the rain. Sometimes, they can’t even run in the dry weather. But in a few years, maybe, just maybe, you see NASCAR’s top stars dive into turn one at Watkins Glen, in the rain.
And man, did they slip and slide. They did that and then some. Just ask Steven Wallace. He spun so many times, that it seemed like his sponsor got more air time than Marcos Ambrose’s sponsor. He wasn’t the only one. Kyle Busch spun around along with many other veterans. Carl Edwards almost wrecked the car at one point. It was certainly something to watch. It may have been long, but it definetly filled the spot of the cup race being gone. In fact, that was longer than most cup races every will be. The race went about one hour past the scheduled stop time. So much so, that ESPN ran out of commercials. Did you notice that there were not any commercials with the last few cautions?
But a lot of air time does not mean that it can be a good race. In fact, it can even make it worse during less exciting races, when commercials are almost a break for the fans as much as the announcers. But, it was a great race. In fact, prabably one of the most exciting races of the year, including both the Nationwide AND Sprint Cup races. It was definetly great to watch. I loved to see all the drivers hanging on to the cars sliding off the course and going 100+ miles per hour on the straigtaways and 40 miles per hour in the courners. And then they put the rain tires on…. Then cars were so out of control that they kept sliding off the track after each corner. There was never a dull moment during the race. In fact, there were still battles for positions. It wasn’t like they were single file and sliding around. They were side by side. Oh, by the way, don’t forget the double-file restarts. They were awesome too.
Now, rain tires can put on a good show, and hey if it doesn’t, at least you get a show. But, does that means they should go to the Cup Series? Maybe, but not yet. There still needs to be a lot of improvements with visibility and other variables to make these big CoT’s run in the rain. Sometimes, they can’t even run in the dry weather. But in a few years, maybe, just maybe, you see NASCAR’s top stars dive into turn one at Watkins Glen, in the rain.
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