This is a NASCAR All-Star Race cross-piece from Racedriven
Yeah, we are getting back to that good old Saturday Night shootout under the light’s with this coming weekend’s NASCAR All-Star race which not only includes the Sprint Showdown qualifier race and the Main event, the Sprint All-Star Race with its new four 25 lap segments, but a new element to this year’s All-Star event, during the preshow before the Sprint Showdown, fans will be treated to a Burnout and donut contest. This is something new, normally fans are treated to a burnout, donut or something once a driver wins an event, but not before an event, so this should be interesting considering I’ve never seen a burnout and donut contest before.
So with the new element of a burnout and donut contest, I ask this question, what victory celebration do you to see the most – Burnouts, donuts or? Keep in mind it can be just about anything from a donut, burnout, a polish victory lap, to Tony Stewart climbing the fence or Carl Edward’s famous back flip.
I personally like a Polish Victory Lap that entails the driver turning his car around and driving in the opposite direction, which is clockwise on a NASCAR track which in most cases includes the driver holding a checkered flag outside the driver’s window. This lets the driver solute the fans in the grandstands and it doesn’t burn up there equipment. Alan Kulwicki was the first driver to do a “Polish Victory Lap” following the Checker 500 on November 6, 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway. (Info on Polish Victory Lap: Wikipedia.com)
May 16, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Personally, I prefer the back flip. Mostly because I’m waiting to see if Edwards doesn’t make it.
I know, I know, that’s messed up.
May 16, 2008 at 1:24 pm
The Burnout/Donut Contest is like the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest — doesn’t do a damn thing for the game, but the fans sure love it. One of the guiltiest pleasures in the sport, up there next to the crashes. I like the Polish Victory Lap too.