Good evening everyone and I hope you enjoyed the 2012 Nascar season and I apologize for my absence. I had some personal issues and school to deal with but I'm back for 2013!!!! Now I hope my followers understand my absense and I hope they enjoy my blog for 2013.
Now its time to review the 2012 Nascar season.....
Cup: The championship came down to the wire at Homestead between Jimmie Johnson and Brad Kesolowski with Brad taking the 2012 title in just his 3rd full year in Cup. As you may have seen, the week before at Phoenix, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer had some words and some actions towards each other. After contact off of turn 2, Gordon would wait for Bowyer a lap after and would retaliate going into turn 3 by putting Bowyer hard into the outside wall, also collecting Joey Logano as well. After the wreck, Bowyers crew had this to say on the radio: "Well that was a real act of a champion". Apparently Bowyer and his crew didn't like the retaliation at all and both crews would get into a fight in the infield while the race was under the red flag to clean up the mess from the wreck. And shockingly enough, the two drivers would finish 1st and 2nd the next week at Homestead. And the championship picture would change dramatically after contender Johnson would cut a tire and hit the wall off of turn 4, extending Kesolowski's lead going into the final race of the year. Kesolowski would have to finish 16th or better to clinch the title after winning at Chase race #1 at Chicago and #3 at Dover. Johnson had a victory at Martinsville in the chase as well. Kesolowski would clinch the title giving Roger Penske his first Cup title. Penske has a Nascar Nationwide title with Kesolowski in 2010. Johnson would end up 3rd in the Championship standings after a rear end gear burned up on his Lowes chevy.
After the Talladega race in October, Dale Earnhardt Jr would face a concussion after the big wreck on the final lap from Tony Stewart blocking a move from Michael Waltrip. Regan Smith would drive the #88 chevy at the following two races at Charlotte and Kansas.
Three tracks received brand new asphalt: Kansas, Michigan, and Pocono.
Nationwide: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. takes home his 2nd consecutive Nascar Nationwide Series championship after Elliott Sadler would have a late race crash at Phoenix the week before, ensuring Stenhouse to once again win the title. A similar situation occurred the year before in 2011 when Sadler crashed in the same spot he did in 2012.
Camping World Truck: A new champion would arise in the Nascar Camping World Truck Series as James Buescher would claim the his first title. Buescher won his first race at Kansas and would go on to sweep both Kentucky races also. Ty Dillon, who was Buescher's closest competitor for the title crashed right at the end of the race at Homestead.
Now its 2013 and we have seen a Joe Gibbs Racing/Hendrick Motorsports domination this year with Carl Edwards winning the 2nd race at Phoenix. We also have seen a new car raced this year, the new Generaton 6 or "Gen 6" Sprint Cup car. Cheverlet now runs the new SS and Ford and Toyota run new versions of the Fusion and Camry.
I send out my apologies to all my followers for my absence. Thank you for your support!!!!
