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.

I was over at Diary of a Track Bunny and saw this link to go check a video of Tony knocking a headset off a USAC official’s head and shoving another USAC official. It got him a $10,000 fine, but you know what? I’m glad to see that Tony still has some fight left in him.

I don’t know. I guess I just like the “bad boys.” The ones who get all the fines because they’re always cussing, always losing their tempers, etc. Maybe it’s because I’m that way too. Who knows, but I’m so glad to see that Tony’s still got some fight in him. I guess those “anger management” classes only get you so far.

And speaking of Tony - I like the new paint schemes, although the Old Spice car wasn’t the right shade of red. I’m used to the Nationwide car I guess. What’s funny is that I’d figured Old Spice would go Cup but I hadn’t figured on Office Depot being the other sponsor. Plus, rumor has it that Ryan Newman is about to become Tony’s driver for the #4 Chevrolet, with Burger King as a possible part time sponsor. It will be quite interesting to see if Ryan actually signs with Tony, and if he does, who his sponsors will be.

So my prize from Amy’s contest for a copy of NASCAR Full Throttle Adrenaline Volume One and Two arrived today. Naturally I ripped open the package when I got home from work and watched the DVDs. They were awesome. I just have one question for NASCAR.

HOW ON EARTH DO YOU DO A NASCAR DVD WITH TWO, NOT ONE BUT TWO, VOLUMES AND NOT ONCE SPEAK TO TONY STEWART?

You spoke to Denny Hamlin. You spoke to Kyle Busch. You spoke to Bobby Labonte. You spoke to J.J. Yeley. You even spoke to Greg Zipadelli  for crying out loud! But did you speak to Tony? No. Why not? I waited all through both DVDs to hear my favorite driver and all I got was a couple of comments from him while he was in his car mid race. Hmph.

And he wins it again! Kyle Busch takes his SEVENTH Sprint Cup win this season! That boy is kicking ass no matter where he runs and I for one am glad. Kyle, Rowdy, Wild Thing, whatever you want to call him, may not be the crowd’s favorite person, in fact the only time they seem to cheer him is when they can’t see him for all the burnout smoke, but he is one of my favorites. So congrats to Kyle and way to go to Tony who finished 5th. Always good to see a top 10 finish for any of my favorites.

Tony Stewart Fans like myself won’t be cheering the #20 next year, and probably won’t be bleeding orange and black anymore. It has been announced that Tony has been released from his Joe Gibbs Racing contract starting next year and will be joining Haas Racing. Tony has purchased a portion of the racing team and will now be a driver/owner.

Joey Logano is expected to take the #20 Sprint Cup car, crew chief Greg Zipadelli, and the Home Depot sponsorship. While this makes me sad, Tony knows what he’s doing and frankly, I wish him all the best.

Ryan Newman is said to be in the running for the 2nd car at Stewart Haas Racing, a move I’d actually like to see as I do like Newman.

I knew I shouldn’t have done that afghan in “Tony Stewart” colors yet. Good luck to all involved in this move, that truly, shouldn’t be all that shocking to anyone.

On his SIXTH Sprint Cup Series win this season! Awesome job! Stupid me thought the race was today, so I was quite shocked when I got in the car after work last night and my best friend had the race on the radio! This is what Charity gets for not paying attention to the schedule! LOL

It kind of sucked that Tony was sick though. At least he got to do part of the race and get his driver points, and Yeley didn’t get him too bad of a finish, although FoxSports and NASCAR’s websites had differing opinions of who got what spot at the end of the race!

Another congrats to Denny Hamlin for winning the Nationwide Series race and to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 13th win in 18 Nationwide races. JGR’s Nationwide program is kicking major ass this year - as it should!

Oh yeah - and congrats to Elliott Sadler who my best friend informed me got engaged sometime this past weekend. They were talking about it during the race I guess.

And I apologize for having neglected this blog. I’ve been having a few “issues” lately and have been dealing with them instead of blogging here. I hope to be back to my normal schedule soon.

According to this article on Fox Sports, Gibbs Racing may already be looking to put Logano in Tony Stewart’s current Cup ride. Now I’m all for giving the kid a chance, and if Tony should come out and say “Hey, after this season, I want to drive for someone else” I can see Gibbs giving the #20 to Logano. However, as Gibbs says in the article, they haven’t actually reached that point yet. They could still very well work out a deal with Tony to keep him at Gibbs. And I’m hoping they do. If they want Logano in a Cup ride, my idea would be to get a 4th car going.

To my idea, leaving isn’t going to help Tony any unless he goes back to driving Chevy. Why? Because this year it’s COT & Toyota. Granted, Hamlin & Busch made the same switch, but don’t forget, Tony’s older than they are. We old folks are set in our ways. Yes, that was a joke. But one thing I’ve noted about Tony is that he likes to race Chevys and frankly, I think that if he does make a move to a new team, it’ll be a team that runs Chevy. If he does, then by all means, stick Logano in the #20. If not, get a 4th ride because I don’t want to see any of the Gibbs drivers removed from their rides.

Do you think that a new team would cure Tony’s slump? Honestly, I don’t know. Right now, I’d really rather he stay with JGR. But you know what? I’m a Tony fan and if he moves to a new team, well, I’ll go right along with him!

Congratulations to Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his awesome win at Michigan today! THE LOSING STREAK IS OVER!!! YES!!! Now if only we could get Tony Stewart a win…life would be perfect. My best friend was hoping Denny Hamlin would take the win, I was hoping Tony would take it, but in the end, Dale Jr. finally got a win. Again, congrats to Dale Jr on an AWESOME win! And he even managed to keep from running out of gas until after he took the checkered flag.

If you happen to have seen this particular story on AOL.com, you can see that the NASCAR rumor mill never stops. First we have  Tony who is being courted by a few teams, but has stated more than once that he has not asked for an early release from JGR and that JGR has not given any indication that they would do so anyways. Then Montoya has supposedly been sniffing around JGR to take Tony’s spot if he leaves.

Here’s a thought…if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Frankly, I hate to say it, but there’s nothing wrong with Tony Stewart, Greg Zipadelli, and Joe Gibbs Racing. EVERY driver goes through issues and slumps. Hello? Dale Jr and Kasey Kahne ring a bell? And you can bet that Kyle Busch will go through one at some point too. It’s the nature of the sport.

So why worry about it? Frankly, I’d prefer to see Tony stay with JGR & Home Depot. Of course, there’s always a chance that if Tony leaves and goes somewhere else that Home Depot will go with him. But hey, no problem. If that doesn’t happen, I’m sure I’ll get used to his new team, new sponsors, etc. I just hope I can keep from calling his crew chief Zippy.