Persistent Bowyer rediscovers magic
Ending his victory drought helps slow youth movement
art’s retirement.
“You know, I can’t say I wondered when, but I wanted us to break through,” Bugarewicz said. “I wanted it for the team, for the company. … This team has been through a lot over three years.”
As the laps turned and turned and added up without a victory, self-doubt kicked in, even as Bowyer finished second six times. steering.
Not to bust on NASCAR’s kiddie corps, but despite all the hype they have received during the season, we’ve seen them basically flat-line in the early part of the Cup season.
Only Ryan Blaney (third) and Kyle Larson (ninth) are in the top 10, with Kyle Busch at the top.
It’s understandable because there is always a learning curve in every sport. And things are likely to shake out more favorably as the season progresses because, if anything, they have strength in numbers after getting call-ups from the Xfinity and Camping World Series.
But the flip side is that no matter how good you are, a driver needs time in the seat and behind the wheel before they see results on the track.
Advantage, old guys.
On auto racing
NASCAR’s snowy weekend provided remarkable images as Martinsville Speedway turned into a winter wonderland.
For the record, the last time snow postponed a Cup race was in 1993 at Atlanta.
“Tower, we have lost the track!” Bubba Wallace tweeted as he posed for a picture inside the snowy confines.
Veteran NASCAR journalist Jeff Gluck tweeted a picture of a snowman holding a checkered flag outside the track.
Race officials had to postpone the Cup and Truck Series races until Monday after rain and light snow started falling Saturday afternoon. The bad weather continued into the evening, making it impossible to get the track cleared and dry to be race-ready Sunday.