NASCAR drivers remind me of chariot drivers of past times, harnessing the power of wild beasts to power their chariots, as NASCAR drivers control the natural power of a gasoline and oxygen explosion to power their metal steeds.
The yearly competition to see which steed and driver combination is the fastest over a series of races which we call the Nationwide Series championship seems to be a two man race so far this season. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards have both maneuvered back and forth into the over all championship at times like they were conducting their own personal two-man race.
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Denny Hamlin won Friday night’s Lipton Tea 250 in the Nationwide Series by passing Kevin Harvick on lap 242 of the 253 lap race, and then held off the former Nationwide Series champ in a green-white-checkered finish. Hamlin’s lead prior to the lap 247 caution had opened up to more than two seconds, but he finished just 0.790 seconds ahead of Harvick after the two-lap dash to the finish.
The win makes Hamlin nearly perfect at his native tracks this year in Virginia. Denny won his first race of the season in April by winning the race in Martinsville, he won …read more