TANKS FOR THE GAS<\/b>: I guess I’ll join the bandwagon here and wonder out
\nloud why NASCAR thinks having a smaller gas tank will separate the cars at Talladega.
\nAs has been said by others, they pit together anyway, so now they’ll have to pit
\ntwice as often.<\/p>\n
I still maintain that my solution to this "problem" is the best. To
\nwit: in qualifying, make all teams run the same size plate. Then before the
\nrace, have each crew chief draw for his plate from a pool of three or four
\ndifferent sized plates. If you’re lucky, you get the 1" plate. If not,
\nyou’ll get the 3\/4" plate.<\/p>\n
That would certainly separate the cars.<\/p>\n
IRONY<\/b>: Wouldn’t it have been funny if all the press at Watkins Glen
\nhad got up and walked out when Tony Stewart came into the room for his post-race
\ninterviews?<\/p>\n
RATINGS<\/b>: With three broadcast networks airing races on Sunday at
\nalmost the same times, the ratings proved to be interesting. Personally, I
\nwatched about 90% of the IRL race, and only the first few laps of the Watkins
\nGlen race. I only discovered there was a CART race on CBS when there was about
\n10 laps to go in that race.<\/p>\n
Both the IRL and CART races ended up with a .9 rating, which translates into around
\n900,000 households. The Winston Cup race had a final rating of 5.3. Hmm,
\nNASCAR’s Winston Cup is beating CART at its own road racing game.<\/p>\n
THAT’S REALLY "BAD"<\/b>: NASCAR doesn’t need to make up stupid
\nscenerioes for their "How Bad Have You Got It" campaign. All they need
\nto do is have a film crew at Bristol in a couple of weeks to film the weddings
\nthat are set to be held before the race.<\/p>\n
AMAZEMENT<\/b>: I still find it amazing at how many people are excusing (or
\nmaking excuses for) Tony Stewart’s behavior. If I were the photographer he
\nslugged (remember, he did physically assault the guy), I’d own Tony Stewart and
\nmost of Joe Gibbs racing. If you’re a member of the media in an area where
\nyou’re allowed to be, and a driver slugs you, there’s no excuse. I don’t care
\nhow "passionate" he is about losing (and from what I hear, once he was
\npassed at Indy, he just slowed up instead of fighting for second or third). I
\ndon’t care "how NASCAR needs drivers with emotions." There’s no excuse
\nfor it, period. NASCAR should have suspended him at least one race. As far as
\nHome Depot’s "fine," as I said last week, that just added a couple of
\ndays to the news cycle on the story, keeping them in the press.<\/p>\n
A RUDDY COMPLEXION<\/b>: For crying out loud. Ricky Rudd, do something.
\nYou’re just making silly season sillier.<\/p>\n
SPONSOR PLACEMENT<\/b>: Pepsi sure got their money’s worth in the Busch
\nrace at Michigan.<\/p>\n
MOST DANGEROUS JOB IN RACING<\/b>: Is it being on a pit crew? The driver?
\nDo officials have the most dangerous job in racing?<\/p>\n
I submit none of the above.<\/p>\n
The most dangerous job in racing is person stuck with the on-site anger
\nmanagement counselor for Tony Stewart.<\/p>\n
RUMORS R US<\/b>: That web site that’s run by one of the manufacturers is
\nat it again. They need to keep their nose out of negotiations. I’m wondering if
\nthey could be held liable for some of the stuff they write…?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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