Fill in the blank: Write your own 2020 recap

Steve Luvender

6 years ago

The 2020 NASCAR season is officially in the books, Chase Elliott is the champion, it’s Thanksgiving week, and, well, we’ve decided to sort of phone it in for now. Won’t you help us write an end-of-year recap? Simply fill in the blanks and let your imagination run wild. Just, please, don’t do too good of a job so our editors won’t replace us. Let me tell you what the 2020 NASCAR season was like as a fan of . Man, what a it was! The season started out with a Daytona 500 that could be described as nothing short of — and that was just a sign of things to come. could have predicted how the pandemic would the NASCAR season in the spring — but, of course, being the fan of the driver I am, switching to iRacing for a few months made me feel totally . The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series was , but there’s nothing quite as as the real thing! When NASCAR returned to the track in May, I felt more than ever. NASCAR’s return to the track was for my driver, especially when . The best part of the season, though, was when — though, had me , too. The 2020 season meant we said goodbye to Jimmie Johnson, a driver I’ve always , especially for . I wish I could like Jimmie! We also said goodbye to Clint Bowyer, who’s probably going to in the FOX broadcast booth next year. And, of course, we can’t talk about the 2020 season without talking about . That’s something that made me feel so ! There’s certainly a future ahead. I just hope my driver can ! Lastly, we’re crowning a new NASCAR champion in Chase Elliott. Even though people give him a hard time for , you have to admit he’s and . Maybe that’s why he’s ! Whenever that si-reen sounds in the Dawsonville Pool Room, I’m filled with . Anyway, I can’t wait for next year! Even as a fan, I think is the driver to beat next year — as long as doesn’t get in the way. At the end of the day, though, I think everybody can agree .