Week 5 Commentary

Out on the left coast, we ran the Auto Club 500, reduced to 400 miles this year, and as usual, it was not the most exciting racing we have ever witnessed. The speeds were very high, up over 205mph at some points, but little tight racing and passing held our attention. And with DW's and Moneyshot Racings Kentucky Widcats up against Jeff Burton and most of the other drivers North Carolina Tar Heels, it was double duty on the big screen.

Kevin Harvick nipped Jimmie Johnson, who bested Kyle Busch, for the win. Bobby Labonte blew a tire and smacked the wall late, but really not much going on.

In the league, Pamela's Piston, who has been on fire since about the midpoint last season, won the day. She was very closely followed by Chevy's Intimidators, Tank Racing, Lisa Las Vegas, Wonder Bread Racing*, WTC Racing, Team BC and SPC Racing.

Not a whole lot of big movers up the scoring ladder in the points standings. Tank, The Big LeBowski, Wonder Bread and Runnin on Fumes gained the most. Surpisingly, several drives lost quite a bit of ground, including Little Circle Burner, Team Taser^, Boy's Toy, O Racing, No Ones Beatch, CF Canes7, L&M Racing and Fitz Racing.

Several of our racers who have failed to get the entry fee in have got with me and gotten squared away. Several have not, and you are close to being called to Big Red Hauler, which will then lead to having your team parked, indefintely, complete with press releases (calling you out right here on the blog). Please help get this behind us, as it is not fair to your fellow racers.

This week, we go short track racing in Martinsville, Virginia, which I can promise you is some great racing. The Goody's Fast Relief 500 will drop the green flag Sunday at 1:13PM, and it looks like Speed's Hermie Sadler will be in the #71 Chevy. Get those picks in early.

Ultimate Emotional Rollercoaster

Toady, on The Glenn Beck Program, heard locally on 540WFLA 9AM till noon, Glenn had a chance to speak with Michael Waltrip about his new book, Blink of an Eye.

Glenn is not a sports guy, way too many political issues for him to tackle, but he did go The Daytona 500 and had a great time. Beck knew about Micheal and his story, and was rooting for Michael.

Take a listen to the interview:

Week 4 Commentary

Other than an early entanglement, it was a rather uneventful day at Bristol, as has been the case since they worked on the banking a few years back, but no worries for Kyle Busch. He is dominating at this track, no other way to describe it.

For the week, CF Canes and Man In Black tied for the win. L&M Racing, Runnin on Fumes, The Gas Man and Cosmo D rounded out the top five. Tempers were flaring for The Big Lebowski, Shake & Bake, Budah and Ratatack, who were behind the wall.

Mama's Boy is showing the way, with The Gas Man, Cosmo D, Blue 7 and SPC our top five. Gaining ground this week were Chevy Intimidators, Team Cuda, CF Canes and L&M Racing. Budah, The Big Lebowski, Speedway Princess and Fullers Fast Track lost several positions.

It has the look that it is tougher to gain with the new scoring system, so those in the back better light a fire. And things can get hot in Southern California, which is where we will be this week as we run the AutoClub 500 at Atuo Club Speedway. IT is a later race, with the green flag at 3:16PM EST. At any rate,get those picks in early.

I'll be pulling for Clint Bowyer this week, who will be driving the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration #33 Chevrolet. Win one for the Gipper Clint!!!

Week 3 Commentary

Rolling the dice in Las Vegas for the Kobalt Tools 500 served many well, and left many out of coin at the craps table.

While Carl Edwards took the checkers, others like Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle sank in the standings.

Team Hot Stuff won the week. The Blue Deuce, Team Collin, Steve O and Team Wolf round out the top five.

After cutting a right front, Shake and Bake, Lucky Penny, Chevy Intimidators, WTC Racing and FFP, formerly Fins Twin Turbo, are left to bring up the rear.

Mama's Boy is showing the way, followed by The Big Lebowski, SPC Racing, Miss Make Shit Happen and Team Colling. Big gainers for the week included Collin, Hot Stuff, The Blue Deuce, Team Wolf and Blind Squirrel. Bad luck in Vegas coused those falling the most spots to be Chevy Intimidators, BMF Lugnuts and Pucky Penny.

After a week off, we head to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Jeff Byrd 500. Bristol is racin the way it ought to be, and the green flag will drop around 1:13PM EST. Do not be caught working your NCAA brackets and forget to pick, or you will be out of luck.

Good Luck