Was there a race on Sunday?

       There was, but it sure didn't feel like a race. Honestly it almost put me to sleep. The only thing that was exciting about the race were the restarts because that was when the drivers would race 3 or even 4 wide, After a few laps every thing would just settle down and occasionally you would see some drivers battling for position.
      
       There were only cautions for debri. The one time a car spun was when Greg Biffle spun near the entrace of pit road and didn't hit anything. Nascar decided not to have a caution for that when all the other ones were for debri. Very inconsistent on their part.

       Honestly, I feel like this race is the race that Nascar haters hope for so they can prove to all the fans that Nascar is boring, and we all know it really isn't always like that. In fact most races are pretty exciting. Hopefully the next race will be pretty exciting throughout the whole race.

Results for the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway

Pos.  Car   Driver
1        24     Jeff Gordon
2        22     Kurt Busch
3        18     Kyle Busch
4        48     Jimmie Johnson
5        29     Kevin Harvick
6        88     Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7        42     Juan Pablo Montoya
8        17     Matt Kenseth
9        39     Ryan Newman
10      56     Martin Truex Jr.
11      20     Joey Logano
12      4       Kasey Kahne
13      00     David Reutimann
14      27     Paul Menard
15      78     Regan Smith
16      33     Clint Bowyer
17      6       David Ragan
18      5       Mark Martin
19      11     Denny Hamlin
20      31     Jeff Burton
21      14     Tony Stewart
22      83     Brian Vickers
23      2       Brad Keselowski
24      51     Landon Cassil
25      43     A.J. Allmendinger
26      36     Dave Blaney
27      16     Greg Biffle
28      47     Bobby Labonte
29      34     David Gilliland
30      13     Casey Mears
31      32     Mike Bliss
32      71     Andy Lally
33      1      Jamie McMurray
34      9      Marcos Ambrose
35      38    Sam Hornish Jr.
36      37    Tony Raines
37      99    Carl Edwards
38      7      Scott Wimmer
39      50    T.J. Bell
40      87    Joe Nemechek
41      66    Michael McDowell
42      46    J.J. Yeley
43      81    Scott Riggs  

Starting lineup for the 5-Hour Energy 500 at Pocono Raceway

 

Pos.  Car   Driver
 1      22     Kurt Busch
 2      27     Paul Menard
 3      24     Jeff Gordon
 4      11     Denny Hamlin
 5      78     Regan Smith
 6      99     Carl Edwards
 7      9       Marcos Ambrose
 8      39     Ryan Newman
 9      00     David Reutimann
10     5       Mark Martin
11     6       David Ragan
12     33     Clint Bowyer
13     1       Jamie McMurray
14     48     Jimmie Johnson
15     14     Tony Stewart
16     42     Juan Pablo Montoya
17     4       Kasey Kahne
18     47     Bobby Labonte
19     20     Joey Logano
20     2       Brad Keselowski
21     88     Dale Earnhardt Jr.
22     46     J.J. Yeley
23     83     Brian Vickers
24     71     Andy Lally
25     51     Landon Cassil
26     38     Sam Hornish Jr.
27     17     Matt Kenseth
28     43     A.J. Allmendinger
29     87     Joe Nemechek
30     34     David Gilliland
31     56     Martin Truex Jr.
32     29     Kevin Harvick
33     31     Jeff Burton
34     18     Kyle Busch
35     13     Casey Mears
36     66     Michael McDowell
37     16     Greg Biffle
38     37     Tony Raines
39     81   Scott Riggs
40     36     Dave Blaney
41     32     Mike Bliss
42     7       Scott Wimmer
43     50    T.J. Bell

DNQ: 60  Mike Skinner
   

Fuel mileage races

              I'm not a big fan of fuel mileage races, and I know lots of people who will agree with me on that. I like races were drivers are racing 2 wide to the finish line on the last lap. Not races were drivers purposely slow down to conserve fuel, that to me is not racing.
       
              You might think the reason I don't like fuel mileage races is because of what happened to my favorite driver Kasey Kahne during the Coca Cola 600. Well that's be part of it, but I really never did like fuel mileage races. Some people enjoy those races, but that's only when your driver gets a really good finish because of it, or if your driver wins. Most of the time NASCAR fans watch a race because they want to see drivers battle for the win, they enjoy the excitement of those close finishes.

             Just because a race becomes a fuel mileage race doesn't mean I automatically turn off the tv of course, I love NASCAR, and I'm a very dedicated fan. No matter what kind of race it turns out to be I'm always watching the whole race.