Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, it has been a good year on RaceDriven.com and at this point as 2009 is already here, I just wanted to take this moment and reflect back on the top 10 best articles of 2008. I remember writing each one of these articles throughout the year, each one has a special meaning to me, whether it had the comments, was such an emotional moment like the first piece “Emotions” with my favorite driver Dale Jr. getting wrecked or a love country music and some great artist like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood to rating the Daytona 500 and experiencing a NASCAR Cup Series race live in person on pit road, this was 2008 on RaceDriven.com…
1. Emotions, Emotions, Emotions – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin as Clint Bowyer wins the 400 at Richmond.
2. The success, the top 35 battle and the struggles after five races in NASCAR’s Cup Series. This article made headlines at least to me when it appeared on the Chicago Sun Times Website, that’s a big accomplishment for a blogger.
3. Taylor Swift does it again with her performance of “Should’ve Said No” at the 2008 ACM Awards.
4. What a performance of Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift as she takes top honors at the 2008 CMT Music Awards.
5. From the Garage to the #29 Pitbox: Shell’s Hot Pass was the perfect spot to watch the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
6. How would you rate the 50th running of the Daytona 500? How about Speedweeks in General?
7. From the Boston Red Sox at Fenway to NASCAR in Phoenix – what happened last Saturday Night on FOX?
8. First NBC is creating the American version of Top Gear and now the remake of Knight Rider? Anyone want to know the conclusion to NBC’s two new shows? Well, Knight Rider is trying to stay afloat in the ratings, NBC has made some cast changes to try and make the show more like the original Knight Rider, JFTR: I do DVR Knight Rider and watch it when it’s on. As for the American Version of Top Gear, “NBC expected to have Top Gear premiere as a mid-season 2009 replacement, but, on December 11, 2008, it was revealed that NBC passed on the show and that the BBC is currently looking at cable networks to pick it up.” – From Wikipedia
9. Jimmie Johnson three-peat tops highlights list of 2008 NASCAR Cup Series Season.
10. Everybody loses with NASCAR’s one size fits all penalties for COT infractions.
Like I said, what a good year for RaceDriven.com and here’s to a better 2009, as I say goodbye to 2008, I would just like to thank to all my readers and sponsors for a good year. Can’t wait to see what 2009 will bring.
