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Nicky Fleites… WOW! I saw this young lady at the Daytona 500 a couple years ago and just about walked into a pole. Me being the ladies man that I am… I walked up to her and introduced myself. I hate to admit it… she blew me off but did give me quite the compliment. I’ll never forget it… she said “Now that’s a Beautiful Mullet.” I told her… “Little darlin, this mullet is years of perfection.” Here’s a little info about Nicky Fleites! Make sure you friend request her on myspace… she’s single and bilingual.
There was only 17 laps remaining in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 race with Kurt Busch in the lead when race officials made a quick decision to call it a day and put the toys away due to weather. Kurt Busch had luck on his side yesterday allowing him to end his 29 race winless streak. At the end of the race during a caution, Kurt Busch’s team decided to keep him out on the race course which allowed him to crawl up into first place and ended up earning him the win.
Tony Stewart who also has a ridiculous winless streak (31 races) was dominating the race by leading 132 of the 284 laps. Tony’s crew made the decision to pit on the caution which ended up putting him in 13th position when the race was finally called. Tony Stewart was extremely pissed after Sunday’s race and didn’t comment on his results.
I can guaranttee he was throwing some F-bombs on the radio after the race officials stopped the race. It’s got to be tough knowing this was your race to dominate and you make a poor decision to pit hoping the rain would stay away. I can only imagine what song his crew was chanting as he pulled back out with the rain on it’s way…. “rain rain go away, come back some other day…. rain rain go away, come back some other day.”
The rain CAMEEE… son of a B!%@*
So Kurt Busch ended up with the win… what did Kyle Busch end up with? A SPIN!!!! Juan Pablo Montoya made his point this weekend that he was out here to race and he’s not going to let anyone push him around, even if it is the points leader.
There are two sides to every story!
Kyle Busch’s side!
Kyle Busch explained in his post race interview he was racing Juan and beat him to the caution flag after the Clint Boyer/Sam Hornish Jr wreck when out of the blue he began spinning. Busch claims he rubbed Montoya a couple times in the previous lap trying to race him to the caution but claims he only touched his corner panel. He says Montoya must have thought he beat him to the caution and got frustrated and spun him out.
Juan Pablo Montoya’s side!
Juan Pablo Montoya says he was racing Kyle Busch who was not giving him the respect he deserved. He says Kyle Busch came up on the high side where he was racing and pretended like he wasn’t there expecting him to back down. Juan said it looked like Kyle was trying to wreck him because he was banging on Juan’s corner panel… Juan says OK! Here we go! Next thing you know they were both spinning which resulted in the end of their day! Juan does admit he spun him out intentionally!
My side!
I think both drivers were having a very boring day racing in the back of the pack. They were bored with the way the race was going and decided to make the race more interesting for us (the fans) by playing bumper cars. Kyle Busch was thinking… “I’m not used to racing back here in the back of the pack, is this what these losers feel like at every race?” Juan Pablo Montoya was thinking… “Wow, I’m not used to racing next to “THE MAN” Kyle Busch, I better not let him push me around back here.”
Next thing you know, one thing led to another, they let their thoughts take over and Kyle Busch decided he better get some more face time on the camera. Kyle Busch starts bumping Juan Pablo Montoya because he was the closest one… Montoya kept thinking I can’t let this mean driver bully me around. Juan throws him into a spin which ends up taking himself out as well.
Not the smartest racing I’ve ever seen but you can’t blame either of them. Not every driver is perfect and who knows what they’re thinking when they’re in a situation they’re not used to. haha. I love racing!
What do you guys think? Who’s side do you take on this situation? Kyle’s, Juan’s, or mine?
This year has been an interesting year to say the least when it comes to the Sprint Cup Championship. Many drivers are focusing on making top 10 finishes in turn setting themselves up for the championship. I always talk about the respect I have for those who “go big or go home” and do anything for the win. That’s a rare breed that only a select have. A lot of fans are frustrated and feel that their favorite drivers are only going for the points and not the big W. I agree with some and disagree with others.
At times I personally get frustrated because one of my favorite driver is comfortable with a top 10 finish… when all I want them to do is get the victory and do a kick ass victory dance. God only knows what’s going on in their heads, I guess we’re not in the shoes of these racers and don’t know the game as well as they do. One thing is for sure! All drivers are looking to get in the top 12 so they can become the CHAMPION of the year… not just a champion for the night. I can’t blame them because they want to be known for the years to come as the “2008 Champion” and not the “second place finisher.” People can say what they want but the bottom line is, we don’t know WHAT goes on in their head when out on the track. My theory is that (some drivers) go for the win to a certain point and after knowing they don’t have a chance… they simply try to stay in the top 5 or 10. Take a look at the standings below..
On that note… who do you think will be in the championship race at the end of the year? There are a few names I notice that aren’t in the top 12 right now but have a good chance of getting in. Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, and Martin Truex Jr. are a few that have been moving up in the ranks and are actually racing their asses off so they can make the chase.
Matt Kenseth had a rough start this season and was a name I hardly even mentioned, but over the last 5 races, I’ve talked about him quite a bit. For the last five races he has finished top 7 in all of them and has been aggressively driving to try and secure his spot in the chase. I have a feeling he’s going to go out there and continue his top 10 streak and beat out some of these other drivers that are comfortable with a top 10 finish.
Brian Vickers is another racer who has been steadily creeping his ass up into the hunt to make the championship race. He’s another racer that has had a very sporadic season. If you were to place your bets on this kid this season you better not put too much money on him… it would be like trying to play darts in the dark. The kid is extremely talented but he’s been as consistent as the amount of beer I drink. (You just never know… one day I’ll drink a 12 pack and the next I’ll drink a case) I really do think he’s got a shot though! He’s finished top 5 over the last couple races and if he keeps it up he’ll be sneaking his way up there.
Still some big names out there that I’m shocked aren’t in the hunt for the chase this year. Not to name any names but Kurt Busch has really dropped off the face of the earth this year. Does he still race NASCAR? The only Busch name I ever hear get mentioned from Mr. Boogity Boogity is his brother Kyle.
Like I said before… it’s been an interesting year to say the least but I wanna know who you think will sneak into the chase and who will get knocked out of the chase.
Robby Gordon is appealing his 100 point penalty as well as his crew cheif’s $100,000 fine and suspension. Gordon goes on to explain that the illegal bumper was a complete accident and clerical error that had nothing to do with his team. He explains the nose they put on the car was shipped to them from Dodge’s distributor and was a nose that had notyet been approved by NASCAR officials. Gordon states that he’s not appealing the whole penalty, but he is appealing the harshness of the penalty. He’s complaining that it was a clerical error and it wasn’t meant to have a competitive edge over his competition. He’s saying it’s too harsh of a penalty and it’s perposterous that he’s getting the same penalty that someone recieved last year for adding a substance to their fuel.
I have to agree with Robby Gordon on his frustration and the harshness of the penalty. If you’re going to penalize him for a human error and an honest mistake then make it a minor penalty. Penalize him 25 points, fine his crew cheif $10,000, give his team a slap on the wrist and maybe take away their beer supply for a week. I just find it hard to believe NASCAR is penalizing them for something so minor but they won’t penalize Kurt Busch or Tony Stewart for damaging each other’s car or punching each other in the face.
The NASCAR officials are an interesting breed, I guess they’re just lucky I’m not handing out the penalties because I would hit them where it hurts. Yeah you know what I’m talking about… the Beer consumption and Racer’s Parties.
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…
I’ve been dying to get to a computer since the crashes that took place during this past weekend’s practice. I know NASCAR is trying to go back to the basics with letting personalities come out and not having such strict rules and penalties, but this past weekend was unbelievable. I only have two words to describe how the 2008 season is going to be “Complete CHAOS.”
The first crash seemed as if was an accident and didn’t look like there were any hard feelings. Clint Boyer simply went up and tapped Ryan Newman which caused a huge pile up including Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and a few others. Obviously a lot of pissed off drivers but it didn’t seem intentional so I assume no hard feelings.
The second crash is what in my opinion sets the pace for the 2008 season and of course you see who’s in the middle of it, Tony Stewart. Tony Stewart was trying to sneak by Kurt Busch’s #12 car but taps his right rear bumper causing him to get up into the wall and destroy his car. Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch already had some bad blood from last year’s Daytona 500 when Kurt Busch got up in the back of Tony Stewart during the race. The difference was that they were racing for the lead, and this time they were just practicing.
The title of this article is what I think will continue to be a reoccuring incident throughout the 2008 season “Busch and Stewart’s Love Tap!” Kurt Busch, who has been NASCAR’s number one driver for the past two years, was not scared this past weekend to show the world how he really feels. He drove up to Tony Stewart after the crash and traded paint with him that was clearly intentional. There’s nothing like a little NASCAR drama… it’s what makes this sport so exciting. But I think trading paint intentionally is a poor way of getting back at someone. Kurt Busch would have really earned my respect if he would have got out of his car and traded words with Tony Stewart instead of trading paint. If you listen to the commentators from the video, they mention that Tony Stewart was trying to get out of his car which I think is the proper way to discuss your matters instead of tearing up the cars themselves. I’m sure Stewart was getting out of his car to shake hands and apologize. Yeah Right! The CHAOS from this practice makes for an exciting season. I’m so jacked up now that I haven’t been able to sleep and probably won’t sleep until they throw the checkered flag come Sunday.
Above is a video of the second crash for those of you who haven’t seen it. Just remember… this is PRACTICE and not even a race. It just goes to show you what a competitve sport this is and the different personalities this sport has. What do you think about this crash? Do you think Kurt Busch took it too far? Do you think wrecking cars is the way to get back at someone or do you think racers should take care of their drama face to face?
I was kinda bored today and was browsing around trying to find something interesting about the NASCAR world and finally came across something other than “Hendrick, the NASCAR team to beat.” Obviously gambling is illegal unless you’re in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, or in an Indian Gaming Casino etc. (Had to say that)… but the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas has something new for you to bet on. Miller Lite vs Bud! Yeah that’s right! They’re letting their customers bet on either Kurt Busch who is in the #2 Miller Lite car or Kasey Kahne who is in the #9 Budweiser car. You’ll not only be able to bet on each race, but you’ll also be able to bet on the final standings at the end of the 2008 year. Kurt Busch’s Miller Lite car has been given an 8.5 position favorite over Kasey Kahne’s Budweiser car this year.
There are a lot of factors though to look at especially this year. Kurt Busch finished 9 positions better than the old Budweiser car previously driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr and 12 positions better than the new Budweiser driver Kasey Kahne. Also Kasey Kahne has a whole new team and a whole new sponsor that could either be a benefit or a hinder. I think it’s tough to call but they’re still giving Kurt Busch an 8.5 favorite which I think is plenty. In my opinion I would put my money on the overall to go to Kurt Busch. But if I were betting on each individual race I’d have to see how they qualified and who’s been better on that track in their previous years.Let’s do something fun! I’m going to come up with a contest similar to this and give you guys a chance to win maybe a case of energy drinks or something cool. Check back with me over the week and I’ll have something posted.
But to any of you who plan on betting on the new line in Vegas let me know how you do. Who would you bet on for the Daytona 500? I’d have to go with Kasey Kahne only because he was incredible in Testing leading up to the 500.
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Robby Gordon is appealing his 100 point penalty as well as his crew cheif’s $100,000 fine and suspension. Gordon goes on to explain that the illegal bumper was a complete accident and clerical error that had nothing to do with his team. He explains the nose they put on the car was shipped to them from Dodge’s distributor and was a nose that had notyet been approved by NASCAR officials. Gordon states that he’s not appealing the whole penalty, but he is appealing the harshness of the penalty. He’s complaining that it was a clerical error and it wasn’t meant to have a competitive edge over his competition. He’s saying it’s too harsh of a penalty and it’s perposterous that he’s getting the same penalty that someone recieved last year for adding a substance to their fuel.
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