NASCAR fueds: are they or aren't they?

Everybody keeps talking about who is going to be the next feud. Just this season, we have seen quite a few 'feuds'. But the question is, are they really feuds or are they just drivers getting aggravated this each other on the track. First example: Brad Keselowski vs. Carl Edwards. It looks like Brad is pissing in pretty much every body's cornflakes these days. First 'sighting' of a feud? April, Talladega, 2009. Edwards into the catch fence as Keselowski goes to Victory Lane. Second sighting? March, Atlanta, 2010. Two offences here. Edwards with trouble after Keselowski spins him (i think). Keselowski flipped up into the wall, Edwards driving away. The most recent sighting? July, Gateway 2010. Final lap. Keselowski turned into the wall, causing a big pile up, Edwards going to Victory Lane. Is this a feud or is this just racing? They both said that they have no beef with each other, but after four offences , two for each, I'm thinking maybe it could be a feud. Brad has gotten into Hamlin for about half of last year's Nationwide season. That was a feud. Next person. Kevin Harvick. This one is a good one. Kevin has had 'feuds' with people ever since he started in the sport. Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano just to name a few. I am more up to code with the Harvick/Logano thing. Both offences I have seen, Kevin Harvick is the one who is guilty. The most recent? Pocono, June 2010. Joey has fifth. Kevin doesn't. Joey gives him room. Kevin doesn't take it and he spins him out. Joey comes back to finished 13th. Joey, not a very happy camper, calls Harvick the 'F' word and after the race, has to be retrained from getting at Harvick. Just a few months later, Joey accidently spins Ryan Newman and Ryan gets angry with Joey. Joey, only 20, calmly tries to talk to Ryan, but Ryan wouldn't listen. Ryan is a big guy, so naturally, he goes after the skinnier guys. Last Saturday at Atlanta, He spun Nationwide driver Trevor Bayne. Sunday night, Ryan Newman gets into Chase hopeful, Kasey Kahne, causing him to get into Kurt Busch. Kasey finished 32nd. Ryan ruined Kasey's chances of winning the race and getting into the Chase. The best 'feud' I have seen this season has to be between Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. You see these everywhere in the sport. I guess you can say it is what makes the sport interesting. What doesn't make it interesting is when a driver gets taken out by his team mate. Kasey Kahne and Elliot Sadler can account to that one. Kasey at Pocono in June and Elliott there in August. The offender? AJ Allmendinger. June. AJ pushed Kasey into the grass, causing Kasey to come up back on the track and wreck about four other cars. August. Kurt Busch starts an accordion effect through the field, AJ doesn't slow, causing him to hit Elliott. Elliott spins and goes spinning into the inside reattaining wall, his engine flies out of of his car. Feuds can make or break you. You have to choose whether or not it's going to do something with it or not.

Why sometimes I think NASCAR officials are stupid

We all know that I like NASCAR. Hell you can even say that I love NASCAR. I do. But sometimes, I find myself saying "What the Fuck?" Why yo may ask? First thing. Kyle Busch. Yeah, I'm going there. He may be a good driver, but letting him dominate the Nationwide Series when others driver don't even get to race. You can say he is the best driver ever, you can say that he is a dirty racer and whines when he doesn't win. Hell, you can say both. I know for a fact that Kyle Busch is not the best driver ever, but he does race dirty every now and then, even if he doesn't admit it. This whole blog is not about kyle Busch, only a part of it. The whole point I am going to try to make is the fact is how many Cup regulars have won a Nationwide race this season? Here is an easier question. How many Nationwide regulars have won a race this season? If you answered one, you hit it right on the nail. One. Justin Allgaier at Bristol in March. One. Just one. You think there is something wrong with this, then you are right. It's sad that only one Nationwide regular has won this year. This can't keep happening. There are a lot of Nationwide drivers still looking for their first career win, but haven't been able to because Cup guys like Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, and Carl Edwards are dominating the races. You how long people talked about 19-year-old Trevor Bayne and his three consecutive poles? About from the time it happened to the end on that third race. That was about two days, not even. He was the first driver to that in the Nationwide series in 18 years. he was only a year old. Guess who won that race? Kyle Busch. Surprise? You shouldn't be. Pissed? You should be. I am. Trevor finished 5th in that race. He led the second most laps to race winner Kyle Busch and probably got about 2 minutes of TV time. I didn't get to see the race since I was sitting in the stands at Thuner Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Trevor has been consistant each week and the Cup guys take top-tens, top-fives, and even wins from him and other Nationwide guys. I can't stress enough that NASCAR should do something about all these Cup guys running full schedules in Nationwide. There are drivers that want to race but can't because they get passed over for a guy with "racing experience". How are the "inexperienced" drivers get the expreience they need by sitting on the sidelines watching the Cup guys race? Prime example. Joe Gibbs Racing*. Let's look at this. Joe Gibbs has Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Joey Logano in the Cup series and Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Coleman, and Matt DiBennetto for Nationwide series. I will give you two guesses who usually runs the races. If you picked Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, you got it. Matt DiBennetto is only 19 with only a few races under his belt. Before a couple of months ago, Brad Coleman hadn't been in a racecar for about a year. Kyle was last year's Nationwide Champion, but missed the Cup chase. Did running a full schedule fuck him up in the Cup series? I think so. The point here is put Brad Coleman and Matt DiBennetto in the car instead of the Cup regulars. Trade your "experienced" drivers for drivers that need more seat time in the car. Let your Cup regulars run two or three races so that your Nationwide drivers have some insight on what to do. Kyle Busch has been a Cup regular since he was 20 years old. Give someone else a chance to race. NASCAR, you need to do something about this. We will never see Trevor Bayne in Victory Lane if you keep letting the Nationwide Series be raided by Cup drivers. We will never see Justin Allgaier, Trevor Bayne, Jasson Leffler winning championships if the Cup drivers are running full schedules. I want to see Trevor Bayne in Victory Lane this year. I want to see someone like Justin Allgaier win a NASCAR Nationwide Championship. I want to see more Nationwide drivers in the top ten in points. What can you, NASCAR, do to let this happen? Just think about it.

Ryan Newman mad at Joey Logano after on track inceident

We all know that Joey is always being push around by other drivers. Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle to name a few. Joey has never really been the type to get back at them. We have now seen Joey tell Kevin Harvick exactly how he felt when Harvick spun him out at Pocono back in June. Joey was not a happy camper with Harvick. what made matters even worse, Joey's father got into the mix. All I have to say about Tom Logano getting into it is that your boy is 20 years old. He is prefectly capable to defend himself against another person. What you did was wrong and you should have let Joey handle this on his own, because if he doesn't no one is going to respect him. To make this whole thing about joey can't defend himself even bigger is last weeks's incident with Veteran Driver Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 Stewart-Haas Racing Army Chevrolet. Joey's car was loose and Newman was racing Joey hard. JOey got even looseer and got into Ryan rear corner panel, which in turn spun Ryan Newman. Joey came on the radio and Told Zippy that his car was wicked loose. After the race, Ryan Newman found Joey to tell him that he didn't like how he was raced. Joey tried to explain the situation, but Ryan didn't listen. Ryan then shoved Joey and the officials got in the middle of the fight. Here are some opinions of what happened: "My opinion is simple. What happened on the track was an accident. Joey could have simply went to Ryan and apoloized like a man. Instead, Joey went looking for trouble, once again. He complained to Ryan about racing too hard. it's a race! Either race or put your training wheels back on and go to to the school yard. Joey put his hands on Ryan first! If he wants respect, it's time starts earning it." Mindy McDaniel. "When you race someone hard it's bound deermined something will happen. Joey got loose and that was that. Had Newman let him go early in the race it would of been avoided. Joey got loose and lost it, it happens. Joey has been on the receiving end NUMOROUS times! It was just hard racing. Proud of joey for his 10th place finish!" Dustin Keith Rossell. "Well what I think of this whole Joey and Ryan fight is that Joey got loose and got into Newman and then Newman spun out. Ok. After the race, Joey went up to Newman to ask him why he was racing so hard (and really, Ryan Newman was racing hard), and Ryan was mad about getting spun out. I can see why he was mad, I mean he is contending for the Chase. Ok fine. But there was no reason at all for him to push Joey like that. I'm not saying this because i'm a Joey fan, i'm saying this because it's true. I see posts on Facebook about how Joey pushed Newman first. Well that's not so much the case. Joey touched him, not pushed, touched. & Newman got outta control and pushed Joey. Joey was just trying to get an answer out of the guy to see why he was racing so hard. But I guess that's too much for Ryan to do. I've lost all respect for Ryan Newman and I was a fan of his, now i'm not. I'm sorry but my first favorite driver comes first. That's why Joey Logano is my first favorite driver. I am and always will be a proud Joey Logano fan. So yeah that's all I have to say!" Kiley "Joey Logano was obviously having trouble handling his racecar, but MIS is a track with multiple lines with lots of room It was natural for Newman to be hot under the collar. His chase chances took a huge hit. But he should be upset at himself 4being that close to an ill handling 20 car" Matt Humphrey. I could go on and on about what people think. Here is what I think: Joey and Ryan were racing hard. Joey's car got loose and turned into Ryan and he spun. Ryan should have watched a replay before he went and bitched Joey out. It's unforunate for what happened, but what is done is done and there is nothing either of them could do to go back and prevent it. They both need to move on from the incident. Joey handled it like a mature adult and Ryan should have done better with the situation. Sometimes you need to know when it is the right timee to flip out and when it is right to act like a mature adult.

Everything about me is NASCAR

When you look at someone, what do you see?
Do you see the color of their eyes?
Do you see the color of their hair, their skin?
What do you see when see me?
Everything about me is NASCAR.
The way I walk, the way I dress, the way I am.
You can look at me and roll your eyes, talk about me behind my back.
Everything about me is NASCAR.
The way I act, the way I talk, the way look at you.
You can say anything you want about me, you can just walk away.
Everything about me is NASCAR
I live, breath, drink NASCAR
All I have that won't leave is NASCAR.
I walk with it,
I talk with it,
Everything about me is NASCAR
I am who I am because of it.
I watch Kasey Kahne every week,
I watch Joey Logano every week.
I talk about it
I think about it
No matter what I do, it's there.
Circling around me
Following me around every turn
Holding my hand every step of the way
You can't take it away from me.
It is always there
Everything about me is NASCAR
What you don't see
What you don't hear
What you refused to see, hear, feel
It's what make me, me
Everything about me is NASCAR
You say it's stupid
You say there's no point
You say "all they do is go in circles"
But, you don't know
Have you ever even tried to watch?
Everything about me is NASCAR
You can't change me
You can't make me not like it.
You can't tell me it's stupid
You can't look at me and roll your eyes
Everything about me is NASCAR
I walk with the others,
the other fans
walking with the drivers
standing by our men
being excited from the drop of the green flag
to the checkered flag
no matter how dominant one driver gets
I will always watch it because
Everything about me is NASCAR

Reuty's night

Just days after the birth of his frist child, Jimmie Johnson took the green flag in second. Jeff Gordon was about to make his 600th start. Landon Cassill was going to make his 2nd cup start. Kasey Kahne was hoping to finish in the top-five for the 4th time in the last five starts And David Reutimann had no idea what was in store for him. Jamie McMurray led the field to the green, but was quickly overtaken by none other than Jimmie Johnson. Surprise!! Jimmie would lead until grean flag pit stops where he makes a roookie mistake. His misses pit road. He loses the lead to pole sitter and evenual 5th place finisher, Jamie McMurray. That didn't stop Jimmie. he ran down 2nd and then ran down Jamie to take the lead back. Caution. Restart. Jimmie Spins. Caution again. Jimmie never really recovered from that. Went 2 laps down. Got a lap back. Hit the wall, went another 2 laps down. He's not the only driver high up in points that had problems that night. Points leader Kevin Harvick also had problems. Now, to about the last 70 laps. Your leader, Jeff Gordon. Your 2nd place car, David Reutimann*. Reuty wears him down for about 18 laps. with 52 laps to go, Reuty takes the lead. He never looks back. Carl Edwards finished 2nd, Jeff Gordon finished 3rd, Clint Bowyer finished 4th and Jamie MacMurray finished 5th. On a more serious note, Kasey Kahne, the 6th place finisher, came over his radio stating the he was dizzy and nauseous. It night have be Carbon Monoxide poisoning. But, after several tweets, his publicist said he was just fine. Congratulations to David Reutimann on his second career win!
*(Note: david Reutimann was in teh top-five all night. Plus he got that stupid asterik erased from by his 1st win!)

Jimmie and Chandra Johnson welcome baby, but don't have a Name :(

on my mom and Landon Cassil's birthday, Jimmie Johnson's wife Chandra gave birth to a 6 pound 14 ounce baby girl. They haven't figured out a name yet, so they call her "Baby J". Jimmie, who starts second tomorrow, has been show people pictures including soon-to-be team mate Kasey Kahne. Now, the big question is, what are they going to name her? Everyone has been pitching names. I heard Bristol and Victoria Lane. So, I have some suggestions for Jimmie and Channy. Besides Bristol and Victoria Lane, I have got Charlotte, Hannah, Jalynne, Daisy, Angeline, Lola, and Raina. There will probably be more and more name suggestions for them. I have got to wonder. Did they have any names floating around before "Baby J". All I have to say is, what ever they pick, it will be a perfect name for little "Baby J". Plus, I think I am not the only one just wondering waht they are going to name her.

I'm getting really mad at Kevin Harvick right now

First off, welcome to my blog. i didn't get to say this when I first started because well, I forgot. Now on to the goodies, or with a title like this one, I guess you have to say baddies, if that's even a word. First order of business. Kevin Harvick won last night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Second order of business. Jimmie Johnson crashed out with about 13 laps to go along with half the field. Third order of business. Despite being in pretty much all the wrecks last night, Kurt Busch managed to finish 7th. Out of the three business orders I mentioned, I am only happy about one. Can you guess? Yes, you guessed it. The one about Jimmie Johnson. What the hell is Kurt Busch's problem? I mean, he crashed out like 10 guys and he gets a top-ten out of it? and Kevin Harvick, you have a nice lead, i know it will go away once the chase starts, but the guy the finished behind you, the perfect haired, perfect everything Kasey Kahne, needed the win a lot more than you did. I mean coming in to last night's race, he was 20th in points and 174 points back. Well, I guess you already guessed the second place guy, huh? Yeah, my man, Kasey Kahne, finished second. That would make three top-five finishes in four races. It would have been four top-fives in four races, if his engine didn't go in last week's race at Loudon. all i have to say is thank god I beat my grandpa in our weekly bet. He has Jeff Gordon, the race's third place finisher and I have Kasey, the sexy runner-up guy. That's three out of four, should have been four out of four, but all well. Dale Jr. had a solid night last night, finishing fourth after winning the night before in the Nationwide race in the Wrangler 3 car his dad made famous. Rounding out the top-five was Kevin Harvick's team mate Jeff Burton. With 13 laps to go, Kurt Busch (surprise, surprise) gets in it with Jeff Burton, bundling up the rest of the field. Well, you can only imagine what happens next. Oh yeah, the BIG one! The 09, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 20, 31, 38, 39, 42, 47, 48, 77, 78, 82, 83, 98 were all involved and two of your top-five finishers were in there. Now, what is going to happen next week? Can Kasey Kahne finally pull off a win? Can he get into the Chase? I guess we all have to find out next Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL Which is 264 miles from my current city! Food for thought. See ya!