This, yes. Only three people ever pulled it off in one season. LeeRoy Yarbrough in 1969, Bill Elliott in 1985 and Jeff Gordon in 1997. And none of them won all four in the same year.
NASCAR pushed the Brickyard 400 but it never was all that special. Racing on that track was more of a big deal than the race itself was, if that makes sense. I am thrilled they moved to the road course. In just one Xfinity race last year there was more excitement than in the last 19 years of Cup races combined.
obxyankeefan wrote:
I would go with the Million Dollar four from the 80s, which were Daytona, Coke 600, Southern 500 at Darlington, and the July Talladega race which is now in October.
I've been to many sporting events and I know some are better from the comfort of home and some are better in-person.
Football: always better at home unless you spends hundreds of dollars for a single ticket to get REALLY close to the field. And you will miss half of a quarter just waiting in line for a drink or the restroom! I'd rather stay home and watch it on TV. Nosebleed seats are at least $50 each and you'll spend more time watching the jumbo TV screens to see what is happening.
Baseball: I love to watch it live more than on TV. At home there is nothing going on during commercial breaks, but at the stadium all kinds of things are going on. You have the crowd for one thing and then whatever is showing on the jumbo screen, plus you can run to the team store or a vendor or the restroom between half-innings. Always something going on at the stadium when nothing is happening on TV. And the outfield seats cost less than $20 for most places and you can see everything happening on the field clearly. I'm talking MLB here, but it gets even better for MiLB games with cheaper prices and smaller stadiums.
NASCAR: IS WAY BETTER IN-PERSON!!! The action never stops! There are no commercial breaks "in the field of play". Even the cautions can be exciting when someone screws up or a team can't decide what to do until the last second. I will say that this works way better for the short tracks like M'ville, but the Roval was a bunch of fun too. I just didn't like the atmosphere at Charlotte as much as the one at M'ville. Plus, instead of ear plugs or the radio headsets they rent out, I like to have my pocket radio with my earbuds in my ears. You can't hear the track announcers anyway unless it's a caution and the cars are on the other side of the track. At Martinsville, the local MRN station is only a few miles away and the broadcast is within seconds of what is happening on the track. At Charlotte, that MRN station is a full lap behind what you are seeing. When Johnson and Truex wrecked on the final turns in 2018, I thought there was still one lap to go based on what I was hearing in my ears. I was sitting front row in Road Course Turn #1. I couldn't see Turns 3-6 or the "bus stop" on the back side of the track. But I had one of the best seats for when BK overcooked it into the "Heartburn Turn" (Turn 1) and slammed the outside wall taking others with him. It was crazy carnage. But CMS is so much more confusing to get into and out of the parking areas and just as confusing to get to your seats. M'ville is so much simpler and more welcoming. You just better remember the general area where you are parked. The South Lot is not lighted and treacherously hilly with a shallow creek running through it and no bridges over it. That's actually how people owning land on the north end make so much money using it as paid parking! But I still love going to M'ville. The stadium is great, the atmosphere is great and the racing is fantastic!!!
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We're fans of Byron, so we were happy with the outcome, but would have loved to see Reddick battle for the lead on the last lap. Wouldn't have been upset with either man winning yesterday. It definitely seemed like a tale of two races with the early dominators becoming irrelevant late, and vice versa. What happened to Buescher?!
Had high hopes for Matt DiBenedetto yesterday despite his starting position (37th). Wood Bros. joked on Twitter that they were starting in Cambodia. I really hope he earns a win soon. I've liked him ever since he was wrecked out of the 2019 Daytona 500. He was having such a great day and got caught up in that wreck. I was kinda "moved" I guess by his gracious response that day. Hard to not cheer for a guy like that.
mkb wrote:
Homestead was a really good race
If there was just like 10 more laps I feel like Reddick would've been able to catch up to Byron
I 100% agree, that was another great race, This is shaping out to be one heck of year so far. I'm ok with Byron winning he had a great car at the end. I'm a Truex guy and was happy with his run, They are turning a corner on his season and loo for more great things.
I was hoping Buesher was going to stay there for the end but glad RCR is turning around their season, And Roush looked good as well.I like seeing teams your not used to.
And how about McDowell continuing his awesome season.Wow so happy for him
I can't remember the last time a Roush car looked as strong as Buescher looked at the start of the race. For that matter, when was the last time a Roush car took the lead under green at a non-plate race? A big difference from the late 90s and early 2000s when Roush cars were contending for wins just about every week.
For sure, That was one of the feel good stories about the race was how both Chris and Ryan were running. PLus no offense to anyone but it was nice that Chase was worse running Hendrick car. It always seems to be about him and not the other 3 as much.
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