Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Matt Kenseth Wins Daytona 500

Wisconsin is on a roll in the world of sports.

Aaron Rodgers: NFL MVP

Ryan Braun: NL MVP

Matt Kenseth: Daytona 500 Winner

From the Associated Press:

There was rain, fire, soap suds and fog in the most bizarre Daytona 500 in history.

When it was all over, Matt Kenseth was the only sure thing.

It wasn't even close.

Kenseth capped a crazy 36 hours for NASCAR by winning the first postponed Daytona 500 in 55 editions of the marquee event. He held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle over a two-lap overtime finish in a race that was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon but ended in the early morning hours Tuesday.

Rain at Daytona International Speedway first forced NASCAR to push the race to Monday afternoon, then Monday night for the first-ever 500 in primetime television. Then a freak accident caused a massive fuel fire that stopped the race for two hours as safety workers used Tide laundry detergent to clean up the track.

When the racing finally resumed, it was obvious it was Kenseth's to lose as nobody had anything to challenge his Ford.

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