Jamie McMurray finally gets his win!

Last night was the last restrictor plate race for the current car. When the driver's show up at Talladega in October, they'll be racing in the Car of Tomorrow.

But in the mean time, Jamie McMurray ended a 166-winless streak by winning the Pepsi 400 in Daytona last night. Jamie edged out Kyle Busch for the win by .005 of a second. That, my friends, is the second closest finish in NASCAR history! The closest was Ricky Craven over Kurt Busch at Darlington in March 2003...that finish was barely .002 of a second!

My boy, Jeff Gordon, finished 5th last night and increased his lead over Denny Hamlin to 277 points in the championship standings. Only 8 more races to go until the start of the Chase for The Cup!

You know, there is something about a restrictor plate race that is absolutely electrifying to me...even if I am only watching it on TV. Maybe it's the car racing around at 190 mph. Maybe it's the cars running 2-3 wide about 10 deep around the entire track for most of the race. Maybe it's the anticipation of The Big One. Maybe it's the sound of all 43 cars running full throttle in one giant pack. I think it's all of the above! There's nothing like watching the driver's race full throttle at 190 mph, 2-3 wide, and 10 deep for 400 miles. It's exhilarating and nerve-wracking at the same time! The one thing you don't want to see is all of the above happening and then your favorite driver be right smack in the middle of all of that...especially if The Big One happens! All it takes is for one driver to move left or right by mere inches to set off a 25-car wreck fest and someone gets sent barrel-rolling down the straight away or pirouetting on the nose of their car!