All the Usual Suspects
Daytona lived up to it’s advertising tagline, “Great American Race.”
Gordon starts his “drive for five” with his third Daytona win. Defending NASCAR Champ Kurt Busch shows he still is a force, and all the usual faces were there at the end contending, Stewart, Martin, Earnhardt, and Johnson. And a few surprises, Scott Riggs fourth in the Valvoline Chevrolet, and LaPage in the Patron Dodge with a ninth place finish both had excellent days under the Florida sun.
Thoughts on the TV coverage: Did anyone but me notice the graphics as Fox gave the starting lineup? Notice anything odd about the Dodge entries. Fox’s CG department must be lazy or just stupid. They spent time insuring the graphics matched the new ‘05 paint schemes, but all the Dodges were images of 2004 bodies. Stupid!
Other non-surprises: Jimmy Johnson, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Sterling Marlin, Dave Blaney and Jeremy Mayfield all getting caught by NASCAR
