Yeah, it seems I've been kinda "slack" on updating this blog. But it most certainly doesn't mean I haven't been watching what Danica has been doing on and off the track for the last few months. One thing I'm most certainly proud of her accomplishing is how her restarts have gotten a whole lot better! After watching the Darlington and Charlotte races, I've been quite impressed on how well she has improved with her restarts. I guess it has been helping her a lot to learn from one of the best at it in Tony Stewart.
Also, her great run at Road America was absolutely phenomenal! Especially considering road courses were never her strongest skill, she really showed how it should be done despite falling victim to French-Canadian stupidity at the end. I'm most definitely looking forward to her repeating her road course success at his daddy's circuit at Montreal in August.
As for Tony Jr.'s remarks about how unfairly Danica has been treated all season, I most certainly agree with him. What's unfortunate is that I have witnessed this on so many levels first hand at races I have attended. And despite whatever NASCAR may be doing to diversify both its audience and driver rosters, it still has a long way to go from getting away from being exclusively "a good 'ole southern boy's playground".
Overall, it's good to see Danica is still within the consciousness when NASCAR is mentioned in the media. And despite the sense of negativity that tends to be brought from the so-called "NASCAR faithful", it's a very positive thing for the sport. It's due to the fact that the media has come to the understanding that every time Danica climbs into that car, the potential of a historical event always presents itself. And those who truly "get it" know very well it's just a question of when.
