Feb
16
Daytona Qualifying: Winners and Losers
February 16, 2007 | 1 Comment
Now that the Byzantine, contorted qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over, let’s look at some highlights and lowlights from the first week of the 2007 NEXTEL Cup season.
The Winners
Tony Stewart: Smoke is looking pretty dang fast and motivated so far, winning both the Shootout and his Gatorade Duel. If he can dodge trouble [...]
Feb
12
Things at Daytona Rev Up in a Hurry
February 12, 2007 | 2 Comments
It didn’t take too long at all for things to get awfully interesting at Daytona after the first day of qualifying on Sunday.
Robert Yates has to be doing backflips of joy (carefully and gingerly, of course) after David Gilliland grabbed the pole for the Daytona 500, with Ricky Rudd right behind him. It’s not a [...]