A Vickers Victory? Door Is Open for Underdogs
By Jerry Bonkowski Now that’s more like it. NASCAR promised us when it introduced its low downforce package (LDF) that it would make smaller teams and normally less successful drivers more competitive with the sport’s big boys. That’s exactly what we saw Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, and it only serves to reinforce my excitement and belief in the LDF going forward. Six of the top 10 finishers were drivers who, to put it diplomatically, haven’t exactly enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years, if not their overall Cup careers. Consider: Runner-up A.J. Allmendinger had his best finish since his one…
