Rate the race, but not before I share my thoughts for the week.
For another spectacle of NASCAR racing at Indianapolis, it was decent. The coverage was good and Benny did not disappoint me with his adulation of Junior.
The action throughout the field was pretty good and covered well also. At least the cameras were not focused on the leader, Jeff Gordon and his dominating performance. We did get to see other drivers racing.
The script even had a couple of Boneheads. It could have been something in the water as these two are usually much more highly qualified and there must be a reason Sterling and Robbie were trying to get an extra two miles out of bad tires. The exercise was the epitome of brain desertion.
On the plus side, few lapped cars, an outstanding performance for Elliott Sadler and a darn shame for "Wad Button".
Indy is about the worse track this series runs on.
Please take note the word "races" was not used here.
NASCAR no longer has races.
NASCAR is now the sanctioning body of entertainment extravangazas.
These entertainment extravaganzas were at one time the exclusive property of Talledega and Daytona but all are included with the exception of the following tracks.
Darlington, Richmond, Bristol (quasi-entertainment) Martinsville,
Watkins Glen and Sonoma.
The situation with Jeff Gordon and his celebration on the bricks in front of the grandstand has once again put NASCAR in the position of being forced to put their foot down.
They must now tell Jeff Gordon and HMS to head to Victory Lane. Do not stop on the track. Do not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars.
Whata buncha doggie-do !! GEEZE!!!! And the people running NASCAR are adults ??
Good thing they don't run the country for as it is there is a close association with the style of Saddam Heusein.
Well, enough of the prickly stuff. Here's my rating of the race, but first, the rating of the coverage by NBC was pretty good and gets an 8 (eight).
The race itself, well, this is tough but give it a 7 (seven).
For general information, EMP suggests he does not care for the Indianapolis facility or the event that took place there Sunday. By comparison, my enthrallment with the sanctioning body of NASCAR is waning. Things are at the point where it is no longer a necessity to clear the calendar, demanding quiet so we can watch the race.
After more than forty-five years, the thrill is gone.
Like the thing about ashes to ashes and dust to dust, it might very well read,
"what NASCAR has created it is now putting asunder".
Just one more member of the old fan who sees things change and does not like the changes that brought the sport to at level of legitimacy. Even that has been changed.
