NASCAR LAS VEGAS

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

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Another kick-off to NASCAR's tour of the West is complete, with both new rules and a first-time Las Vegas winner in Joey Logano emerging from Sunday's Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. With the third race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series campaign in the record books, here are the five key takeaways from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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HERE IS THE REASON I REALLY LOVE THE NASCAR RACES IN LAS VEGAS !

HERE THE USUAL RANDOM REACTIONS AND REFLECTIONS ON MY GREAT DAY !

AS SPEEDWAY PRESIDENT CHRIS POWELL SAID AS HE WAS INTERRUPTED BY

PRE NATIONAL ANTHEM FLYOVERS...."THERE IS THE SOUND OF FREEDOM"

MADE MY DAY  !

NASCAR RACE 22 FOR ME AND THEY GET BETTER EACH YEAR....FIRST TIME
IN MY MEMORY NO CAUTION FLAGS.....MARK ME AS ONE WHO DOES NOT
GO TO THE RACES TO SEE WRECKS....I LIKE CLOSE COMPETITION IN ANY SPORTING
EVENT....GOT IT MARCH 3RD IN LAS VEGAS...

REPEAT MY ANNUAL THEME THAT IF NASCAR RAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THE WORLD WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER PLACE....

GREAT DAY ON SUNDAY...GREAT WEATHER...GREAT ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRACK

NEVER SEE ANY FIGHTS OR TROUBLE MAKERS HERE...MINIMUM POLICE PRESENCE.

FAN FRIENDLY EVENT.... EVERYBODY AND HIS DOG IN THE PITS AND ON THE  RACE
TRACK BEFORE THE EVENT....CREWS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND FRIENDLY
IN MY USUAL RUN UP AND DOWN PIT ROW PRIOR TO THE  RACE.

HERE IS THE PUNCH LINE....MORE IN SEPTEMBER...THE RACE
TO KICKOFF THE CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE RIGHT HERE IN THE BEST
CITY OF THEM ALL...

110 A+ FOR THIS EVENT