From the Couch: The Great American Race

It's been an exciting, if controversial, Speedweeks 2007, concluding with tomorrow's Daytona 500. On the eve of the Great American Race, I offer a these thoughts: Juan Pablo Montoya will be much better than I had initially predicted and will win a race before the series returns to Daytona in July... Ricky Rudd will win at least two races and challenge for the championship, making him a legend among the 50-plus crowd... Welcome to NASCAR, Toyota... Kevin Harvick will complete Richard Childress Racing's return to greatness by becoming the 2007 Nextel Cup Champion.