It was a reasonably entertaining race at Indy this week. More for the spectacle and history than for the exciting racing.
Stewart seemed to have the best car from the get-go, and continually drove to the front with ease. So there was little drama about who was going to win the race. Harvick got around him on a restart with about 20 laps to go, but everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Stewart recaptured the lead.
The winning pass happened with about 15 laps to go, and featured some unnecessary bumping. It would have been amusing had Stewart wrecked both the 29 and himself in the process, especially since there was absolutely no reason for it.
But alas, there was no wreck, and Stewart rode around unchallenged to win easily.
Stewart was his usual boorish self in the post race interview. Making some crazy out-of-the-blue attack on the "commentators" for not being suitably impressed by his lame fence climbing skills. The guy wins an elite Nascar race, and the first thing he does is bitch about getting credit for climbing a fence. Typical Stewart. Whenever you find yourself trying to find something redeeming about him, he opens his mouth and reminds you what a miserable guy he really is.
Montoya had a good race, finishing second. JPM seemed happy with that after the race.
ESPN's coverage was pretty good. Better than TNT and NBC, but what does that say. Their multi-colored squiggles that supposedly show the air flow around the cars was kind of ridiculous. It looked like they hired someone to doodle on the replay with Crayolas. Their camera work is good though.
Rusty was incomprehensible as always. It's amazing that someone who drove for so long could provide so little insight. His commentary usually consists of blurting out a confusing non-sequitor, right after his classic "I tell ya what..."
On the other hand, every time I see Dale Jarrett as a commentator, he has something interesting or amusing to say.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment