Still stuck in first gear when it comes to all things NASCAR..

Before discussing Michael Crabtree, the upcoming weekend in College Basketball and which NFL quarterback I compare to the current cast of Saturday Night Live...

NASCAR Nation – A smart blogger would probably try to pander to you folks with a shiny new post about his or her detailed thoughts on the first race in the Sprint Cup Series, otherwise known as “The Great American Race”, the Daytona 500, regardless of whether he is a gear head or not. That’s just not my style.

I fall into the category of sports fans that simply do not grasp, understand or are not engaged in the world or auto racing, though I have given it more than a college try. I even have a NASCAR Fantasy League championship on my hypothetical gaming resume (though I have to say it would be on the second page, somewhere below my Fantasy PGA Golf title, but ahead of my 2008 American Idol Pool co-championship. Yes, I have a problem).

Truth is, I can enjoy and even at times, understand the actual racing (though for a detailed analysis of the big race, you will want to check out our Daytona preview). I mean, who does not find a tight race, with cars going three and four wide coming around the final turns, to be rather electrifying. We can all relate to being two lanes over on the highway with our exit fast approaching and trying to pass that car that just…won’t...get…out of our way.

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