NASCAR is Back with Daytona Testing

The longest not even two months of my life are over. You know why? Because NASCAR is back with Preseason Thunder at Daytona with testing! Those of you who have been anxiously awaiting this week since the NASCAR banquet ended in November, can finally get your NASCAR fix other than reading what drivers have been doing in their off season on Twitter and Facebook. I have to give credit to Twitter though because it has kept me in the loop on many major off season changes that has happened since the NASCAR season ended.



Now this is what I'm talking about!

Daytona Preseason testing started January 12-14. This in particular test is always crucial but more now because NASCAR is trying to eliminate the two car tandem racing. I hate this style of racing. Driver's are doing it because it's the fastest way to get around the track and it eliminates the factor of whose car is the best in performance. Doesn't even matter if your car is crappy, as long as you can push the other car in front of you it's going to go faster. So NASCAR is doing it's job to get back to the "old style" of racing at these super speedways.

It really bothers me when the racing is more strategy now with this style of racing than the racing itself. Of course we won't be able to see how this test really works out until The Budweiser Shootout but NASCAR did mandate that the drivers draft in a pack today. When they did run in a pack they were somewhat spaced out and the cars did not have any problems with over heating or air pressure. The cars were actually getting swirly and the drivers were excited to finally get racy. Jeff Burton said it best today, the two-car tandem racing won't go completely away but NASCAR is trying to minimize it. The speeds are about the same now with the two car tandem as they run in packs so they're making progress. As long as they get back to drafting in big packs I'll be happy and so will a lot of other NASCAR fans.

There's only 44 more days until the Daytona 500 which will go by fast and be here before you know it. In the mean time Barrett-Jackson and the Rolex 24 race are coming up and will by my racing fix till then. There is this other thing called school and work that might keep me busy for a while.