2012 NASCAR Season: Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway

2012 NASCAR Season: Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway: Hey Ya all!!..I don't usually talk about the truck race, but since Harvick lead all but two laps and those were when he was in the pits, I f...

Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway

Hey Ya all!!..I don't usually talk about the truck race, but since Harvick lead all but two laps and those were when he was in the pits, I feel I at least owe him a That a Boy!. Now about today's race, they were at Martinsville the "Paper clip", a very cool race track in that it is really two drag strips connected by corners and there is something about that, that makes it what racing is all about to me. It's cool to see a super speedway were they run wide open, that is what racing is all about also, but here they drag race like a thousand times during the race.. literary a 1000 times, and that is cool to watch. Not a lot of cautions but plenty of beating and banging, but Martinsville is a place you can get away with a little of that. I thought today's race was one of the best so far, Ryan Newman was in the right place at the right time to take the win, so hats off to him and Stewart Haas Racing. SHR maybe the team to beat this year, if the rest of the year goes as the beginning, they have won three races already, a heck of a start for any team. Jr had another good day finishing third and setting second in the points going into the Easter break.I know I say this every week, but a win has to be right around the corner..you know I have to be right sooner or latter. Kyle Bush brought out the first caution, that didn't hurt my feelings but know he won't be a lap car for long, because love him or hate him..he can drive like very few. Next week will be a off week end and than it's to Texas for the seasons first night race. I love Saturday Night racing so I'm looking forward to that. Hope everyone has a great Easter..see you in two weeks. Thanks for checking in to see what I thought of the racing today!

2012 NASCAR Season: Auto Club 400

2012 NASCAR Season: Auto Club 400: Tony Stewart wins the Auto Club 400 at Fontana Speedway today, lets just get that out of the way and congratulations to him and his team. To...

Auto Club 400

Tony Stewart wins the Auto Club 400 at Fontana Speedway today, lets just get that out of the way and congratulations to him and his team. Tony usually struggles at the start of the season and as the weather gets warmer he warms up to, but this year he is getting started early. Remember it came down to wins last year to break the tie between Tony and Carl so wins are important. In the past you could be consistent and win the Championship but with the adjustments NASCAR made to the points, you have to win races. Even with two wins early in the year Tony is still fourth in the points and Biffle is in first. Dale had another good finish with a third today and he is now third in the points I know it's early but it is still nice to see him where he is at. The luckiest person on the planet has to be Jimmy Johnson, just as smoke started to pour out the back of his car, the rain came. The rain brought out the red flag and eventually the end of the race,letting him finish tenth instead of several laps down. I hate to see a short race so I was disappointed that is the way this one ended but what racing we did see was good. Short race, a short post..lol...but it does give me a chance to say, they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree but, Kyle Petty is one of the biggest idiots on TV, he is nothing like his Daddy. He can't drive,he likes to rub people the wrong way and there is no way he would be any place other than a cotton mill if it weren't for Richard.That doesn't have anything to do with today's race, but I feel better now that I have said it, he drives me crazy and not like the Beetles did young girls in the sixties.I'm looking forward to Martinsville next week where it will not be wide open five wide racing, we will be back to a little rubbing. You all have a great week and thanks for checking out what I though of today's race.       

2012 NASCAR Season: Royal Purple 300

2012 NASCAR Season: Royal Purple 300: Hey ya all!..Just checking in after today's Royal Purple 300 from Fontana. I have never been to Fontana but I have been to Michigan and they...

Royal Purple 300

Hey ya all!..Just checking in after today's Royal Purple 300 from Fontana. I have never been to Fontana but I have been to Michigan and they are what they call sister tracks, meaning they are a lot alike. The cool thing about Michigan is that you can see speed, what I mean by that is that you are close enough to see the cars but fare enough away that you can see what 200 looks like. When you go to some tracks when the cars are close to you they go by in a blur and when they are on the other side of the track you can't really see the car that well. Michigan is one of my favorite tracks to see a race at and one day I hope to check out it's sister Fontana. Big shout out to Joey Logano and JGR, Logano for winning today and JGR for winning eight in a row there. I'm not sure what they figured out about Fontana but it is obvious they know something others don't. Joey is one of those nice guys that always finishes last so it was good to see him win. Danika had another hard day blowing a motor on lap sixty six and finishing thirty fifth. In a interview with her after the blown motor she explained that she hit something and put a whole in her radiator, letting all the water out. Then she said she was told that the coolant was all that was left and that cooled the oil to like 160 and that is what caused the motor to go away. I am no Mechanic but that didn't make any sense to me, but again what do I know. Trevor ran up front today but after the twenty two ran over him, he finished fourteenth. The nice thing about a track like Fontana is that it is wide open, five wide racing and running wide open is what racing is all about. The problem is that there is not much rubbing going on at place like this and that can get boring. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the racing I watched today but tomorrow I'm hoping that the race is a little closer. Hope you all are having a great week end, thanks for checking in on what I thought of today's race.         

2012 NASCAR Season: Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway

2012 NASCAR Season: Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway: No rain!.. Usually rain has some impact on the race week end, but this week end we had some rain, a lot of rain, but it really didn't have a...