But the Daytona 500 is the "big" one. I am a casual fan of the sport, and casually I will tune into the show. With the Daytona 500 being that time I enjoy watching it, well, not quite enjoy, but I'll stop and watch it.

But this years Daytona 500 was much different than last years or the years before, much like any sporting event is different from the previous ones, or your Christmas is different from the Christmas before. How much different?

Did you know that the Daytona 500 had been pushed back a week? Or that instead of race cars like they used before, they used sponges. Yes, sponges. While that may seem insane to you and me, or to anyone in general, they decieded heck, why not, let's use sponges instead of cars.

I mean, they must have because the Daytona 500 was pushed back a complete day. I mean, I don't call out of work because of a little water. So this must be the logical explanation.

And why would they decide to use sponges? I don't know, maybe one of the children of the event organizers is a huge fan of Sponge Bob Square Pants. I know as a grown man, the show is quite funny.

Other than that explanation I don't know why else. Unless they have theses million dollar cars and this billion dollar car and someone down the line completely forgot to add let's say... WINDSHIELD WIPERS!

Maybe they never heard of people like Gladstone Adams, Josef Hofmann, William M. Folberth or even Robert Kearns. Kearns who was recently portrayed by Greg Kinnear in the movie Flash of Genius.

But for whatever reason why they don't have the brains, the event was pushed back once again a whole 'nother day. And then to prime time on Monday night....

May it be a complete ploy by the NASCAR people to see if they can get better ratings than say Monday Night Football or even Monday Night Raw. Could NASCAR be bigger than say American Idol? Could it get better ratings than say M*A*S*H?

We would have to find out.

But for their prime time event, instead of adding say... the previously mentioned Windshield Wipers, they decided to change the entire idea of the car to... remember we just mentioned they used sponges... But this time they turned them into hay...

Hay.. you ask? I'm glad you did... Much like the Scarecrow in the Wizard Of Oz movie.

And to showcase this greatly... this guy named Juan Pablo Montoya's car was intentionally caught on fire by this years Wicked Witch of the West a pick up truck towing a jet dryer....

Wait a minute whats!?

Not only has NASCAR started using sponges and hay. Now they're throwing in jet dryers? What's next? Will racers be able to push a button and turtle shells be shot out from their cars?

Or will the Daytona 500 turn into something completely different. Like a Transformers type event, a guys car can turn into something else. Or even like the classic Inspector Gadget cartoon, where his van turned into a car and vice versa.

Either way, there seems like there could be some added drama and excitement to a boring race. I mean come on, we get it, you turned left! Pretty amazing!

Do something someone else isn't doing, try taking a quick right. Or using jousting techniques.

How cool would that be? Each car is allowed to carry one long metal stick and can ram it into another car... Imagine if the stick bent slightly... it could send a car flying in the air.

Wow, talk about a Olympic event.

Come on Mr. NASCAR think about this.. it could be a million dollar idea... or a billion dollar tragedy.. Either way you'll get yourselves on HLN. Sadly, that's Headline News, not Hachland Nation...

So this whole NASCAR Daytona 500 was delayed and pushed back a day until Prime time became now-time. And there was a fire, some crashes..

And in the end On The Second Day... A guy with three first names, virtual, not technically, but just virtually won...

No biggy... Matt Kenseth... Won. I hope all you Matt Kenseth fans are happy. Or all you people named either Matt, Ken or Seth are extremely happy.

After all the sponsors of his car should be really excited.. After all what extracts more people to your company than say a car? I don't know. A bunch of rednecks will now travel to visit... BEST BUY!?

Seriously, BEST BUY!?

I think most of these cars should just go ahead and have the sponsors of like Wal-Mart or K-Mart.. McDonald's? Goodwill!?

Hahah.. yes, I'm making jokes here..

So will Best Buy... so don't be mad at me.

Just go, go.. Inspector Hachey!!

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