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May 25, 2009. David Reutimann wins a WET Coca Cola 600
by Sam Sharpe on May.28, 2009, under Motorsports
David Reutimann celebrates with his daughter after the race is called by NASCAR
All Right, let me get this out of the way right now……………..I have read several different articals basically taking something away from David Reutimann because he won this race due to a rain delay. That’s Bullshit! David played by the rules of the game and won fair and square! The other 13 drivers that were ahead of him and pited when the red flag was thrown for rain could have (and should have) elected to stay out and hold their position. It is just that David’s team played the best move for them, and it just happened to be the best move for the “end game” of the race. He won it fair and square…..no two ways about it. Not only did he win it, but he won it in a very spectacular, and very “smart” fashion. Good going David………..job well done!
As far as this reaction shot to winning the race, the above shot is really nothing all that great. NASCAR made all of us stand out in the rain for more than 2 and 1/2 hours before they called it. And when they did finally call it, they would not let the MEDIA anywhere near David to get his reaction. This shot was made AFTER we were allowed to run over to where David was standing. His daughter had just gotten to him, and this was the resulting Image.
Thanks for looking,
Sam
