[Shotimes] Daytona 500

[Donald Mallinson]

Unless he did those spins on purpose, that would tend to disqualify 
him!  Laps without spinning are always more encouraging.  Just having 
survived bad driving is hardly grounds for qualifying for more driving 
jobs!  :)

But I get your point,  Leno is a pretty good driver, and I would rather 
have him as the "honorary" driver than about any other celeb.  But when 
it comes to driving in the race, it is a whole other thing.  From my 
time as a pace car driver for vintage races at Indy, I know that the 
pace lap is fun, laps when cars are wrecked and leaking and safety 
workers and ambulances are on the track and you have a pack of drivers 
that can barely control their instincts are entirely different.   I got 
to do both and the later scenario is tension filled, even at a vintage race.

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

>If Leno can do 5 spins in a Carrera GT at 160+ mph at Talladega, I'm sure
>he's qualified to drive a pace car!!
>
>Ron Porter