Superbowl lived up to its billing; Daytona 500 next

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Superbowl lived up to its billing as America's great national sports holiday with an outstanding game, featuring two great quarterbacks in San Francisco  rookie quarterback Colin Kapaernick and Baltimore Ravens MVP Joe Flacco who engineered three-first half touchdowns en route to the 34-31 victory in New Orleans.

The halftime show with Beyonce strutting her stuff was equally spectacular and like the Dayona 500, the game featured the unexpected, a partial blackout. It instantly reminded me of the jet dryer explosion at Daytona International Speedway with Juan Pablo Montoya's car careening into it and causing the big explosion.

Like many of you we are excited about the Great American Race at Daytona. We're ready for the likes of Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, and, of course, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Here's to restrictor plate racing and the big one!

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