2012 NASCAR SEASON

The Daytona 500 kicks off the 2012 NASCAR season. Will smoken Tony Stewart pick up where he left off winning five out of ten chase races including a hard fought battle of determination to win the final race at Homestead Speedway overcoming early damage and having to come from the back multiple times to take the 2011 Championship?
                                                                                                                                                  

Will Flipping Carl Edwards mount a bid for the 2012 NASCAR Championship after loosing out to Tony Stewart in dramatic form for the 2011 championship, after an edge of your seat race at Homestead Speedway where Carl ran consistently up front but came up short when Tony won,with Carl in second?

Or maybe NASCAR's bad boy Kyle Bush can put it all together with aggressive, on the jagged edge driving style while keeping his temper in check, taking the championship in a cloud of smoke and unrivaled car control.

No one knows for sure, but one thing is clear, it's going to be a tire squealing, fast paced, heart pounding and exciting season to watch.

By M.M.Munn

TESTING AT DAYTONA, 2012



Daytona testing showing tandem drafting topped at around 206 mph, while single car laps topped at around 196 mph, and multi-group of cars turning laps around 204 mph. This shows that a two car draft is still the fastest way around the track by 2 mph, which is huge on a super speedway.

Taking away the excitement of close quarters racing. Maybe NASCAR needs to look at making the rear spoiler 5-6 inches and change the configuration of the back and front bumpers, so they don't line up as well, putting the race back in the drivers' hands, and not so much in the arrow dynamics of a two-car draft. This would brings back the big-pack racing and the continuous jockeying for position. This will also encourage the old sling-shot pass with a possible crossover move to counter, moves made famous by the Greats like Dale Earnhardt Sr., David Peirson, Cale Yarbrough, and the King Richard Petty.

By M.M.Munn