Bad Busch Series Luck
The opening of the 2007 Busch Series season didn't exactly get off to the start I had hoped. It all started with Casey Mears, who wrecked both his primary and backup cars in practice. As if that weren't bad enough, he had a dismal qualifying lap yesterday and failed to make the race. It wasn't for a lack of effort - his crew worked incredibly hard under a lot of pressure to put a setup in Kyle Busch's backup car - but even though it isn't vital that Casey makes Busch races, it was pretty obvious he was saddened by the DNQ. However, another notable name in J.J. Yeley also didn't make the field, so at least he was in good company (yes, I think Mr. Yeley is a talented driver, and also a very good person).
It didn't get a whole heck of a lot better during the race today. David ran very well up until he started pushing, and then he hit the wall. As a result he lost a tire, but luckily enough that brought out the caution, and the Dream Machine got the Aaron's Lucky Dog and remained on the lead lap! Unfortunately, a short time later he hit the wall again, and that took him out of contention to a 29th place finish.
Dale Jr. ended up 7th behind teammate Martin in 6th, and Scott Wimmer and Todd Kluever also had a one-two finish in 14th and 15th, which I'm pretty satisfied with. What I wasn't too happy about was the racing itself...it just seemed hard to pass. I was really hoping someone would go with Dave Blaney at the end to pass Kevin Harvick, but no luck. Darn! I guess after the wild Craftsman Truck race last night this one just seemed dull. To top it all off, I wasn't impressed with the ESPN coverage. Maybe it will get better...
It didn't get a whole heck of a lot better during the race today. David ran very well up until he started pushing, and then he hit the wall. As a result he lost a tire, but luckily enough that brought out the caution, and the Dream Machine got the Aaron's Lucky Dog and remained on the lead lap! Unfortunately, a short time later he hit the wall again, and that took him out of contention to a 29th place finish.
Dale Jr. ended up 7th behind teammate Martin in 6th, and Scott Wimmer and Todd Kluever also had a one-two finish in 14th and 15th, which I'm pretty satisfied with. What I wasn't too happy about was the racing itself...it just seemed hard to pass. I was really hoping someone would go with Dave Blaney at the end to pass Kevin Harvick, but no luck. Darn! I guess after the wild Craftsman Truck race last night this one just seemed dull. To top it all off, I wasn't impressed with the ESPN coverage. Maybe it will get better...
