Friday, February 09, 2007

NASCAR: Nextel Cup Kicks Off This Weekend

NASCAR Looks for Big Season
2/9/2007 2:25:22

Race fans will have to buckle up for a season that promises to be like nothing ever seen before.With the mandated Car of Tomorrow, changes to the Chase for the championship, Toyota's arrival, ESPN's return and the introduction of former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya, 2007 will prove this ain't your Daddy's NASCAR. This season will be a pivotal one for NASCAR, which looks to rebound after a mediocre 2006 that saw television ratings slip and made many wonder if the sport had reached its plateau. It starts this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, where the best of the Nextel Cup Series will kick-start the season with Saturday night's exhibition Budweiser Shootout. Preparations begin the very next day for the February 18th season-opening Daytona 500...read more: here