Feb

2010 Racing Season is On

I think if we base predictions on what people are talking about now, this is the year of Danica. And rightly so after watching her strong 6th place run in the ARCA crashfest 200 yesterday. It was her first stock car race ever, she got spun, and ended the race with a very strong run with the ARCA boys. She ran top ten most of the race, got spun out, and when the end was near started moving to the front. I think she has answered all of the critics on if she could handle the heavy stock cars. She can, and will continue to, on what I believe will end up being the shortest stock car career before getting a top Sprint Cup ride. No cup owner will turn her down as she is an instant marketing machine with probably an endless batch of sponsors.

I will also predict this will be the year that NASCAR’s family will completely embrace twitter. Heck they already have. With all of my favorite drivers on twitter now, and their spotters, crew chiefs, & families as well, it makes for an interesting, personal angle on the behind the scenes of this traveling circus. Today, was a perfect example. I got this picture in my twitter on my phone of @delanaharvick‘s kitchen with last night’s trophy sitting there. I keep thinking how cool is it that I can see the drivers house, the next day, and what he actually did with the trophy! Another treat today was watching the progress and pictures of @kylebusch, @scottspeed, & their significant others travel down from Daytona to attend the SuperBowl in Miami. This is a very neat time with twitter, before it reaches a saturation point and goes downhill. Enjoy it like I do!

And now onto the real predictions for the 2010 Racing Season:

Mark Martin wins his first ever Sprint Cup title and retires.
Danica Patrick inherits Mark’s ride in the 5 car for the 2011 season.
Stick a fork in Jeff Gordon, he is done. So is Junior.
Jeff Gluck gets a job as NASCAR’s Chief Twitterer.
Paul Tracy continues to pound the deserts in the Southwest as IndyCar owners still put inferior drivers in their cars.
Juan Pablo Montoya wins his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Oval win. He also will finish top 3 in points this year.
It will be a banner year for Formula 1 with Michael Schumachers return. He will win the most races but not the championship due to DNF’s. Alonso will win the title with his first year with Ferrari.