Well, unfortunately I think I'll remember this weekend more for the freak October snowstorm in the Northeast than the racing. After the snow and downed tree limbs on Saturday, I could finally sit down on Sunday afternoon and enjoy some racing.
F1 - Vettel wins again. Yawn. We're watching Vettel make history, but there doesn't seem to any excitement to it. It's the same thing every week: Vettel wins the pole, Vettel takes the lead, Vettel checks out, Vettel wins. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa managed to keep the race a little interesting. Lewis lucked out and the drive through penalty went to Massa. But the curbs were the bigger enemy for Massa. Two broken suspensions in one weekend. That's impressive.
Sprint Cup - Fans aren't happy when a race is boring. Fans aren't happy when there are too many cautions. What is the perfect race? What's the right number of cautions? What will make us happy? Did the close racing Sunday make up for the high number of cautions?
Carl Edwards' luck just keeps continuing. He managed to be be the lucky dog twice and came away with top-10 finish. But the biggest question is how bad does Tony Stewart want to win this championship? I think three wins in the Chase with three races to go is a pretty good indication of how bad. And Jimmie Johnson just won't go away. On a side note, I have to wonder if a three-strikes-and-you're-out rule should have applied to Brian Vickers Sunday.
NHRA - You have to respect the fact that Don Schumacher's drivers race hard, regardless of whether their teammate (and championship contender) is running in the other lane. John Force Racing went aggressive Sunday, and each car went up in smoke first round. And the non-contenders in Funny Car proved to be the spoilers this weekend.
A couple other thoughts -- can Spencer Massey win the championship without even qualifying for one of the races? And there were red lights aplenty this weekend, including the one that almost prevented Jason Line from winning the Pro Stock title. But the best news is that my boy Eddie K. won Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Truck Series - So I didn't get to catch the race on Saturday. Too busy keeping an eye on the Weather Channel. But you would have been a fool to bet against Denny Hamlin at Martinsville. Good call by Kyle Busch Motorsports to have Hamlin run the truck. And out of curiosity, when are we going to see the Truck schedule for next year (and the Rolex Series schedule for that matter)?
Carl Edwards' luck just keeps continuing. He managed to be be the lucky dog twice and came away with top-10 finish. But the biggest question is how bad does Tony Stewart want to win this championship? I think three wins in the Chase with three races to go is a pretty good indication of how bad. And Jimmie Johnson just won't go away. On a side note, I have to wonder if a three-strikes-and-you're-out rule should have applied to Brian Vickers Sunday.
NHRA - You have to respect the fact that Don Schumacher's drivers race hard, regardless of whether their teammate (and championship contender) is running in the other lane. John Force Racing went aggressive Sunday, and each car went up in smoke first round. And the non-contenders in Funny Car proved to be the spoilers this weekend.
A couple other thoughts -- can Spencer Massey win the championship without even qualifying for one of the races? And there were red lights aplenty this weekend, including the one that almost prevented Jason Line from winning the Pro Stock title. But the best news is that my boy Eddie K. won Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Truck Series - So I didn't get to catch the race on Saturday. Too busy keeping an eye on the Weather Channel. But you would have been a fool to bet against Denny Hamlin at Martinsville. Good call by Kyle Busch Motorsports to have Hamlin run the truck. And out of curiosity, when are we going to see the Truck schedule for next year (and the Rolex Series schedule for that matter)?
As a final note, my thoughts and prayers are with the Wallace family after the passing of Russ Wallace.
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