Last year, we went down to the final lap of the final race. I just don't see how [the system] can get any better than that.
"Benjamin Stewart Parsons" was an United States/American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on Special Events Television Network/SETN, TBS (TV network)/TBS, American Broadcasting Company/ABC, ESPN, NBC Sports/NBC and Turner Network Television/TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series/Sprint Cup) champion. He was the older brother of former NASCAR driver car owner and broadcaster Phil Parsons of Phil Parsons Racing.
He was nicknamed BP and The Professor, the latter in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor.
He was the founder of Rendezvous Ridge, a winery in North Carolina, which opened shortly after his death.
More Benny Parsons on Wikipedia.It was like a professional playing with amateurs.
Talladega is the wild card; anything can happen there and no one is immune.
While our drivers are probably not nearly in the physical condition of the NBA's All-Stars, the Daytona 500 is going to have 43 of the top drivers in the country, trained to drive at speeds in excess of 180 mph. Now that's intense! The NBA only has like 20 or 25 basketball players playing.
NASCAR races reward consistency. That's the way NASCAR rules are and no one in NASCAR has a problem with it. But casual fans do have a problem with it.
This being in Michigan really gives it added significance, because this is where it all started. There will be a lot of people in attendance that were on my side since my first race, and that holds special meaning to me.
Jeff Gordon has a way when his back is against the wall to get things going in the right direction and run hard.
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