Mar 02 2008
Guest Writer: NASCAR had HUA at California
RaceKat is a long-time NASCAR fan, driver and car owner. She is a charter member of the Turn 3 Race Team, and has taught many a driver to fear her racetime activity of getting the knives after them. This is her first guest article on RaceBud.com.
Well Race Fans, it’s just a couple of hours before the race at Las Vegas and I am still upset about last week’s race in California. How about you?
What happened to NASCAR starting a questionable race on a questionable racetrack under a yellow caution for 15 to 20 laps to work the track in? If they would have done that, they might have avoided the two cautions and the five wrecked race cars last Sunday. They also might have gotten half of the race in, instead of sitting for an hour and a half while they were clearing the track.
Instead, five cars lost very valuable points, and the fans had to come back on Monday for both races. And, unless they had everyone change seats for the Nationwide race, those fans really lost out. Denny Hamlin lost 16 spots in the points race. Junior lost 15 places, Sam Hornish lost 19, Reed Sorenson 12 and Casey Mears lost seven. Continue Reading »
