Kerry Earnhardt’s accident Friday night on the pavement of iconic Daytona International Speedway made it clear that the Nationwide Series needs a version of the new car as it took over thirty agonizingly slow and painful seconds for Earnhardt to extract himself from his damaged car. The process of getting out of his car was apparently hampered by his helmet as he had to remove his helmet before getting out of the car, something that could result in severe injury or death under different circumstances.
In addition to Earnhardt’s problems, Kertus Davis lost control of his vehicle due to a crash, …read more

The buzz in the garage area and in the media prior to Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Daytona was all about – you guessed it – Dale Earnhardt Jr. The crew for Junior’s no. 5 Chevy tinkered with the deck lift after the initial round of inspections and were soon caught, causing him to start the race from the back of the field. Junior did manage to climb his way up through the 43-car field to finish the race in third place, but the team wasn’t left with as much of a sense of accomplishment when NASCAR issued their penalties …read more