NASCAR’S DAYTONA 500!!!!!!   What a race!!!!!!  More than what you could expect….   The new track went for a test that was unexpected and survived.

Matt Kenseth and his Ford under Roush Fenway Racing was able to hold off team mate Greg Biffle, who came in 3rd, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who placed 2nd.  The race was to be held on Sunday February 26, 2012 was rained out.  Monday on February 27th the race began, but did not finish until this morning.                                                   Let’s start….in the 2nd lap Elliot Sadler nudged Jimmie Johnson from behind, turning his Hendrick Motors Chevrolet  into the wall and collection several other cars.  This put Jimmie out of the race.  Hendrick Motors team-mate Jeff Gordon joined Johnson in the garage near the halfway point after his Chevrolet blew an engine.   Danica Patrick‘s first Daytona 500 race was caught up in the Johnson spinning car, along with Kurt Busch and Last Year’s defending Daytona 500 winner, Trevor Bayne.

With 40 laps to go, and Dave Blaney leading the way, Juan Pablo Montoya hit a safety truck, containing 200 gallons of jet kerosene, burst into flames and Montoya’s car slid into the grass.  He gingerly climbed from it as fire trucks rushed to the scene.  The inferno raged on causing a two hour delay when NASCAR red flagged the race on the 160th lap of the 200 laps.  Thank goodness he was ok.  During the 2 hour delay the track was being worked on.  Putting out the fire and repairing the surface of the third turn at the Daytona International Speedway.  The crew really did one heck of a job.  What kind of asphalt did they use on that track?  During the delay Brad Keselowski was with his cell phone and tweeting the Juan Pablo Montoya crash.  He will not be disciplined for he did not put any driver in harms way.   The drivers were having some fun with his cell phone tweeting.

With another exciting Daytona 500 Race completed it looks like this season is going to be exciting to watch.