ABOVE: Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin (Sarah Crabill/NASCAR via Getty Images) If you're an open-wheel fan then watching Sunday's Daytona 500 had to make you jealous. Not because of the racing, hell IndyCar's 2015 shows at IMS, Iowa and Fontana put most of NASCAR's ovals on the trailer. Not because of the crowd – even though Daytona's rebuilt grandstands were packed it's still 100,000 shy of the Indianapolis 500. Not even the photo finish because that's become commonplace many Mays at Indy. And certainly not because of Boogity-Boogity-Boogity. No, the green-with-envy moments were the steady stream of commercials for four hours that focused on the Sprint Cup drivers. Nationwide,...
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