Rant: Last week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Talladega had me about to spit nails except I was chewing Perky Jerky and it was too good to spit it out. Remember when NASCAR Fans loved when the big track of Talladega would come around on the schedule? Now fans seem to cringe and blow it off as not a fun race to watch. They say it's boring to even watch practices because nothing matters until the last 10 laps or so and anyone can win it. And you add on this Two Car Bumper Buggy Buddy style of racing and it was a snooze fest until like I said the last few laps. Why is the racing so bad these days you ask? It's the Restrictor Plate and how NASCAR uses it's size opening like a speed dial. Every 1/64th of an inch is about 12 horse power and right now NASCAR has them dialed in pretty low making these two car tandems even possible which leads back up over the speed they try to get them down from. Mike [Hilton, NASCAR President] I know you follow my weekly blog like a religion so give us a few more 64ths and some speed next year at Talladega please. Thanks! </Rant>
Oh, and Congratulations to Clint Bowyer for slipping around his teammate Jeff Burton at the last second of a Win. Clint is heading off next year to race for Michael Waltrip Racing and what a great way to show yer old team and new team what you are made of. Go #15 in 2012!
Rave: This week we are off to Martinsville aka the Petty Paperclip which not only is NASCAR's Oldest Track built in 1947 but also it is also it's shortest beating Bristol by about 3 car lengths. When I think of Martinsville I think of Drivers with cool names like Fireball Roberts and the winner of the first NASCAR Race at Martinsville Red Byron. Keep yer eye on some modern Driver names with lots of wins at this track like Jeff Gordon with 7, Jimmie Johnson with 6 and Denny Hamlin with 4. Denny swept the track last year for 2 wins and is back pretty far in the Chase even with a great finish last week. Will Martinsville be his comeback track and get him back into a chance for a Championship? Will Gordon or Jimmie use it the same way? I don't know but it will be more fun to follow all week and watch on the weekend because Practice and Qualifying mean a lot at this Track as I think 19 races have been won from the Pole Position. This will be one of the better races in the Chase I think as Drivers are going into "All or Nothing" mode as this Championship Season gets shorter. I'll be watching and wishing I had one of those World Famous Martinsville Hot Dogs too! Green, Green, Green!!!
Have a great week Race Fans!
mike
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