Lessons From Daytona

Well, the week (more or less) of testing at Daytona has wrapped up, and oh what an enlightening week we have had.

We learned that Sam Hornish Jr is getting very close to being competitive on a road course after posting a lap behind only five other drivers.

We also learned Sam will be participating in seven Busch series events in 2007.

We learned Dan Wheldon wants to "start looking very seriously at this NASCAR stuff." (Dan, if you want some NASCAR stuff you can buy lots of it at Target.)

We learned Scott Sharp has a really sweet looking car this year...unless you have an allergy to neon green.

We learned that Buddy Rice will have a full-time ride, but there are still a lot of kinks to be worked out of the car.

We learned Darren Manning looks...different.

We learned Danica will probably be containing her Go Daddies during a Super Bowl commercial this Sunday.

We learned PJ Chesson is thisclose to having a contract with Fernandez Racing.

And lastly, we learned what Cahill Racing sees in Milka Duno and Jeff Mitrisin.