Archive for August, 2008

W00T!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Now, I have to say, I’m really too tired to do a proper post. But….w00t! Kyle Busch takes his  SEVENTH Nationwide Series Race! And not only that, but he is the FIRST driver to win from the pole at that track. W00T!

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DUH!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Well, now isn’t this a surprise? Did you get the sarcasm? Everyone with a brain knew that Logano would be Stewart’s replacement. It’s not news people. News would have been if someone else had replaced Stewart. Let’s be perfectly honest, we all knew it was coming, just like we all knew Newman would sign with Stewart-Haas. NASCAR can be pretty transparent about these things.

My biggest worry is that they’re pushing Logano too far, too fast. I mean, yeah, the kid’s got talent, but still. Is he really ready for Cup? I’m not so sure he is. It’ll be funny to see a rookie bar on the back of the 20 next year, but I really worry that Gibbs is pushing the boy too far, too fast.

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Congrats Carl

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Well, Carl Edwards won his second Sprint cup race - I’m wanting to say in a row, but my head is pounding and I’m not feeling well and don’t feel like looking. LOL In any case I’m not a big Carl fan and  wish Kyle would have won. While I don’t agree with Kyle bumping Carl after the race like that, it just goes to show that Carl is no better - and I say that if Kyle is punished for bumping Carl, Carl should be punished for retaliating and spinning Kyle  like that.

So the #4 is out and it’s the #39? Ok, whatever. As long as Newman has a car with Stewart-Haas I don’t care. And I hear that Monday is crunch time for JGR and they’ll be revealing Tony’s replacement. If it’s not Joey Logano, I’ll be surprised. Honestly, we can all see it coming, just like we could all see Newman signing with Stewart-Haas. Obvious much? LOL

In any case, there we have it. Congrats to Carl, Keslowski for Nationwide, and Kyle for Truck Series.

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Just a Quick Rant

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

I know I’ve missed some races and such but I haven’t been feeling all that great lately, so I apologize for that. But right now I have a small rant. I can understand suspending crew cheifs, crew members, etc, fining them, docking owner points over finding magnets on the gas pedals. However, docking the DRIVERS? Honestly, do you really think the drivers always know what’s going on?

The crews put these cars together, get them ready, the drivers get in and drive. They’re trusting that the crew has the car exactly the way it should be - nothing that would be suspension worthy or impound worthy. Nothing that could be considered cheating. So why dock the drivers? To me that’s just stupid. Punish the DRIVER for what the CREW did. Yeah, NASCAR, that’s bright.

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I Missed It

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

I know Kyle Busch won the Watkins Glen race, so congrats to him. :) And woohoo for Tony grabbing 2nd place again (although I love Kyle, he could have moved his butt over for Tony ;) LOL). But my question is, I was reading in the comments on various things on the race and it was being said by people there that they “called the race.” My brain is not working, fogged with meds right now, so was that calling it as in checkered flag or calling it as in it’s pouring out it’s over? LOL Because the pics I saw of the race it looked sunny as all get out.

And I hope Bobby Labonte is all right. From what I understand, it was a nasty crash that pulled in several drivers.

Ok, I’m going to take my med-fogged brain off to do something else as NASCAR Blogging doesn’t work too well when you don’t know what you’re trying to say. ;)

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Congrats Tony!!

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Congrats to Tony for the 2nd place finish on Sunday’s race. You’ll have to excuse the lateness of this post, as frankly, I work too much to remember to post promptly. ;) As it is, I’m going to have to get to bed very soon, so I won’t be writing much.

So Scott Riggs is hoping to become a part of Stewart Haas Racing. Let me think here, first off, after reading the article on NASCAR.com about it, I find it hilarious that Riggs thinks the “new management” isn’t a big enough man to come tell him that he’s out of a job. Apparently Riggs hasn’t met Tony lately. Last I checked, Tony wasn’t afraid to open his mouth about anything.  Frankly, if he really was worried about whether or not he has a job at Stewart Haas racing, he’d be constantly asking Tony and the rest of Stewart Haas racing if he still has a job. But he already knows the answer to that - no, he doesn’t. He knows he needs to find a new team.

But the saddest part about it is, maybe he wouldn’t have to worry about those “unanswered questions” if he actually performed on the track. Now I am the first to admit that considering the #5’s reputation the past few years regardless of driver, that Casey Mears got a raw deal. But it stands to reason - if you don’t perform, you lose your spot. Tony isn’t going to put himself on a team with a driver who doesn’t perform. Easy as that.

I just wish they’d announce who Tony’s teammate is going to be for certain and  officially soon. Because frankly, I want to know if it’s Newman and if it is, if BK is one of his sponsors and if so, who is the other one. It’s all rumors and speculation - although my source was FoxSports so there you have that. ;) Even NASCAR.com has it speculated that Newman is going to Tony’s teammate. LOL

Ok, off to bed. This turned out much longer than I expected. ;)

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