Gentleman start your engines

Today is Daytona 500 day what an interesting race it should be with all the changes over the off season I am wondering what will happen. How will the rookies finish this race, Lagano will be watched very hard. Can Tony stewart or ryan newman make some noise on their new teams? Could Jeff Gordon end the losing streak, we will have to see how things turn out. It will be an exciting race that's for sure.

When 54 = 43?

I can only imagine the pressure being felt in Daytona this week when 54 teams will attempt to qualify for 43 starting spots in the Daytona 500. This is unlike any other Nascar event for the year as Qualifying runs were made on Sunday a week before the race and only the top 2 qualifiers know where they will start on Sunday. Johnson and Waltrip will start 1-2 and the Gatorade races on Thursday will determine the rest of the field. It will be disapointing for 11 teams that do not make the biggest race of the year, it could crush the year for these teams struggling to make races before we even go green for the first race. To add to the frustration there is the top 35 rule that locks in the top 35 teams from last years owners points making it even harder for the other teams to qualify. I really would like to see Boris Said qualify with his underfunded team, it would be great to see that team make it into the top 35, so many teams have used Boris to train their road race teams I would love to see Boris run the full schedule.
Go Boris.