Daytona Fireworks

The 4th of July NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race at Daytona lived up to expectations as drivers engaged each other in an exciting wire-to-wire finish that ended up with Tony Stewart winning the coveted race in smoking fashion.

En route to his second win as an owner, Smoke unintentionally (?) whacked Kyle Busch into the wall when the Wild Thing tried to block him for the second time just meters away from the checkered flag.

The result was the usual and expected Big One in Daytona or in any other NASCAR restrictor- plate racing ground like Talladega.

Incidents like these would have been fatal to drivers in the past but because of NASCAR's prime focus and concern on safety including the development of the Car of Today (CoT), drivers can now race hard and focus on their strategies without reservations knowing that they are in good hands err cars.

Although many racing aficionados outside the United States (who are more exposed to the sleek and high-tech open wheel race cars in Formula One) think that NASCAR is boring, but if this kind of hardnosed, fast and furious racing continue, NASCAR will eventually earn their respect, gain more fans and attract more sponsors in the near future.

Keep the rubbers burnin' people!