Monday, May 08, 2006

Keeping Up

Ok, I’m what you call a slacker. The great part about that statement is that I admit to it. I’ve missed posting for three races and four weeks worth of news. Not that there has really been a lot to report on. Are we really surprised that teams that are struggling are changing up personnel?

~A Texas One Step~

Texas Speedway gets to keep the claim of never having a repeat winner. And Kasey Kahne gets to claim the right of being the only pole winner to win a race there. That was the boring part of this race. Obviously the biggest thing to hit Texas was Greg Biffle’s car into the turn 3 wall. Evidenced by the ten-minute red flag to repair the safer barrier. While this is nothing new for Kurt Busch and anyone he has ever turned into the wall, it was something new for his fiancée’. After being turned into the wall Biffle’s girlfriend Nicole Lunders went to chat with Eva Bryan, Busch’s significant other. This is nothing really new to racing, this is just the first time we’ve seen it on television. Wonder what Lunders plans to get for the future Ms Busch for her wedding present? Boxing gloves?

~Doing the Double in the Desert~

Ok really nothing too exciting about Friday’s Busch Series race. To sum it up, Harvick wins his second Busch race after strumming a tune in Nashville. Which, by the way, next to the Grandfather clock at Martinsville the Gibson Guitar is probably one of the coolest trophies you can win.

The real action came Saturday night when the cup boys took the track and put on a great show. Kyle Bush continues to follow his brother’s example and is well on his way to giving NASCAR the first set of brothers to boo. I wasn’t really around when all the Allison family was running in the series, but I don’t think they were this loathed by a consensus of fans. Kyle got into Mears and is somehow upset that Mears held his line instead of running into the wall. I wonder if those personality makeover people can help Kyle.

As a side note, as part of his community service they should have made it so that before every NASCAR broadcast they show Kurt Busch throwing the first pitch at the Diamondbacks game. This was just sad. I mean not even Rick Ankiel was that bad.

~Fast Doesn’t Always Win~

The last three restrictor plate races have defiantly not gone to the best car or cars on the track. This does tend to happen from time to time. You either need a lot of skill or a lot of luck to win these types of races. Some how the last few have fallen to the later of these two things. Dale Jarrett’s win last October was not a dominating performance, neither was Johnson’s win at Daytona and to be certain not this win at Talladega. I will give Johnson credit for not causing as many wrecks in recent plate races as he has in the past. In this race a year ago he cause two and never took responsibility for either one despite putting half the field in the garage between the two incidents. As you can tell I’m not a Johnson fan. And no I’m not apologizing for it.

I will say that it was awesome seeing that black paint scheme from days gone by on the track once again. It was a fitting tribute for all that went on that weekend for Dale Earnhardt. If you feel the need to somehow contribute to the cause of the struggling writer who’s work you are reading to buy the die cast of this car please feel free to contact him and he will let you know how you can donate to the cause.

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