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Sprint Cup
CUP: A Long, Awarding Season
The "wing" is a thing of the past on NASCAR Sprint Cup Cars. (Photo: Getty Images)
Article by Jeff Hood, RacinToday.com
The longest season in all of sports concludes on today when the checkered flag waves over the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Today, all eyes in the motorsports world will be focused on Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson as they battle for the Sprint Cup trophy.
The champions in NASCAR’s Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series have already been crowned.
So in honor of the champs, Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine, I figured it’d be ok to hand out some hardware of my own as we look back on the 2010 NASCAR season.
The envelopes please…….
The Good Riddance Award: Goes to the Wing. I have yet to meet one person who actually liked the hideous-looking wing that was attached to the rear-deck lids of Sprint Cup cars from 2007 through April of this season. Of all the changes made by NASCAR this year, ditching the wing in favor of a return to the spoiler was easily their best decision.
The Gutsiest Driver Award: To Denny Hamlin. After winning a rain-delayed event at Martinsville in March, Hamlin went under the knife for knee surgery and was back in the car at Phoenix just over a week later. One race later, he wound up in victory lane in Texas. Who says race car drivers aren’t athletes? A simply amazing feat.
The Birdies are Fine in Golf but not in NASCAR Award: To Kyle Busch. One day after dropping the F bomb in front of the media in Texas, Busch proceeded to give a NASCAR official the middle-finger salute as he sat in his car on pit road. Hey Kyle, see that in-car camera to your right? Say cheese, dude. Your wallet just got $25,000 lighter.
The Hulk Hogan Headlock Award: To Jeff Gordon. Hulk Hogan is widely-regarded as a great entertainer with terrible ring technique each time he steps inside the squared circle. So in honor of his unsuccessful attempt to put Jeff Burton in a headlock in Texas, this award is headed Gordon’s way. Eat your vitamins, brother!
The Said Head Award: To Boris Said. The curly-haired Said gave his fan base plenty of reason to cheer following his dramatic last lap Nationwide Series victory in Montreal in August when he edged Max Papis in a photo-finish. Said accomplished the feat with RAB Racing, which has no affiliation with a Sprint Cup team. Who said? Boris Said!
The There Are Still Plenty of Good Seats Still Available Award: This year’s Brickyard 400 was contested in front of more than 100,000 empty seats at Indianapolis Motor Speedway which, according to Wikipedia, boasts a seating capacity of more than 257,000. The track estimated the day’s attendance to be 140,000. It was simply stunning to see so much shining metal from the grandstands that afternoon.
The longest season in all of sports concludes on today when the checkered flag waves over the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Today, all eyes in the motorsports world will be focused on Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson as they battle for the Sprint Cup trophy.
The champions in NASCAR’s Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series have already been crowned.
So in honor of the champs, Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine, I figured it’d be ok to hand out some hardware of my own as we look back on the 2010 NASCAR season.
The envelopes please…….
The Good Riddance Award: Goes to the Wing. I have yet to meet one person who actually liked the hideous-looking wing that was attached to the rear-deck lids of Sprint Cup cars from 2007 through April of this season. Of all the changes made by NASCAR this year, ditching the wing in favor of a return to the spoiler was easily their best decision.
The Gutsiest Driver Award: To Denny Hamlin. After winning a rain-delayed event at Martinsville in March, Hamlin went under the knife for knee surgery and was back in the car at Phoenix just over a week later. One race later, he wound up in victory lane in Texas. Who says race car drivers aren’t athletes? A simply amazing feat.
The Birdies are Fine in Golf but not in NASCAR Award: To Kyle Busch. One day after dropping the F bomb in front of the media in Texas, Busch proceeded to give a NASCAR official the middle-finger salute as he sat in his car on pit road. Hey Kyle, see that in-car camera to your right? Say cheese, dude. Your wallet just got $25,000 lighter.
The Hulk Hogan Headlock Award: To Jeff Gordon. Hulk Hogan is widely-regarded as a great entertainer with terrible ring technique each time he steps inside the squared circle. So in honor of his unsuccessful attempt to put Jeff Burton in a headlock in Texas, this award is headed Gordon’s way. Eat your vitamins, brother!
The Said Head Award: To Boris Said. The curly-haired Said gave his fan base plenty of reason to cheer following his dramatic last lap Nationwide Series victory in Montreal in August when he edged Max Papis in a photo-finish. Said accomplished the feat with RAB Racing, which has no affiliation with a Sprint Cup team. Who said? Boris Said!
The There Are Still Plenty of Good Seats Still Available Award: This year’s Brickyard 400 was contested in front of more than 100,000 empty seats at Indianapolis Motor Speedway which, according to Wikipedia, boasts a seating capacity of more than 257,000. The track estimated the day’s attendance to be 140,000. It was simply stunning to see so much shining metal from the grandstands that afternoon.
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