Even while Jimmie Johnson was celebrating with his team after winning the Brickyard 400, Goodyear once again was under fire from media, fans and drivers. Who could blame them?
With the longest stretch of green flag racing lasting 13 laps (about 30 mile) , one of the most prestigious races on the Cup schedule looked like your local short track on a Saturday night. Ten minutes of racing, then on to the next heat.
I have to ask the obvious question, why does NASCAR insist on dealing with flawed products from Goodyear? Why not switch to Hoosier or Pirelli? The Rolex Series seems to have no problem with Pirelli tires at their races.
Maybe I'm just spitting in the wind, but when will NASCAR wake up and move on from Goodyear? This week, the Daytona offices should be vacant as NASCAR officials fly to the next IndyCar, Rolex Series, ARCA, F1 race to see how those series handle tire issues. Maybe then, NASCAR can find a better company to produce their racing tires.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Wow, what an incredible finish!!
Scott Pruett and the No. 1 TelMex Lexus Riley win by .08 seconds over Alex Guerny.
If you didn't stay up for the finish, you missed a hell of a good ending. The SPEED announcers were beginning their congrats to the No. 99 Gainsco/Stallings race team, who seemed ready to become the first back-to-back winners of the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona, when suddenly Scott Pruett gained momentum off Nascar turn 4 and sped past Guerney in the tri-oval to capture his fifth win of the season.
Plain and simple, this was one of the best races I've ever watched. Although there wasn't as many bums in the seat as most would have liked to see, no one at DIS was sitting as the final lap started.
If you haven't given the Rolex Series a chance before, you've been cheating yourself. Catch the next race on SPEED on July 20th as the Rolex Series travels to Birmingham,AL for Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park.
Keep checking back for updates and pics from my visit to Mid-Ohio.
Derrick from SpeedwayInsider.com
If you didn't stay up for the finish, you missed a hell of a good ending. The SPEED announcers were beginning their congrats to the No. 99 Gainsco/Stallings race team, who seemed ready to become the first back-to-back winners of the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona, when suddenly Scott Pruett gained momentum off Nascar turn 4 and sped past Guerney in the tri-oval to capture his fifth win of the season.
Plain and simple, this was one of the best races I've ever watched. Although there wasn't as many bums in the seat as most would have liked to see, no one at DIS was sitting as the final lap started.
If you haven't given the Rolex Series a chance before, you've been cheating yourself. Catch the next race on SPEED on July 20th as the Rolex Series travels to Birmingham,AL for Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park.
Keep checking back for updates and pics from my visit to Mid-Ohio.
Derrick from SpeedwayInsider.com
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