After watching the melee that I just watched on Fox, the Bud Shootout proved that occasionally Nascar can make some good decisions.
The new engine, the changes in aerodynamics of the cars and the larger restrictor plate made for some awesome pack racing tonight and pretty much eliminated constant two car packs.
The race was good, it was exciting but it did show that some kinks still need to be worked out to eliminate as many accidents as they had tonight.
And while I'm by no means a fan of Kyle Busch, he drove an unbelievable race and pulled off the perfect pass to win over my driver right at the start-finish line by about a yard.
It remains to be seen what kind of actions, if any, Nascar decides to take against the 48 Lowes team, who once again decided to try and bend the rules and flagrantly cheat on their Daytona 500 car.
What I would like to see is Lowes threaten to pull their sponsorship unless Chad Knaus is released as crew chief. I would be even more satisfied if Nascar banned him from all phases of the sport, but I would imagine what will end up happening is pretty much a slap on the wrist and maybe a few bucks being fined. When it comes to Nascar's so called fair haired boy, Jimmie Johnson, they tend to look the other way and let them do what they want. After all, he has won five championships, although one has to wonder how fairly they were won.
Anyway, glad to see season starting back up and looking forward to a great Daytona 500 on the 26th!
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