Sprint Unlimited

The drivers come out onto the stage in preparation of the 2015 Sprint
Unlimited
Photo Credited to MRN

THE RACE
What a night it was in Daytona on Saturday evening. There was a lot going on all evening long and ended up being a race of survival. There was everything that every race fan could ever want and more. The big story of the night was Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano getting into it on pit road after the end of the race. For those that did not watch the race, late in the race on a restart Logano was behind Harvick trying to bump draft him and continued to do so through the corner which caused Harvick to lose control and smack the wall. Harvick did not appreciate the bump at the end of the race, and let Logano know about it with a nice little door slam. Logan responded with door slam right back. That caused Harvick and Logano to jump out of their cars and exchange some words before Team Penske crew members pulled Logano away. So the question of the night was this...who was in the wrong? To be honest, was there really anyone that was in the wrong? Both guys were going after the win and that is what you want if you are an owner. A lot would argue that Logano was a little aggressive when trying to win the race, others would say that it was the end of the race and he was just trying to help Harvick get to the front.

At the end of the night, Matt Kenneth
took the first win of 2015
Photo Credited to Bleacher Report

IN MY OPINION
Here is the deal, when it comes to drafting at Daytona and Talladega, there is one thing that every driver knows about bump drafting, and that thing would be that you cannot bump draft through the corners because it upsets the car. Although I applaud Logano for going after the win like he should, there is a limit as to how you should drive. The point of the matter is Logano was in a bad spot no matter if he got into Harvick or not. Did Logano go into the corner with the intent of wrecking Harvick? Absolutely not. It was a racing thing and Logano thought that he was doing the right thing for Harvick and himself. However, like Harvick said in the post race, "everyone is racing aggressive, but you can't take your head off and put it on the floorboard". Another thing, how would you think that Tony Stewart would react if this was him instead of Harvick? Logano would be lucky to have his head still attached.

Although Tony Stewart's day did not end the way he would
have wanted, he still looked impressive throughout the night
Photo Credited to Fox News

TAKE AWAYS
The one take away that I received from the other night is how Tony Stewart looked. He looked like the Tony Stewart of old getting very racy up front. In fact he was heard saying something to the effect of do you think that they know we came to play today? Smoke is back to his normal self and that cannot be anything but good for NASCAR in the end. Although he ended his day on the hook, there was a lot that can be said for his run Saturday night.

LOOKING FORWARD
As of now qualifying is over, (look for future post) so there is a lot to look forward to with this season. 2015 is off to a bang and it certainly feels like it is the middle of the season with the controversies and racing we have seen throughout this short time. Be ready for some great racing on Thursday in the qualifying races and also on Sunday in the Daytona 500.