When you pay for a movie theater ticket to see a film starring Tom Cruise or — insert your favorite star here — you know without a doubt that the film’s top-billed actor will be on the big screen in splendid Technicolor. There are extremely rare instances where an early plot twist kills off the movie’s main character, but getting rid of an A-lister early definitely isn’t the norm in Hollywood.

Sporting events aren’t quite the same though, unless of course you consider the WWE a MORE

And just like that, Georgia-Florida Speedweeks is a wrap. We’ve barely had a second to digest what we learned during what has become a grueling month-long enterprise for many drivers and we’ve already got an eye on March.

Here are a few things that jumped out at me during the first few weeks of the season.

We learned that Superman is not invincible and that Rocket is still Longhorn’s kryptonite. We learned that Hudson O’Neal’s immediate job security is pretty solid and that Tim McCreadie MORE

What’s in a name? Well, if the name is Longhorn or Rocket, these days it means a lot. The two are arguably the most in-demand chassis brands used — at the moment at least — in Dirt Late Model racing. Just by sheer numbers alone, no one has put more race cars on the track over the past decade than those two manufacturers.

Personally, I wish we never had to worry about what driver was piloting what chassis brand on any given night. While most guys stick with a certain brand for a decent MORE