, SEO in Shantou "Not quite what we had hoped for," said Duncan Higgins, a Patrick fan from Atlanta who came down for the race. "She's had a rough week." So has the entire Daytona 500. Time and again, the race was postponed, delayed by nasty weather. It reached a point when the race finally started with what was expected to be Monday night's opening command: "Gentlemen, start your windshield wipers!" Said Mike Helton, president of NASCAR: "When you think you've seen it all, you see something different." Two years ago, it was potholes on the track that caused the race to be postponed while workers filled holes with Bondo. Sunday, it was torrential rains that postponed the race until Monday. Then on Monday, a drying agent was used to sop up water as Juan Pablo Montoya had to be cautious as his car went out of control and slammed into a jet-fuel carrying truck and its fuel tank. For every blue moon, the Daytona 500 will go down as one of the most disappointing. This was supposed to be the Danica 500, but it turned into torrential rain and then an explosion 500. Going into the weekend, Danica Patrick was a huge story, but, unfortunately, for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, the Danica delirium never materialized. Instead, fans endured two days of rain delays and Danica was involved in three wrecks in as many laps. Not long after the 500 got underway Monday night, Jimmie Johnson lost control of his car on Lap 2, which led to the race champion defending champion Patrick and Aric Almirola's pit road wreck with Bayne. Even though she eventually made her way back to the race, Patrick's car suffered too much damage and she was never a factor. Racing fans can imagine how they feel. Thousands of them saved their money all year just so they could take a vacation to Florida and watch a great American race. Many of them had to leave and head back to work after the race was rained out Sunday. Those who stayed Monday had to endure another lap pass, then an extraordinary jet-fuel delay due to rain. Daytona Beach, Florida. Just call it the James Taylor 500. "I've seen fire and I've seen rain." It was bad enough upsetting the sad, soggy hearts of race fans with the first-ever rain delay of 14 hours on Sunday. But who could have imagined this competition would end, thank goodness Kenseth at 12:55 Matt on Tuesday morning after being postponed again late Monday because a jet-fuel fire burned? It was only fitting that the No. 1 song in America right now is Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain." Who knew she was a Nascar fan? In one of the strangest events in racing history, driver Juan-Pablo Montoya lost control of his car and crashed into a truck carrying jet fuel with 40 laps to go. The massive crash caused 200 gallons to gush out of the truck and ignite on the track. And who would have thought that just two days ago we were talking about the Daytona 500 and NBA All-Star game making up the biggest sports weekend in Central Florida history? The All-Star game delivered its spectacle, but the same certainly can't be said about the James Taylor 500. Related thematic articles: Website Promotion Basics Written for Beginners Not dull, but still quite disappointing Website Internet Marketing Company Professional Search Engine Optimization Nuclear Genome of Glaciers Brings New Insights Nuclear Genome of Glaciers Brings New Insights