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KYLE BUSCH. All I have to say is holy shitzu… this kid is good. I have a feeling that while I was playing with G.I. Joe’s at the age of 3, Kyle Busch was driving the lawn mower learning how to put the pedal to the metal. This kid was dominating yesterday’s race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway basically the whole time. If I had to put my money on someone to win the season I would have to say Kyle Busch. I know I know… kinda obvious since he’s ahead in the points, but I don’t see anyone else putting on a show like this kid.
Other shoutouts I have to give after watching the race is Dale Earnhardt Jr, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards. All three ran an incredible race leading quite a few laps. It was unfortunate Carl Edwards blew an engine after leading for so long but I guess that’s racing. Dale Earnhardt was in the hunt the whole time and was always a threat. I’d love to see him win a race and get the taste of victory back in his blood. Tony Stewart was in the top 10 most of the race but obviously crept up to the front towards the end.
It was soooo cold this past weekend up there, I was worried that they were going to have to post pone the race again. I almost wanted to put my bathing suit on and see if the track was a slip in slide because after watching Sunday’s race and seeing those guys slide through the turns I figured it had to be fun. I talked to Tony Stewart in his hauler after the race on Sunday and he was not too happy about the tires Goodyear brought to this race. He said it was the worst tires he’s ever used and that Goodyear better step up their “A” game if they want to get off his “Shit List.”
Overall I have to admit I really enjoyed watching this race. It was definitely a driver’s course with the rough conditions of the track and the poor tires Goodyear brought. Three of my favorite drivers, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr finished in the top three and I’m already excited for next weekend. It feels like these weeks are flying by… we’re almost a month into the season.
I’m glad to be back… now let’s get cooking on those comments. I want to hear your opinions.
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I don’t know about you… but I’m about sick of this mother nature crap. Rain delay upon Rain Delay and now I’m sitting here about to watch The Simpsons. I’m supposed to be watching the best sport on God’s Green Earth. NASCAR!
Thus far I’m very impressed with the way the race has gone. Lots have craziness has happened in these few laps. Casey Mears is out of the big showdown with a flipped car and it’s sad to see Dale Jr. out of the big picture but you can’t blame him for what happened on the track today. Jeff Gordan and his team mate Jimmy Johnson have been dominating, and Kyle Busch once again is running with an extrmely fast car.
I’m too depressed to write much, I’ll give y’all a full update of my feelings this evening or first thing in the morning. Nothing against The Simpsons, but I’m bout out of beer and to see the Nascar Race in California in another rain delay is a SERIOUS buzz kill!
WOWWWWWWWW…. so there were some serious teams from this past weekend’s Daytona 500 that got penalized for some sort of infraction. The biggest penalty went to Robby Gordon after inspectors found an illegal bumper on the front of the car. NASCAR officials gave him a 100 point penalty, fined his crew cheif $100,000, and suspended his crew cheif for 6 races. Overall it dropped him from 9th place down to 40th place. Another team that got penalized last weekend in the Craftsman Truck Series was my boy Todd Bodine. He was penalized for an infraction the inspectors caught before qualifying. So the good news is he still won the race fair and square, but the bad news is he is penalized 25 points, his crew cheif fined $10,000 and his crew cheif is suspended for 4 races.
Here’s the news I know a lot of my readers are going to be extremely concerned about. Dale Earnhardt Jr was penalized 50 points for having an illegal spoiler on his car. His crew cheif was fined $25,000 and also given a 6 race suspension. The good news is it was for the Nationwide Series which still leaves him in the hunt for the Sprint Cup Series. Of all the drivers from this past weekend’s race… I would have never guessed we’d see Dale Earnhardt Jr’s name on the list of penalized drivers. It’s just unfortunate these teams aren’t following the rules and are trying to get away with little modifications. Can’t these teams just race fair and square and follow the rules?
The biggest news from this past weekend’s race is Officials found a hidden bottle of NOS in the trunk of Kurt Busch’s race car. Supposedly he hit the button on the last lap of the restart to give Ryan Newman his push to victory. The question that is confusing officials is how did he get that bottle through inspection the morning of the race. HAHAHAHA… I’m only kidding!!!!! Kurt Busch didn’t have a bottle of NOS in his car, but I know I had you going because the way he pushed Ryan Newman to the front of the pack on the last lap of that race is unbelievable.
Anyway, let me know what your opinion is on the infractions. Why would a team put an illegal part on their car the first race of the season?
I am officially back from Daytona and all I have to say is WOW! I started the weekend off by hanging out in the pits with Todd Bodine, winner of the Craftsman Truck Series race on friday night. Congratulations to him and the Germain team for kicking some serious ass. (I’ll post pictures this week)
This weekend was full of surprises… Dale Earnhardt Jr. absolutely stepped up his game from the start of the very long week of races. I can’t believe he won the Bud Shoot Out, the Gatorade Duel and then finished third in the Nationwide Series. I’m not gonna lie, I really did think he was going to be in the top three as well in the Sprint Cup race on Sunday but oh well. My favorite parts of the race are when the two badass’s Tony Stewart and Dale would hook up in a draft and head straight to the front.
The ”Most Impressive Driver” award would have to go to Kyle Busch. He led 88 out of 200 laps in the Sprint Cup race on Sunday and ended up finishing Fourth. It always seems to go down like that, the driver to lead the most laps rarely if ever end up with the checkered flag. Also note that he also finished third in both the Nationwide Cup as well as the Craftsman Truck Series. Tell me he didn’t have an incredible weekend. Most drivers wish they could finish in the top 10 in any of the three races.
Who could have predicted Ryan Newman of all drivers would be the winner of the Daytona 500 this year? He hasn’t won a race in over 80 starts. I was shocked with the ending of the race but what didn’t surprise me was the 2nd and 3rd place finishers. Everyone has to admit that if Kurt Busch hadn’t given Ryan Newman the push at the end Tony Stewart would have probably been the winner. The beginning of the race was pretty non eventful… There weren’t very many crashes, there weren’t a ton of lead changes, and I felt it lacked race drama. Nobody pissed anyone off during the whole race but the end made it all worth it!. Kurt Busch pushed Ryan Newman to his victory leaving Stewart behind to finish 3rd. I must admit it was very cool to see two Penske cars take the 1st and 2nd place trophy, I found it a bit comical to hear Kurt Busch in the interview after the race stating that he probably would have won if he didn’t push Newman to the win… Just another cocky statement.
I’ve got so many things running through my mind right now that I would love to discuss, but I’m exhausted from the trip. So make sure you check back during the week and let me know your thoughts. Until then… what did you guys think about the new COT’s? How unfortunate was it to see Jeff Gordon have car troubles? What happened to Waltrip and his supposedly ridiculously fast car? What happened to the Toyotas at the end? Let me know your thoughts…
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I got a chance to talk to Dale Jr. last night about the Memorabilia issue that was going on and he told me that he’s not very happy. Supposedly his old race shop (DEI & Richard Childress) took his memorabilia off the walls throughout the whole shop and removed a number of his cars from the show floor. Initially when Jr heard about this he brushed it off and tried to ignore it, but since he’s had time to think about it, he’s extremely frustrated. Dale Earnhardt Jr explained it was a low blow to not only him but also his team. They worked their butts off to get him his Daytona 500 win as well as his Busch Series Championships. The sad part is that his old team still works for DEI and has to just pretend like it’s no big deal.
In defense to DEI, they tried to explain to the press that the only reason why they moved his cars from the show room was to make room for the luncheon everyone attended. They also made it clear that they dedicate over half the show room to Dale Jr and the only reason why they took his merchandise out of the gift shop was because he no longer races with them and they don’t have a contract with Budweiser.
Maybe this little issue got blown way out of proportion. The only question I want to know is if Ricky Bobby’s autographed photo is still on the wall. (I don’t know if you remember, but in the movie Talladega Nights Dale Earnhardt Jr. walks up to Ricky Bobby and asks him for his autograph)
What’s your opinion about this issue? Is it blown way out of proportion or do you agree with Dale Earnhardt Jr getting a little upset?
There’s been a lot of opinions about Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his teams decision to purchase the #88 from the Yates team previously used by Dale Jarrett. Some people love the new number because it’s similar to his old number, and some people hate it because the #88 has always been associated with Dale Jarrett. In my opinion I think that numbers are numbers and if you’re a true NASCAR fan like I am then who cares. If Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted to race a car with the number 000283 on the side then let him do it. The only real problem I would see is if a fan wanted to get that number tattoed on their chest or if they wanted to put it on the back of their car. It might be kinda long!
Fans piss me off when they critque and go over the top about stupid things. I guess every fan is different and every fan is passionate about different things. But I’ve read a lot of blogs and websites where people are turning their back on Dale because he’s switching not only numbers but also sponsors. Who cares if he switches from the #8 Budweiser car to the #88 Mountain Dew/AMP car… you should like the driver and the personality of the driver, not the number on the side of his car or the sponsor that is paying big bucks to be a part of his team. As long as Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the same guy and doesn’t go and get a new personality or driving skills then I think everyone should calm down. If anything, change is a good thing. It may spark up a championship season. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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There’s been a lot of opinions about Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his teams decision to purchase the #88 from the Yates team previously used by Dale Jarrett. Some people love the new number because it’s similar to his old number, and some people hate it because the #88 has always been associated with Dale Jarrett. In my opinion I think that numbers are numbers and if you’re a true NASCAR fan like I am then who cares. If Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted to race a car with the number 000283 on the side then let him do it. The only real problem I would see is if a fan wanted to get that number tattoed on their chest or if they wanted to put it on the back of their car. It might be kinda long!
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