Inching closer to the opener
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 | 10:57 am
OK, so the Super Bowl is over, the NBA All-Star game is on the horizon, spring training is a bit farther downstream, and the NHL .... well, they're still at it, I guess.
Must mean the Next Big Thing on the sports horizon is the Daytona 500.
Well, let's not forget the NHRA opens up this week (and yes, I will get to my NHRA lookahead, probably on Wednesday).
I saw at least one article where a sports columnist moaned that this time of year is the "dead zone" of sports. Must not be a fan, huh?
Despite all the grim economic news, and the confusion of trying to figure out who's with what team and running what number (my dad said he was "really going to have to watch" the pre-race shows until he could figure it out), I'm starting to get a little excited about the Granddaddy of them all.
Must mean the Next Big Thing on the sports horizon is the Daytona 500.
Well, let's not forget the NHRA opens up this week (and yes, I will get to my NHRA lookahead, probably on Wednesday).
I saw at least one article where a sports columnist moaned that this time of year is the "dead zone" of sports. Must not be a fan, huh?
Despite all the grim economic news, and the confusion of trying to figure out who's with what team and running what number (my dad said he was "really going to have to watch" the pre-race shows until he could figure it out), I'm starting to get a little excited about the Granddaddy of them all.
Trolling the blogosphere
Jay Busbee at Yahoo!: has a good snippet from an interview where Junior calls out track owners. Those comments are part of a bigger interview that will appear in Sports Illustrated -- probably their 500 preview.
Speaking of SI, Tom Bowles names five drivers who have the chance to break the monopoly of "the Big 4" (Hendrick, Gibbs, Roush and Childress). Huh, would you look at that, Sparky? He picked Brian Vickers. Go figure.
While we're looking at drivers, Mike Mulhern discusses David Ragan's chances this year in his Dailey Briefing. Hey, that's another guy I was thinking would do well this year.
In amongst all the other NASCAR goodness that is Jayski.com, on the Cup news page there is a rundown on the points situation for the Daytona 500. Looks like Brian Keselowski (No. 09) may be locked in, while Sam Hornish Jr (77) and Clint Bowyer (33) may have to get in on time.
If you're looking for a rundown of Cup teams/drivers, Jayski.com has that, too.
Finally, Jerry Bonkowski throws his two-cents on in the idea of moving the Daytona 500 to the end of the season to create a "Super Bowl" for NASCAR. For me, I like Daytona's two races where they are (I'm kinda a traditionalist that way), so instead I'd rather see a venue with a more storied history than Homestead-Miami to close things out. Darlington, anyone?
Speaking of SI, Tom Bowles names five drivers who have the chance to break the monopoly of "the Big 4" (Hendrick, Gibbs, Roush and Childress). Huh, would you look at that, Sparky? He picked Brian Vickers. Go figure.
While we're looking at drivers, Mike Mulhern discusses David Ragan's chances this year in his Dailey Briefing. Hey, that's another guy I was thinking would do well this year.
In amongst all the other NASCAR goodness that is Jayski.com, on the Cup news page there is a rundown on the points situation for the Daytona 500. Looks like Brian Keselowski (No. 09) may be locked in, while Sam Hornish Jr (77) and Clint Bowyer (33) may have to get in on time.
If you're looking for a rundown of Cup teams/drivers, Jayski.com has that, too.
Finally, Jerry Bonkowski throws his two-cents on in the idea of moving the Daytona 500 to the end of the season to create a "Super Bowl" for NASCAR. For me, I like Daytona's two races where they are (I'm kinda a traditionalist that way), so instead I'd rather see a venue with a more storied history than Homestead-Miami to close things out. Darlington, anyone?
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