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Monday, May 26, 2008 --- 95 days ago http://holycoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/theres-no-crying-in-racing.html
| I spent my Sunday watching 1,100 miles of racing. It's one of those days that makes the TiVO well worthwhile - I didn't watch a single commercial. The Cup race at Charlotte went about as expected, with surprise twists and turns along the way and another win by Kasey Kahne. Tempers stayed relatively in check and not a single driver cried. I can't say the same for the Indy 500. The 500 is the only open-wheel race I watch all year, mainly because it's the only one that anyone shows up for. You could fire a cannon into the stands at most IndyCar races - several times - and not even scare anybody, let alone hurt them. But Indy always draws a big crowd and occasionally there's good racing. There aren't any women drivers running in NASCAR's highest level, but there were at least three that I know of in the 500. And it was two of those drivers that made the day entertaining. The first was Sarah Fisher, running a team that she owns and runs on a shoestring budget. Sarah appeared with Hillary Clinton for a campaign photo op a few days before the Indiana primary. During the race Fisher had the misfortune to try and share the same point in space with the race leader, who was spinning across the track at that moment, and both were put out of the event. Tony Kanaan, the other driver, was interviewed following the crash and had a typical race driver's attitude. He was disappointed, a little ticked, but had that "we'll get 'em next week" attitude. He ... |
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