The Spin Out Zone – Jeff Gordon Gets Bumped & Quick Bumps

Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT!

"If you built it, they will come." A statement developed for the
baseball movie, "Field of Dreams", however this holds very true for
racing at BRISTOL. The name alone ignites a wide range of EMOTIONS. It does not
matter if you’re male or female, fan or driver, everyone will walk away from
BRISTOL feeling one of four common emotions – anger, disappointment, happiness
and overwhelming joy.

In most cases during the BRISTOL race, you’ll feel a total of three emotions,
but at the end of the day, one EMOTION will top all. That is DRAMA. Love it or
hate it, the BRISTOL night race in August will always be the most popular race
of the year!

QUICK BUMPS

TNT: How bad do you have it? GOOD GRIEF, how many commercials can a
network cram into the first 30 minutes of the race. I did not know CAUTIONS =
COMMERCIALS every single time. TNT made their money Saturday night. Way to go
Ted Turner!

SHARPIE: Dear Mr. Sharpie, I use your product. I am a NASCAR fan and I
appreciate your sponsorship of one of the best events of the year. Thanks for
sponsoring the #97 and for your $1,000,000 contest (which is a totally different
subject). But for HEAVEN SAKES can’t you afford a new commercial! Over and over
the same FLIPPING commercial. Wasn’t that the same commercial from last year?
JEEZ! Regards, Bob. (P.S. Tell Dave to give me back my underwear!)

ROBBY GORDON: Hey Robby, want some cheese with that wine? After
reading your ESPN article, watching you on Inside Winston cup and listening to
your radio communication during the race, you deserve the WHINER OF THE WEEK
award.

ALAN, BENNY and WALLY: Loose the suits! Loosen up!

THE SPIN OUT!

Jeff Gordon moves Rusty Wallace on the last lap to win the Sharpie 500 at
BRISTOL and MAN ALIVE all the sudden the Wonder Boy is labeled "Tough
guy" or "The New Bad Boy" or even "Earnhardt Like."
OKAY, right – whatever! I’m just so DANG happy his official "winless
streak" is over, because I’m ready for the media to find something else to
talk about.

So let’s talk about the MOVE of the race. Jeffrey moves Russell for the WIN
and the media was hoping all HECK would break loose after the race. Guess what,
it didn’t happen. Rusty used a BAD word, but he knows it’s BRISTOL and Jeff did
exactly what he needed to do. FACE it folks, the only way Jeff was going to WIN
is by doing what he did. I applaud him for it!

I am not a BIG Jeff Gordon fan. My son is! But, I am man enough to admit Jeff
Gordon is one of the most talented drivers to get behind the wheel of a racecar.
I am a Rusty Wallace FAN. Was I ANGRY with Jeff when he MOVED Rusty? YOU BETTER
BELIEVE IT! But, I also believe at BRISTOL, it’s fair game! BRISTOL wouldn’t be
BRISTOL without banging and bumping. That’s why we love it so! If you can’t
handle the heat, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN. Turn off the TV! What FAN and what
DRIVER goes into the BRISTOL race and thinks it’ll be run like a race at
Michigan? NONE! We all know what BRISTOL is about and so does NASCAR and the
drivers. NASCAR understands why the ratings are high and the seats are filled –
YEP, BUMP & RUN racing. To use a Shepard Smith term from Fox News – IT’S NOT
BORING!

HECK, I was mad at Scott Wimmer during the Busch race for being so EASY on
Jimmy Spencer. Come on Wimmer it’s BRISTOL. But then again, Jimmy Spencer never
forgets.

FANS do accept BUMP & RUN racing at short tracks. Personally, I am fine
with it and I kind of expect it from some drivers. It’s the only way some can
WIN. If it can be done in away without anyone getting hurt or PUNTING them into
never-ever land, the way Jeff Gordon did it to Rusty, then go for it.

So, I bet your wondering why would I SPIN OUT Jeff Gordon if I agree with
what he did. Well, if your tuning into this weeks SPIN OUT to see if I’m going
to SPIN OUT Jeff Gordon for his QUICK BUMP of Rusty Wallace, your going to be
disappointed.

To be honest, I’m going to SPIN OUT Mr. Wonder Boy for being so FLIPPING two
faced!

Last year when Robby Gordon MOVED Jeff Gordon out of the way to WIN the New
Hampshire 300, "He should be embarrassed right now to win that race,"
Jeff Gordon said of Robby’s winning move. "It was gonna be a heckuva battle
— it was gonna be between me and him, anyway. I just wish it would have been
done fair and square instead of just knocking me out of the way."

HELLO, Earth to Jeff! Now race fans, close your eyes and picture Rusty in
front of the camera saying – "It was gonna be a heckuva battle — it was
gonna be between me and him, anyway. I just wish it would have been done fair
and square instead of just knocking me out of the way." Good thing Rusty
didn’t say that! Instead Rusty said he’d knock the BEEP out of him if he could
have caught him.

The good news Rusty, Richmond is only a skip and a jump away for more bumping
and banging!

This week’s SPIN OUT goes to – Jeff Gordon. Jeff, my Mother gave me some good
advice when I was a young boy and I’ll pass it your way – she said, "Little
SPIN OUT Guy, don’t dish it out, if you can’t take it!"

Until next week, happy bumping!