The Year’s Racing Summed Up

2009 has been a busy year for racing and the fastest sports in the world are coming down to the wire in the case of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series with Jimmie Johnson leading the Chase and looking good for his fourth straight Sprint Cup Series Championship. There are only a few races left and as long as Jimmie keeps his cool and his car running straight and fast, it’s going to be hard for his rivals for the Sprint Cup Series Championship to catch him. Kyle Bush leads in the Nationwide Series and looks to be good for the championship after a tough year in the trenches that has seen him have his ups and downs as expected but he has managed to come through and is trying to keep close the show. He has a healthy lead on the field and has a fast car lately, so he has an excellent chance, as long as lady luck doesn’t strike him down, of staying in front in the series.

NASCAR's titles are still up for grabs

On the two-wheeled race circuit, Valentino Rossi has closed the show on his seventh MotoGP Premier Class World Championship and his ninth in all classes and is currently basking in the glory of it all. He had a hard fight all year with his team mate Jorge Lorenzo and deserves all the credit we can give him for taking the pressure once again and coming out on top. The only thing harder than winning it all is doing it over and over again and this is something Rossi has learned to handle well. The real question is if he can do it again or if he’s coming back at all? Could Valentino Rossi be contemplating retirement, it wouldn’t surprise me. After all, what else does he have to prove and what can his motivation be to come back again and put his life on the line. I guess we’ll see next year.

Jenson Button is the newest racer to win his first Formula One World Championship by winning the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship. He had a fast start to the year and was able to keep his momentum and car headed in the right direction and was eventually able to close the show on his rivals. Lewis Hamilton will have to try again next year but it should be exciting to see what happens in 2010. There will be a few new teams on the track next year and it will be exciting and possibly frustrating for many.

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