Qualifying is usually uneventful.
Sometimes there is a spin or a wall scrape. Sometimes things go really off and a car and driver go for an unintentional ride.
At Martinsville it was uneventful.
Except the first time appearance of Danica Patrick… And Mark Martin in Denny Hamlin’s car… And the snow…
First, the snow. It was actually the day and night before. Rain was forecast but the temperatures dropped and 2 to 4 inches of snow fell. It was mostly to the west of Martinsville but flakes fell and it was wet and cold and people were so buzzed up over snow in April. However, the weather changed rapidly with blue skies and temps in the mid 60’s as qualifying began. The practice sessions went on with only a nod to the snow the day before. (more…)