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Published Sunday, May 23, 2010 | 3:02 p.m.
Updated Monday, May 24, 2010 | 1:53 p.m.
Who needs to watch reality shows when you can watch Sprint Cup Racing? Last night’s Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway had more drama, tension, feuding and anger than “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
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As usual, the Busch brothers lived up to their reputations for creating drama. Early in the event Kurt and Kyle made things exciting as they battled each other for position. Kurt went on to win the race in a dramatic finish and his brother, in a fit of rage, parked his No. 18 Camry at the hauler of the No. 11 team in an attempt to meet up with Denny Hamlin. Busch felt he had been forced into the wall by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate with less than two laps to go. It was hard to tell from the replay who was at fault. But one thing is for sure. All the talk about a new, mature Kyle Busch is nonsense. When the going gets tough, you can always expect to see Kyle’s demeanor unravel.
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Kurt pulled off the victory despite a few brushes with the wall and a late-race wreck that unfolded right in front of him. And despite Jimmie Johnson’s valiant effort, he couldn’t avoid getting caught up in a wreck on lap 97. For a while it looked like Johnson would win again at the track that he has so famously dominated in the past. So much for that slump that everyone has been talking about. You can also throw out the speculation that the new spoiler is creating difficulties for the No. 48 team.
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Watching this kind of racing can almost make you wish that NASCAR only awarded point for wins in determining the Sprint Cup champion. I still believe consistency has to play a strong role in determining who becomes the champ, but I’m beginning to agree with some of my friends that increasing the number of points awarded for a win could make the racing more exciting.
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All-Star race finish
The Ford’s were running the new FR9 engine, but we didn’t see an eye-popping improvement in performance on Saturday. When is a Ford going to make it to victory lane?
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Finally, I liked the uncluttered look of the No. 20 Home Depot car. The car was painted basic orange and was free of confusing graphics. Maybe my eyesight is getting worse as I get older, but some of the paint schemes used in this sport are complicated and make it difficult to clearly see the sponsors and the numbers on the cars. The No. 20 car had an old-school look that I liked.
Hey Mike, NFL announced that Super Bowl will be in frozen NJ in a couple of years...what do you think of changing the tracks for the Chase, especially the finale?
I could see changing the location of the finale, but anything more than that could make the season a logistical nightmare for the teams. I vote for LVMS to host the finale.
Having the finale at LVMS would work for a lot of reasons, including having the post-season banquet in town.
Yeah, mixing up tracks would cause logistical nightmares...especially for the Ford teams who already can't find Victory Lane.
Las Vegas better concentrate on selling out the race it has before they think about getting another race. I saw an awful lot of empty seats there for this year's race.
empty seats at all the races, even bristol. now i'm a 24 fan, but it's amazing how fans have started to cheer jeff and boo the 48, other race the 48 crashed near the end you could hear the cheers from the crowd. junior joining hendrick was very bad for the sport. that rivalry between the 8 and 24 was gone. let junior go to childress and get some competition back in there. this goofy three tries at end of race is just stupid. kurt has become my 2nd favorite in racing, also like that keslowski kid. kyle might still need some maturity but that kid will run full tilt even if car is crap
kurt wins the 600, brother klye in disputes again, anyone suprised.
Great win for Kurt!
There were World SuperBike races at Miller MotorSports Park yesterday. Where's the love?
Bruton Smith's greed is keeping Lvms from selling out. Look at the cost of tickets, even in this economy. Insane! Also,it's getting more and more restrictive if your staying on site - golf carts no longer allowed, etc.
And of course, concessions continue to be a rip-off. Last year when things were imploding, a 16 oz can of beer was an actually reasonable five bucks, iirc. For the same price this year, they were selling 12 oz cans. Next year, those little 8's? Fans should be allowed to bring in small soft-sided coolers with, say, a six of beer, a bottle of water and something to eat - just as they do at the southern tracks. They still have a good amount of concession sales at those tracks, and the prices are kept reasonable.
I love going to Talladega because of the value as well as the action. Heaven forbid Smith should give us good value here - Lvms might sell out or something!