Week 23 Commentary

Michigan turned out to be a bit more exciting than usual, even though it once again came down to gas mileage. For a moment there, I thought we may see another Monday race.

Quote of the year: Oh, I'm sorry! If I had known this was the Kyle Busch show, I would have pulled over! said Brian Vickers after the Nationwide race at Michigan after he blocked Busch which allowed a hard charging Brad Keselowski to win.



Vickers waited till Sunday to really one up Busch, by pulling up into victory lane after the CarFax 400 Sprint Cup race, giving the Red Bull team it's first victory and keeping Vickers in contention for a spot in the chase.

For the week, Chevy Intimidators* showed the way, followed by Mangler*, NW Invasion, BAHL and Lucky Penny. A large number of our racers did very poorly. Several, including non start & park entries Wiseguys Racing, Oiler^, L&M racing, Brian Racing*, Smoke's Fury and The Blue Deuce, failed to garner 650 points. Ouch!

Up front for the championship, Brady Bunch* remains on point. Daniell Hall, Ricky Racer, Team Taser and WTF Racing round out the top five. Among those making big moves up the chart this week were BAHL, The Big Lebowski, Crank McTanken, Luckydog^, The Gas Man, Lucky Penny and Chevy Intimidators*. Losing precious ground were Ratatack, The Blue Deuce, Smoke's Fury, SPC racing and Wiseguys Racing.

We had a great time at our midseason party at the Wingshack. Thanks to Shawn and Jessica at the Shack and Fraser Sells Orlando for helping out. Among those spotted were S&T Racing, Team Wolf, CosmoD, BMF Lugnuts*, The Big Lebowski, L&M Racing, No Ones Beatch, DFL Racing and Crank McTanken.

We go Saturday night short track racing as we run the famous Bristol night race at Thunder Valley. The Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway will drop the green flag at approximately 7:43PM.

I'll look forward to catching up with many of you for the race and a tall cool one after attending the Orlando Tea Party at Lake Eola. Stand on it!

BAHL