2-Car Tandems Are Here to Stay... For Now

In case you were wondering if the use of 2 car tandems (AKA "love bug racing") was more of a cultural change among drivers, or a purely technological one, the last 3 laps of the Continental Tire Challenge Series ST class at Daytona earlier this month was determined by Kias and Mazdas linking up to draft past each other on the NASCAR portions of the track.



Keep that in mind as NASCAR continues to futilely fiddle with the vehicles leading up to the Daytona 500.


Yeah. I hate to tell you if you aren't a fan of the 2 car bump draft maneuver, but we aren't going back to the way things were. At least we won't until the track really wears in and gets rougher 5-10 years from now.

Daytona 500 Screenshots - Clint Bowyer On His Roof

Did you think I wouldn't grab screenshots? Clint Bowyer had probably the most memorable finish to a Daytona 500 that doesn't involve a win. His 07 Jack Daniel's car flipped onto its roof, burst into flames, and spun like a top before sliding across the finish line upside down and sliding back onto the grass, where it landed back on its wheels.

Remember kids, don't drink and drive.

More Daytona 500 Screenshots

Kevin Harvick wins by beating Mark Martin to the line while the field wrecks behind them.

Daytona 500 Screenshots