About Stooge Expertise 8 year crew member, 25 year NASCAR historian with VAST collection of
NASCAR data (stats, photos, old magazines, books, programs). I know all
or can find all about NASCAR Winston Cup trivia, including stats, driver
facts, race records, pit & inspection info, pics of old cars and
drivers, etc.
Experience Almost 40 year fan, 8 years on pit crew, high traffic NASCAR website, hundreds of old info sources including pics
Education/Credentials Life: lived it for 8 years, been following it for almost 40 years, been to more than 200 races, worked shoulder to shoulder with many of the drivers and crewmen of the present and past, been quoted in magazines and newspapers, website listed in a book, had picture published in Nextel Cup Scene (was Grand National Scene back then). *Just quoted in a Las Vegas magazine last month (Feb/March '07) about the Vegas race*
Question Why do people hate this years Daytona 500, and why do they belittle Matt's win? It wasn't Matt's fault that it was rain shortened! I think that is just nuts!
Answer I'm sorry but this is an "opinion" question that has no right or wrong answer. If you're going to watch NASCAR get used to people belittling your driver. Has nothing to do with winning a rain shortened race. It's just the nature of the beast. If the race had gone the full distance, and Matt won by 10 laps, people who don't root for him would find something to belittle.
