Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Observations from Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway

Most NASCAR drivers will tell you restrictor-plate racing isn’t “real” racing but year in and year out, the races at Talladega and Daytona are the most exciting non-short-track races on the Sprint Cup schedule. …

Has any driver in recent NASCAR history had a better start to a season than Kyle Busch? In addition to two Sprint Cup victories this season, Busch has three wins in the Nationwide Series and two (in four starts) in the Truck Series. …

It would have been interesting to see if Juan Montoya had anything for Busch on the final lap Sunday, had the caution flag not come out. Montoya was in prime position to try a slingshot pass for the lead when the yellow was displayed. …

So Tony Stewart is exploring his options for 2010, is he? How’s this for a Super Team: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart under the Hendrick Motorsports banner. It probably won’t happen, but it’s fun to dream. …

Montoya has been racing in NASCAR since the end of the 2006 season, so you would think FOX analyst Larry McReynolds would have learned how to pronounce his name by now. Instead, McReynolds still mispronounces Montoya’s name as “MANtoya” about half the time. …

Has NASCAR revoked Kevin Lepage’s license yet?

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