It’s after 1am in Charlotte. Does anyone care?
Monday, February 25th, 2008 12:48am CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.
So it’s approaching 1:30am in Charlotte. Does anyone care at this point, aside from the minimal few diehard fans still up, and those still at the track?
Let’s be honest here. Anyone that was watching, went to bed quite a while ago. Those on the west coast are just now turning in, recently turned in, or are heading that way soon. The majority gave up long ago.
As we tick off the 4th hour of the red flag delay, and enter into the 5th, how much is too much? Does anyone at this point really care anymore tonight?
The drivers have been on again, off again for half a day, and the level of fatigue (from mostly sheer boredom) has to be setting in. At this point, I would have to ask the question, “Is this safe?”
There is one thing to be sure of at this point. They’d damn well better go racing after all of this, and it better make the distance.
On a more serious note, Casey Mears is quite alright after one heck of an accident. Thank you H2O.
Casey hit one of the weepers, creepers, or whatever you want to call it, and lost his car up the track. He almost had it saved, then hit the marbles and junk up by the wall. Thus causing a chat with said wall, a spin back across the track, a brief conversation with Dale Jr., before coming to rest along the outside wall. Oops! Just a second here, Sam Hornish Jr. has something to add to the conversation here. Wrinkled hood and all, neither saw it coming. Hornish couldn’t stop, see, or steer by that point, and he lifted Casey’s back end up in the air, rolling his car over a time and a half to finally come to rest on the passenger side.
Both drivers we unharmed, out of their cars under their own power, treated and released from the infield care center. Heck, Casey’s probably crawling into bed in Charlotte by now. At least close to it.
Now hurry the hell up, and let’s race.
Update:
Nope. I guess nobody cares. Even NASCAR. After keeping what few were left hanging on their seats, they call it a day at 2am EST.
Gee, thanks.
Back at it at 1pm EST tomorrow I guess.
Filed Under: California, Casey Mears, Drivers, Hendrick Motorsports #5, Nascar, Sprint Cup, Teams, Tracks
Tagged As: Casey Mears, Rain Delay, Sam Hornish Jr
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