Second Chances

Some times athletes have to win.  Sometime just enjoying the sport isn’t enough.  Sometimes a lost leaves more than a scratch on the surface.  With NASCAR’s Kasey Kahne; a second-place lost at Rockingham in 2004 left him incomplete.  The track was closed, auctioned off, renovated and reopen to include NASCAR and the truck series. Kahne, who had finished second to Matt Kenseth at Rockingham’s last NASCAR race 7 years ago, had never forgotten that race.  He would go over it in his mind and visualize things that he did wrong or he could have corrected to make the outcome in his favor. He was showing signs of destructive self-talk.

                Then this past Sunday April 15^th, Fate had given Kahne and the Rockingham Speedway a second chance.  The Rock as it is known hosted the 2012 Truck Series inaugural race. Despite not qualifying on Saturday, resulting in a last place starting position, his mentality of wining at the Rock paid off.  It took a 155 laps to gain the lead but once there he didn’t back off for nothing.  Clearing this win should create thought stoppage and allow Kahne to channel more energy to positive aspects.