The Nextel Cup season pushes on. Last week was the Daytona 500 and all sorts of sports fans tuned in because, well, it’s the one race that actually gets coverage. But today was a landmark. I actually watched the final 50 laps, including yet another red flag with few laps to go, of the Auto Club 500 at the California Speedway. Matt Kenseth won, but more importantly, he jammed up his transmission doing donuts after the race. His crew actually pushed him into the Winner’s Circle.
Football player Bill Gramatica suffered a similar fate, tearing his ACL celebrating an important kick. Gramatica is ridiculed in NFL circles, but I don’t think Kenseth will suffer the same fate.
Our new favorite driver Carl Edwards? He finished 29th, even worse than his disappointing 23rd at Daytona.
