Like most dogs, I enjoy chasing cars. There is something thrilling about chasing that big metal monster, and hearing the rumble of its engine as it attempts to get away from my ferocious bite. I love to run until my little puppy legs run out of gas (or the car does), and it is a very exciting activity to engage in (of course, my dad isn't a big fan of me chasing cars, but what do humans know about the thrill of hunting the metal dragon on wheels).
Today, I got to see another great chase. The final race of the Nascar Sprint Cup series was on today, and it was a great event to watch. If you haven't been paying attention the way this puppy has, I'll give you a short recap. Two drivers entered the day separated by three points, and they have racing each other hard for the last eleven races leading up to today's final competition. One driver, Carl Edwards, has been the most consistent,, but the other driver, Tony Steward had won more races (four total). Today promised to be quite the exciting finish to the series, and it wasn't disappointing.
After falling all the way to fortieth position due to some damage to his car, and after Carl Edwards had led almost 190 laps, Stewart managed to roar back to the front of the race and ended up winning the whole thing. Edwards finished right behind him, which led to a very unique finish to the whole series. It had to be decided by a tiebreaker, which meant that whomever had won the most races during the Chase (the last 12 races) would win the whole thing.
You got it! As I alluded to above, Stewart after winning today ended up with five victories for the season, and thus won the Sprint Cup. Amazing!
Also, on a completely random note, watching cars drive around the track makes me think of a dog chasing its tail. Round and round they go, where they stop no one knows! Arf!
The Adventures of Podar is the story of a stuffed animal living in New York City who becomes real after a wish by his owner.
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