After the Twin 125's today, I'm happy that Shawna Robinson (first woman since 1980) and Dave Marcis (his final Daytona) qualified. Very cool. Of course racing is a sport. It's covered in Sports Illustrated, on ESPN, and in the sports section of any newspaper. I didn't get that right with "championship", I was meaning to differentiate between all the other activities going on at Speedweeks and the race. "Daytona 500" stands alone. But "just a race"? :P Jeff Burton's car got wrecked, not Ward's. I'm always rootin' for Ward, must be the way he talks. Lotta tape in that second race.
posted by brenna at 10:46 AM on February 13, 2002
Rule change boosts Fords to front of field.
After the Twin 125's today, I'm happy that Shawna Robinson (first woman since 1980) and Dave Marcis (his final Daytona) qualified. Very cool. Of course racing is a sport. It's covered in Sports Illustrated, on ESPN, and in the sports section of any newspaper. I didn't get that right with "championship", I was meaning to differentiate between all the other activities going on at Speedweeks and the race. "Daytona 500" stands alone. But "just a race"? :P Jeff Burton's car got wrecked, not Ward's. I'm always rootin' for Ward, must be the way he talks. Lotta tape in that second race.