The so-called exhibition races that we see every year in NASCAR are some of the most exciting events there are.
Teams don’t have to worry about points, so they can let it all hang out in races such as the Sprint All-Star Race, the Budweiser Duels and this Saturday’s first competition of the year on the race track, the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway.
There’s more than enough incentive to do well in a race that only has 25 drivers instead of the typical 43-driver field we see in the 36 points-paying races each season. There’s a big first prize for winning, and there’s momentum that a team can build upon for the subsequent Duels and, of course, the season-opening Daytona 500.
It may only be 75 laps in length (barring a green-white-checkered finish), but the Sprint Unlimited will not only be a good warm-up for the 500, it’s also a good test to see what works for each team and what needs more work.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1vfQear
via IFTTT February 10, 2015 at 12:03AM
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