It's Super Bowl Sunday and we all know what that means, right?
Daytona 500 qualifying is a week away.
Now, I'm sure most of you weren't thinking that.
For me, the end of football season means NASCAR is right around the corner.
Since the NFL is the most popular professional sports league in the United States, Super Bowl Sunday is a bittersweet day for football fans as it marks the end of the season.
The hype around the Super Bowl is always immense and I know I'm always excited about the big game even though my favorite team (Oakland Raiders) hasn't made it there since getting blown out by Tampa Bay in 2003, but I have interest in most NFL games no matter who's playing.
While today means the end of meaningful football until September, I'm always excited this time of year because the Daytona 500 is usually only two weeks after the Super Bowl.
So while many diehard football fans will wonder what to do for the next 30 Sundays, I know what I'll be doing for most of them - watching stock cars go around in circles.
That's the main argument I get against NASCAR: "Why would you want to watch cars made left turns over and over and over?"
Well, NASCAR certainly isn't for everybody but neither is football, baseball, basketball or any other sport.
The 2016 season will be much different for me since Jeff Gordon has retired. I've been going to NASCAR races most of my life to watch the No. 24 make laps.
Of course, the No. 24 will still be in action this season with rookie Chase Elliott taking over for Gordon.
I'll have to see if my fandom for Elliott ever becomes what it did for Gordon.
It may take some time before a No. 24 Elliott flag joins the No. 24 Gordon flag at the campsite at the races I attend.
But the Elliott story is one of many that is intriguing heading into this season.
With Gordon retired and veteran Tony Stewart hanging up his helmet after this season, the sport is transitioning from that era of drivers to several fresh faces.
For instance, 25-year-old Joey Logano is starting to flash his talent with 11 wins in the past two seasons after only winning three times in his first five full-time seasons in the Sprint Cup Series.
But even younger talent is coming in trying to make its mark on the sport.
I'm interested to see how Ryan Blaney, 23, does in the No. 21 Wood Brothers car this season.
Even though he's not with one of the big multi-car teams, he's shown he can compete in the Cup series.
Elliott, 20, is obviously one of the young drivers who will get most of the attention because of the ride he's taking over.
He's shown his skills in the Xfinity Series by finishing second in the standings last season, but he'll have big expectations in the No. 24 car.
And we still have the Dillon brothers, Austin and Ty, who are 25 and 23, respectively, who still have big expectations on them being related to car owner Richard Childress.
Austin Dillon is in a similar situation as Elliott is because he is the first to drive the No. 3 car since Dale Earnhardt.
Ty still has a ways to go since he's only driving part time in the Cup series for Leavine Family Racing.
It'll be interesting if any of these young guns can turn into the next superstar like Gordon or six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.