The 2010 NASCAR Pole Qualifying for the Gatorade Duels occurred on Saturday, February 6th, and the wind was supposed to be a big factor. With wind gusts up to 25mph, the feeling was that the winds would really impede the speed of the cars on Turn 4 and maybe even on the third turn a bit.
I was hoping for some of that excitement. I like to see the drivers have to really manhandle their cars. It shows what they have. Though the wind was blowing, it didn’t really feel like it made
that much of an impression.
One thing that was interesting about this qualifying round was that the qualifiers were broken up into three groups. First up were the 35 cars who are in the Daytona 500 by points. Then there were the cars who needed to race their way in. Finally, for the first time, there were a group of 8 cars who were allowed an unprecedented opportunity to participate in an early morning practice. The reason for this is that regular practice on Friday had been cut short by rain and some ...
