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RacinToday.com Staff  | http://www.RacinToday.com  |  Posted December 19, 2010   Charlotte, NC
A Mark Martin victory in the 2010 Daytona 500 would be a nice thing for him, his fans and racing. (Photo: LAT PHotographic)
Article by Jeff Hood, RacinToday.com

Christmas is the time of year when wish lists are floating around.

So aside from finding an 8-foot, high definition, flat screen television under my tree next weekend or hitting a multi-state lottery, here are a few items I jotted down that I’d like to see happen during the coming New Year:

For Mark Martin: A victory in the Daytona 500. In terms of popularity with fans and fellow competitors, a win on NASCAR’s grandest stage by Martin would rival the late Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona triumph.

For Darrell Waltrip: A new catch phrase. “Boogity, boogity, boogity” ran its course years ago.

For Joey Logano: More witty comments. His quote about Kevin Harvick’s wife “wearing the fire suit” in the family was an instant classic.

For Fox, TNT and ESPN: An upswing in ratings. I promise I’m not drinking the NASCAR kool aid by admitting that the racing was as good as ever in 2010. Hopefully, more fans will jump on the bandwagon and tune in next season.

For NASCAR’s Robin Pemberton: Another slip of the tongue. His out-of-nowhere “have at it, boys” comment during the media tour in January set the tone for the season and got a lot of mileage in the press.

Todd Bodine celebrates clinching the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship after finishing 12th in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. (Photo: Getty Images)

For Todd Bodine: A sponsor. The reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion and one of the class acts in the sport, the Chemung, N.Y. native deserves better than having to rely on his team owners to fund his effort.

For Barney Hall: Another year behind the MRN microphone. I know it’s time to go racing when I turn on the radio and hear the legendary Barney Hall utter “and the green flag goes in the air” and “he comes up through the gear box.”


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