GBU: The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
The Good: This was one of the most exciting races to watch in a long time as there was constant action. Cars were consistantly going from the back to the front to the back again. There were 57 lead changes and an exciting finish (more on that later).
It was also great to see a single car team in victory lane, and so many drivers not from the power teams in the top 20. A great day for the rookies as well with Brad Keselowski winning, and fellow rookies Scott Speed (fifth) and Joey Logano(ninth) finishing in the top 10. And how good is Marcos Ambrose. Another top 5 (fourth place) illustrates how good he can be once he gets some experience on these tracks. We will see him in Victory Lane at some point.
The Bad: The Big One times two. Let’s be honest, casual fans love the wrecks and that’s why they love restrictor plate racing, even thought most of them don’t know a restrictor plate from a dinner plate. Personally, I would rather see the kind of passing we did Sunday. The first of the Big Ones happened so early and took out so many good cars. On the other hand, it also played havoc with the points, so maybe that’s a good thing.
The Ugly: The Finish. Yeah, it was crazy to watch and Carl was great jogging to the finish. Also, he showed a lot of class in his post race interview. But we can all be in awe of this because there were no serious injuries. One thing I don’t understand is why no one really talked about Ryan Newman after the race. Carl’s car came down on his windshield, thankfully on the passenger side. I didn’t see an interview with him until Monday night. Of course, the crash also illustrated how seriously NASCAR takes not only driver, but fan safety. The fact that the most serous injury was a broken jaw (according to news reports) is really a testament to that. And you know NASCAR is now working on a safer catch fence.
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