Week 2 Commentary

The Subway Fresh 500 was quite unusual for Phoenix, as half the field got put in a wad a quarter of the way through.

The Wood Brothers and Trevor Bayne spent a well deserved week of congratulatory goodwill but found trouble shortly afer reloading, culminating with Bayne backing in the wall. It is cool, Bayne is learning and everyone is still happy fo the Wood Brothers and the team 21 Ford.

Many times, when a drive has the race sponsor on the side of the car, you guessed it, they do well. Not so fact for Carl Edwards and the Subway Fresh Ford Fusion. Kyle Busch ping ponged him and half the field got collected. Some good drivers are already in points trouble.

Jeff Gordon broke a 66 racer streak and found victory lane, earning every yard of it by passing Kyle Busch, who was aiming to trifecta the weekend after winning the Camping World Truck and Nationwide races earlier in the weekend.

Mama's Boy won the week, followed closely by fellow garage member and teammate Boy's Toy. Lil and Big Boy often consult with these team as sort of a testing session but hit it big this week. The Big Lebowski, Miss Make Shit Happen, and boy does she, and Chevy Intimidators rounded out our top five this week.

Disc Golfer and Oiler, who have to start shotgun on the field after failing to pick last week (?), had to have their points added this week so it looks like they won the week. They did not.

Man in Black, WTF Racing, Tank, Punch and O Racing, who ran in the top five last week, were found with crumpled sheet metal in the garage area talking with the lovely Wendy Venturini.

Mama's Boy is our leader after week 2. The Big Lebowski, Chevy Intimidators, Fullers Fast Track and Speedway Princess round out the top five. Flat Tires had a tire down, along with Oiler, WTF Racing, Racing Fever and L&M Racing.

Week two is always when we see huge swings in the point positions, and so it was this week. Big gainers were Miss Make Shit Happen, CosmoD, Big Time Racers, Boy's Toy and Money Shot Racing.

For those tardy on the entry fee, please act quickly as we will be shutting folks out in the upcoming weeks.

This week we stay out west and hit Las Vegas Motor Speedway for The Kobalt Tools 400. For the first time since Bobby Allison in his Miller Buick edged out his son Davey in the Texaco Havoline Ford in the Daytona 500 decades ago has family members been one two in points. Las Vegas natives Kyle and Kurt Busch are one two in the current standings, which looks like a wreck waiting to happen.

The green flag drops at 3:14PM EST Sunday. Stand on it!

2011 Week 1 Commentary

It looks like just north of sixty of us took the green flag for the 2011 Conway NASCAR League season. It should be an exciting season, what with the Love Bugs and the new point system.

It was a beautiful day at The World Center of Racing on Sunday as we cut em loose for the 53rd running of The Great American Race.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the pole and was quite racy much of the afternoon, but he got punted like amny of the other front runners.Rookie Trevor Bayne, who ran strong all through Speedweeks, pulled of a miracle by winning the race. Thankfully, it was exciting even with the two car tandems.

Blue 7 Racing, joined by Speedway Princess and Fuller Fast Track won the week. Tank Racing and O Racing rounded out the top five.

We shall see what the degree of difficulty is in coming from behind with the new point system. It should be fun.

We will get all the changed team names and our rookies outlined before we get to Phoenix, which is where we will be next Sunday.

2010 CNL Champ Ricky Racer will be flying his 2010 Conway NASCAR League flag from the infield. Keep an eye out!

The Subway Fresh 500 drops the green flag at 3:14PM EST, so get those picks in early.

BAHL

Two Two Twenty Two

Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Shootout last night, and although NASCAR brass are excited about the record number of lead changes, I found it very sub par racing.

I hope something will be done to prohibit the two car tango we saw in the shootout from happening in the Daytona 500, or God forbid, The Twins. I do like the new nose, but we got to open up the racing and encourage multi car drafts which is what we have come to expect at The World Center of Racing.

Speedweeks is off and running and The Conway NASCAR League is gearing up for another great season.

Time is running out to get in position to run for the 2011 CNL Championship. We will have a last signup opportunity at The Wingshack on Friday, February 18 as we check out the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Can you feel the excitement!

Michael Waltrip In The Blink of an Eye

Michael Waltrip has a new book out called "In The Blink Of An Eye", describing the ultimate highs and low of emotion.

Waltrip is making the rounds, appearing on The O'Reilly Factor on FOX News. Laura Ingraham was sitting in for Bill O'Reilly.



Michael, a two time champ of The Daytona 500, also visited with Carl Quintanilla on CNCB's Squawk Box: