Finally the 2016 racing season with the premier series in NASCAR began today at Daytona International Speedway.
This year sees a few new changes with the biggest being the field reduced from 43 cars to 40 and the development of giving charters to teams who are guaranteed spots in each and every race; one per charter per race.
As usual the first two spots were set by qualifying speeds and the rest of the field was set by finishing places in the duel races during speedweek.
The race pole was taken by the youngest rookie to ever enter the field, Chase Elliot, son of the great Bill Elliot. However, Chase's race was not to go as well as his qualifying did. He led the first few laps then was shuffled back in the pack and subsequently lost the back end of his car and was taken out of the race when his car nse dived in the grassy area of the inield. That ended his day but luckily he was uninjured.
That was only the first of the six cautions which happened during the race. Good thing, not one driver was injured during the race. /fortunately, there was not a "big one" during the race today.
This year sees a few new changes with the biggest being the field reduced from 43 cars to 40 and the development of giving charters to teams who are guaranteed spots in each and every race; one per charter per race.
As usual the first two spots were set by qualifying speeds and the rest of the field was set by finishing places in the duel races during speedweek.
The race pole was taken by the youngest rookie to ever enter the field, Chase Elliot, son of the great Bill Elliot. However, Chase's race was not to go as well as his qualifying did. He led the first few laps then was shuffled back in the pack and subsequently lost the back end of his car and was taken out of the race when his car nse dived in the grassy area of the inield. That ended his day but luckily he was uninjured.
That was only the first of the six cautions which happened during the race. Good thing, not one driver was injured during the race. /fortunately, there was not a "big one" during the race today.
