Daytona 500 Practice

Wow! I just had to comment on the Daytona 500 practice today. I know, I know- drag racers don't turn left-but hey, shiny and fast is hard to resist! Anyway, it looks like the defending champ might be starting at the back after crashing today in practice. No fault of his own- according to NASCAR -

"The wreck, one of several incidents and near-incidents in a frenetic session, was set off when Mike Bliss lost control on the low side of the track in front of a pack of cars coming out of Turn 4 and slammed into Joey Logano's Toyota. As the rest of the field took evasive action, Johnson rear-ended Denny Hamlin".

JJ's car sustained enough front end damage to require going to the backup car. On another note: Hey, how 'bout that Mark Martin? I'd love to see him go wire to wire. Of course, this IS Daytona, and the drivers are operating under the new NASCAR credo, "have at it, boys", so anything can and will happen.