| Do you want to know why I love NASCAR? At the | | | | It's a shame Martin never won a championship, but |
| end of the 2007 Daytona 500 Clint Bowyer crossed | | | | he will be remembered as one of the greatest |
| the finish line on his hood (in the Jack Daniel's car-of | | | | drivers in NASCAR history. Mark still has the talent to |
| course). As his car came to a halt, and caught on fire, | | | | drive, and it would be great to see him race a full |
| Bowyer unstrapped and calmly hopped out. Business | | | | schedule for at least a couple more years, or at least |
| as usual. That's just racing, I guess. | | | | one more year. Same goes for Brett Favre in the |
| It was entertaining to see two villains end the day | | | | NFL. I know there's great bodily risk in what these |
| for each other on Sunday. Kurt Busch and Tony | | | | guys do, but the selfish side in me doesn't what to |
| Stewart are championship drivers-no one can dispute | | | | see them stop playing, because they're fun to watch. |
| that. But they also can let their emotions get the | | | | For 2007 I would like to see a little more of a rivalry |
| best of them. Every driver lets emotion effect their | | | | develop between Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| driving from time to time-but these two take the | | | | It would be great to see the two of them battling |
| cake. It was a bit ironic to see them crash into each | | | | each other for a lead in the closing laps of a race |
| other and prematurely finish the Daytona 500 | | | | once in awhile. In recent years it seems like only one |
| together. | | | | of the two and very often neither of the two has |
| Most fans would admit to pulling for Mark Martin | | | | been in contention during the final laps. It's great to |
| during the final laps. I know I was. He was so close, | | | | see new stars emerge but a healthy rivalry between |
| and he may never get that close again. He's the kind | | | | Gordon and Dale Jr. would only be good for NASCAR. |
| of driver everyone likes. He doesn't complain, doesn't | | | | That's why I love NASCAR. Guys jumping out of |
| get in scuffles with other drivers. He even drove the | | | | flaming cars like it's no big deal, villains taking each |
| Viagra car for awhile. I can't think of a time in recent | | | | other out of a race, respected veterans flirting with |
| history where Mark Martin was involved in a | | | | victory, and watching the world's most talented |
| "payback" situation with another driver. He is probably | | | | drivers compete against each other 36 weekends a |
| one of the most respected drivers in NASCAR today. | | | | year. |