Nothing Wrong with Kenseth's Daytona Game Plan

By David Smith (on Twitter at @DavidSmithMA)
July 10, 2012


Matt Kenseth or Greg Biffle did not win Saturday night, but unlike the ill-fated conclusion to the most recent restrictor plate race at Talladega Superspeedway, Kenseth and Biffle should not have been blamed for the loss; they followed their own paths to victory — a path by which several other drivers attempted to follow — but it did not reward them with riches.

Even with a two-on-one situation on the backstretch against eventual winner Tony Stewart, a scenario that increased their odds of winning, they just did not win. That happens sometimes, but there is no reason to retreat to the drawing board, for they should not change a thing.

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David Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of Motorsports Analytics and the host of The David Smith Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @DavidSmithMA.