Will the 2012 edition of the All Star Race go down in the history books as a classic? Probably not...
Will it be considered a great race? Despite my initial reaction on twitter, probably not...
Was it a good race? Yes... I think it was...
The Showdown was fun. Dale Earnhardt Jr raced his way in to the main event for a change rather than relying on the fan vote which was good to see and shows how far Jr has improved. Allmendinger also drove his socks off and fully deserved the last spot in the big race, so on the whole a good un'.
The All Star Race was fun until the last 10 lap segment. I thought the new format and specifically putting the four segment winners on the front for the last 10 lap sprint worked well. Some may debate this as Jimmie Johnson, having won the first segment, sat back and cruised for the next three segments, but at least it gave each segment a purpose.
The last 10 laps were a disappointment. To be fair this had nothing to do with NASCAR new race format but everything to do with Jimmie Johnson walking off into the night, leaving all followers to wonder what might have been. From a fans point of view the final segment was not helped by the outside line having a very poor restart, gifting the 48 car a clean run out of turn two.
So no, not a great race, but there was excitement, there were different drivers battling all the time and there were quite a few three wide hold-your-breathe moments. From Earnhardt Jrs commanding win and AJ's determined drive to Jimmie Johnson taking team owner Rick Hendrick for a ride it was a good event.
With the current aero issues I am not sure the 600 this weekend will be as good.
Green-White-Chequer anyone...
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