What were the biggest stories in racing of 2007?
in Motorsports, NASCARHappy Thanksgiving everyone, boy do we have alot to be thankful for on this day, how about being thankful for a good racing all season long. On this Thanksgiving while you give thanks for all of this good things in your life and sit down to dinner with your friends and family, I ask you to ponder this question for a while, what was the biggest stories in racing of 2007 and what what was the biggest?
I have been pondering that very question for the last couple of weeks as it was the WindTunnel question of the week, so here's what my take...
When you look at last season in the world of Motorsports, you had a lot to consider for this award and the same goes true for this season. While Formula 1 had a lot to be thankful after last season (2006) including one good championship battle and the idea of moving on to 2007 despite the announcement of there 7-time champion Michael Schumacher would be retiring, they can’t say the same for the 2007 season as it’s on-track boring racing was over shadowed by its Ferrari with the FIA vs. McLaren-Mercedes in what is called Stephen-Gate that ended with no-constructors championship for McLaren and a terrible $100 Million Dollar fine and to top it off, Formula 1 then decided to pull out of not only Indianapolis, but the entire market of the United States fans in the cold.
This past May ended with "One of the great specticulars in racing" the Indianapolis 500 living up to its name after Dario Franchitti won in great fashion. The Indy racing League followed that up with it's Indy 500 winner capturing the IRL Championship with a last turn battle (on fuel) for the championship.
Another big story of the year was the Open-Wheel drivers invading NASCAR with driver’s like Dario Franchitti, Jacques Villeneuve, and Sam Hornish Jr., to join Juan Montoya made the cut.
There’ll all big stories in one way or another, but the 2007 season not only in NASCAR, but in all of Motorsports belongs to NASCAR’s most popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. When you look at the season that Dale Jr. has had both On-track and off-track that wins this one…
His On-track nightmare included not making the chase (due to the 100-point penalty after Darlington or the 10 DNF’s including 7 blown engines.) wasn’t even the biggest.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s new colors and car number were revealed at the Dallas Convention Center (Hendrick Motorsports/Autostock photo)
But off-track it was Dale Earnhardt Jr’s four huge announcements that really take the bill – first, (in May) leave DEI, second (in June), joining Hendrick Motorsports, third, Budweiser and #8 will not be making the move to Hendrick Motorsports with him and finally, announcing that he will be driving the #88 AMP Energy-Mountain Dew-National Guard Chevrolet Impala SS.
What a season, now that I have given fuel for thought, so what is the biggest story in racing of 2007 and why? comment below... See Yeah!
- Racedriven
2 Feedback/Comments:
The biggest racing story of 2007?
Lewis Hamilton.
Yeah, the Formula 1 rookie Lewis Hamilton had an interesting year, its not every year that a rookie makes that many waves including running for the World Championship that in most cases would have been his, but interesting officials calls, teammates getting in the way and bad calls in the pits concluded with no title...however a hole lot of experience for next season.
I would love to see Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren vs. Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari vs. F. Alonso in a Renault for the World Championship, that would be entertainment.
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