Race fans! Let us here at Crappafoni Pictures be the first to welcome you back to a new season of NASCAR, which means a new series of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. We bring you this served with the local flavor of the track. For Daytona, it's served fried-fish style, and washed down with PLENTY of Budweiser. Because of the small field of the Shootout, there will be fewer entries in each category. Enjoy!
THE GOOD
Kurt Busch: as the race winner, he gets first billing. He had the best car when it counted. He was also fortunate when Denny Hamlin advanced his position below the double yellow line. In NASCAR, that's a no-no. This is Busch's first restrictor plate win in any race. A good start for the Double Deuce as they embark on their relationship with their new sponsor, Pennzoil.
Jamie McMurray: he was content to be tethered to the Double Deuce's rear end. While he didn't lead a lap, he was strong throughout on his own merit.
Ryan Newman: Rocketman was just that, a rocket. He led a good part of the final portion of the Shootout before being passed by Busch and McMurray. This bodes well for him at the 500.
The racing itself: in a short segment, no one really checked out. It wasn't until near the end of the race that you had drafting partners checking out.
RCR Racing: Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick were drafting partners for the first segment, and Burton led more than half the laps in that segment. When Burton was drafting with Clint Bowyer in the second segment, they fell off a bit. Jeff Gordon, who had a bit of a slow car, paired up with Harvick and almost immediately they went to the front. At one point, Gordon was leading, followed by the three RCR cars. An extra Good goes out to Harvick, who had a stout car, as evidenced by his pushing the Jeffs to the front.
THE BAD
None: there were no start and parkers in the Shootout.
THE UGLY
Regan Smith: he brought out the first in-race caution on Lap 28, shortly after the 50-lap segment began by making contact with Carl Edwards and causing a multi-car accident.
Kasey Kahne: his Shootout was over almost as soon as it started. Not a good start for the #4 Red Bull Toyota. His luck's GOTTA change soon!
Those are my nominees for the Shootout. Feel free to come in with yours!
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly--Bud Shootout 2010
For the first time this season, the Crappafoni Pictures crew brings you, in high-def reading perusal, NASCAR's version of the spaghetti western, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, after an off-season of tweaking, tinkering, and tempering. The crew will provide the best possible analysis after each race. And away we go!
THE GOOD
Kevin Harvick: as the race winner, he gets first billing. He had a stout car all evening, very rarely staying outside the top 5, and when he was outside the top 5, he quickly moved his way to the front. Even though Carl Edwards led most of the way early, once Happy got to the point, he pretty much stayed there the rest of the race. He most likely would have won even without the G-W-C finish. He became the fourth driver to win consecutive Shootouts.
Jamie McMurray: in his first race in a Chevrolet, he was racy. Seems to me the Bowtie Brigade agrees with Jamie Mac, as he had a strong car from the moment he unloaded it. NASCAR.COM has him in the #26 Crown Royal Ford, but he piloted the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to the third place finish.
Tony Stewart: Smoke got stronger as the race wore on. For awhile I thought Harvick was going to push him to the win. He was at the point for awhile before falling back to third, his eventual finish.
Jeff Gordon: in a classic case of "where the heck did HE come from?" he started near the back of the field and steadily worked his way to the front. Although he didn't lead a lap, he was lurking. An additional Good for narrowly escaping The Big One.
Kasey Kahne: in his first race in a Ford, he was strong throughout. He stayed near the front throughout the race and also escaped The Big One in finishing second.
THE BAD
Michael Waltrip: he was the cause of TWO cautions in 75 laps. That will get you in the Bad category every single time. He'll do better as a car owner than as a driver. A sub-Good to Mikey for turning in the fastest lap of the entire race, 187.426 mph.
Derrike Cope: I was wrong about not having a start and parker in the field. Cope ran about 11 laps before parking for the evening.
THE UGLY
The Big One: it happened on a green-white-checkered finish. Greg Biffle cut a right rear tire, causing the huge accident behind him. He took out BOTH of his RFR teammates, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards (who might have had something for Harvick at the end), as well as several other cars.
Those are my nominees for the race. Feel free to come in with yours!
THE GOOD
Kevin Harvick: as the race winner, he gets first billing. He had a stout car all evening, very rarely staying outside the top 5, and when he was outside the top 5, he quickly moved his way to the front. Even though Carl Edwards led most of the way early, once Happy got to the point, he pretty much stayed there the rest of the race. He most likely would have won even without the G-W-C finish. He became the fourth driver to win consecutive Shootouts.
Jamie McMurray: in his first race in a Chevrolet, he was racy. Seems to me the Bowtie Brigade agrees with Jamie Mac, as he had a strong car from the moment he unloaded it. NASCAR.COM has him in the #26 Crown Royal Ford, but he piloted the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to the third place finish.
Tony Stewart: Smoke got stronger as the race wore on. For awhile I thought Harvick was going to push him to the win. He was at the point for awhile before falling back to third, his eventual finish.
Jeff Gordon: in a classic case of "where the heck did HE come from?" he started near the back of the field and steadily worked his way to the front. Although he didn't lead a lap, he was lurking. An additional Good for narrowly escaping The Big One.
Kasey Kahne: in his first race in a Ford, he was strong throughout. He stayed near the front throughout the race and also escaped The Big One in finishing second.
THE BAD
Michael Waltrip: he was the cause of TWO cautions in 75 laps. That will get you in the Bad category every single time. He'll do better as a car owner than as a driver. A sub-Good to Mikey for turning in the fastest lap of the entire race, 187.426 mph.
Derrike Cope: I was wrong about not having a start and parker in the field. Cope ran about 11 laps before parking for the evening.
THE UGLY
The Big One: it happened on a green-white-checkered finish. Greg Biffle cut a right rear tire, causing the huge accident behind him. He took out BOTH of his RFR teammates, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards (who might have had something for Harvick at the end), as well as several other cars.
Those are my nominees for the race. Feel free to come in with yours!
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