Fantastic Finish In Daytona

In what had to be one of the most increadable finishes in recent history, Jaimie McMurray beats Kyle Busch by not more than the width of the front bumper to take the victory in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. A much deserving and long awaited victory for a good driver who had gone almost five years since his first victory at Charlotte in October of 2002. The monkey or should I say "Gorilla" is finally off his back as all the promise of great things that never came to pass were forgotten for at least one more race. It was great to see the final lap not interrupted by a wreck as was the Daytona 500 last February and so many other restrictor plate events. McMurray had a good car all night and he made some great moves in the end to get to the front and with some much needed help from his teammate Carl Edwards, made it a finish to remember.

The night would not have been complete without some controversy. What was Tony Stewart thinking when he took his teammate out? I mean Tony is one of the better drivers on the cup circuit but at times he makes some bonehead moves. And it was not fun for me to see my favorite driver, Dale Jr., not be in the hunt most of the race because of some bad luck. I'm just glad that Johnson or Gordon didn't win because racing gets boring when the same two or three guys win all the time. But a hearty congratulations to Jamie McMurray and the Rousch racing organization and also to Ford who needed a win in a big way. I'm still looking for Toyota and Dodge to make a statement and make the second half of the season a bit more colorful. See you next in the windy city.