Racing

Bandimere Speedway officially opens for the 2012 season on Friday, April 13th. I remember my first visit to Bandimere. A friend invited my wife and me to sit in the VIP Corporate Tower during the Night of Fire & Thunder. It was amazing.  We walked down to the side of the track so we could feel the rumble in our chests and smell the high octane fuel.

Matt Kenseth held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle to win his 2nd Daytona 500. The race started under the lights last night because of number of rain delays, but didn’t finish until early this morning because of a fiery crash involving Juan Pablo Montoya. NASCAR delayed the race for 2 hours after Montoya slammed into a Jet Dryer Truck during a caution.

For the 1st time in its 54th history, the Daytona 500 has been postponed for Rain. More rain in the forecast today will make it a night race. The 500 has been pushed back to 5 p.m. tonight (Mountain Time) It rained all afternoon yesterday and then a rainy forecast for the evening prevented NASCAR from running the Race under the lights last night.

My friends and I will all be watching NASCAR's biggest race today, The Daytona 500. The 500 kicks off the Sprint Cup season, which happened to be a very exciting one.   Last year's race was won by20-year-old rookie Trevor Bayne.  It shocked everyone! The hottest driver at the end of last season was Tony Stewart and he ended up winning the Sprint Cup! So who is it going to win at Daytona this year?