“Luck Drives Again”
Luck! The word itself is not that impressive, but in NASCAR it can make or break a driver. Luck is defined by dictionary.com as a series of events which affect one’s interest or happiness regarded as occurring by chance. It is a mystical force that can bring about a winning streak or instantly throw you to the bottom of the elite twelve when it runs out (sorry, Kyle Busch.).
Every sport has its superstitions regarding luck. Basketball players dribble the ball before a free throw for good luck. Bowlers won’t change their clothes when they are on a winning streak. Bull riders always put their right foot in the stirrup first. That is probably the reason that sportscasters and sportswriters alike focus so much on a driver’s “luck”.
Please don’t get me wrong. NASCAR has many factors that contribute to a win each week. You have to have a good team, you have to have a good car, you have to have a good driver and you have to have an incredible pit crew. But, if all of those other factors are in place, and you are still not winning then it is time to break out the rabbit’s foot. Greg Biffle fans have certainly been rubbing theirs.
And for all those fans out there supporting drivers like Junior and Hard luck Hamlin, keep the faith, keep rubbing the rabbit’s foot, and start searching the fields for four leaf clovers. Their luck is bound to improve (at some point).
And that’s the view from here.
DH