Hello Nascar fans. Well I can hardly contain myself this week. What a weekend. Its been an unbelievable ride this season for Mark Martin and apparantly its not over yet. Martin won the race and took the Chase lead after the end of the first race in the chase. Mark is the man this season to beat and so far doesnt look like anyone is gonna be able to do that. This is going to be an exciting nine weeks coming up. Are you ready for some racing ??? I know that I am!
Well with only one race down and nine to go there are already several drivers who are wondering at this point if they have any chance to contend for the championship or not. After just the first race Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, and Kasey Kahne are all over 100 points away from leader Mark Martin. They are 102, 113, and 161 points respectively behind the leader Martin. At this point it is still anyone’s chase but we are hoping Martin takes it all.
Clint Pittman, tire changer for the team of Casey Mears is out for the rest of the season. He got his foot run over Sunday at Loudon when Hamlin came in for a routine stop. Pittman’s foot was run over and was broken in the incident. He will be out for the rest of the season. Here’s to a speedy recovery for you Clint.
Dale Jr. less than stellar season continued this week with a late race wreck with David Reutimann. Both were racing for a top ten finish and having good days when they got together with 20 laps to go. This was one of the only times this season that Jr. has had a cup car worth a shot at winning a race. This season has been less than stellar for Jr. and I am sure its been stressful too. Hopefully he and crew chief Lance McGrew can dial in their cars during the off season and the remainder of this season so they can be contenders next season. Good luck Jr.
Well finally some good luck for the 18 team. Yeah, thats right. You know I dislike Kyle Busch for many reasons but this just sealed the deal. The number 18 team got caught cheating. Thats right, cheating. I had a feeling that they had been for quite a while but never really knew for sure. Know I do. They were slapped with several fines and infractions.
Crew chief Steve Addington was fined 25,000 dollars and owner Jack Roush and driver Kyle Busch were both fined 25 points, owner points and driver points respectively. Its about time. They were found in violation of three of Nascars rules of racing that include, actions detrimental to racing, equipment that does not conform to Nascar standards of racing and the height of the car during the after race inspections. Finally someone caught them doing no good. I always had a feeling about that.
Well the ongoing battle between Mayfield and Nascar unfortunately continues. This is almost soap opera quality stuff now its just so ridiculous. Now the court wants a full medical and mental evaluation of Mayfield to determine if he has a substance abuse problem or ADHD. Seriously? This has just become a three ring circus all the way around. I dont know who or what to believe. Jeremy saying he never had a problem or Nascar, did they boo boo and now are trying to cover it up or what??? It has to make people wonder. I would hate to see them put a dent in their stellar reputation by stooping to such behaviors. But things dont work the way they do here in the real world.
Well thats about all for now. Gotta get to work and I have a class tonight. Here’s looking forward to a great weekend of racing. Take care and have a great week. See you soon.
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