Newbie (again)

[dday101798]

Nascar, It will be race #5 in "The Chase" for the season champ. They started doing the chase format in 2003 to spruce things up to compete with other sports. So, after 26 races the top 12 drivers (used to be 10) are locked in to a chapionship battle and the season points for them are essentially re-set for the final 10 races of the year. Before, the season could ahve been over in the first 10 races of the year if one particular driver just domintaed. And, like in 2002, the driver that won the season, never one a single race all year, just had good consistant finishes.

Then you have the drivers, one is Mark Martin, 50 years old and racing for 27 years, retired and came back trying to get his all elusive championship title that he's come oh so close so many times. Then there's Tony Stewart, doing the unbelievable in 'starting' his own team(s) and being a championship contender in it's first year (not very easy to do). Then of course there's Jimmy Johnson going for title #4 (and 3rd in a row), and Jeff Grodon (blah) still trying for #5.

So not only is it an 'important' race as the top 4 drivers are still only but handful of points apart, but it's at night, which is always more fun, and the Charlotte track has a bit of history to it as well.

That's it in a nutshell.