Let the games begin!

It is a great and glorious day. The 2005 gNA$hCAR season gets underway today with the running of the Budweiser Shootout. While this isn't a points race, it is a chance to see our favorite drivers in action for the first time in nearly three months.

I won't hazard a guess as to the finishing order of the top 10 this time, but I'll put my money on Jeff Gordon to win the shootout. Jeff is a two-time winner of this event, and the Hendrick cars are the only ones who can hold a candle to DEI at Daytona. Dale Jarrett won this race last year and starts on the pole today, but as he said, a lot of being able to win at Daytona depends on luck and how the draft shakes out. Gordon is skillful enough that when it comes down to the final few laps he'll be in position to make the pass for the lead.

I'll be back before next Sunday to make my predictions for the 2005 season. Yeah!  ¶ 12:47 PM