Well, it’s fairly late at night to be starting to write, but you do what you
\nhave to do. I have the good fortune to be able to work part-time with Jason
\nJarrett, ARCA RE\/MAX Series driver, and have been sitting putting press kits
\ntogether. This team is set to go racing this week.<\/p>\n
I happened to be on the South side of Charlotte around lunchtime today, and
\ngot the "chill" of excitement as I saw about four or five motor homes
\non their way south headed to Daytona. It’s here; the time is near, and I can’t
\nwait.<\/p>\n
I have been thinking about the second round on predictions that I have yet to
\nput out; that’s mainly because I am somewhat clueless as to how this season will
\ngo. Some predict that the Roush group will not have nearly the success we saw
\nlast year – the other team’s have either caught on or caught up. I suspect we’ll
\nknow the answer to that question fairly early on in the season.<\/p>\n
I still think Jimmie Johnson will suffer the "sophomore" slump and
\nthat Ryan Newman will not; other than that, I’m not going out on a limb at this
\npoint, I’m sure, only to be sawed off.<\/p>\n
I think that Dodge will be a major factor this year; but it will not be via
\nRay Evernham’s group. I don’t see Jeremy picking up at all, and Elliott will run
\nabout the same as he did this year; maybe a win, but then not much else of any
\nsubstance.<\/p>\n
Terry Labonte; would love to see him pick up a win. I just read someone’s
\nfantasy list where Terry picks up the ride in Evernham’s car and gets
\nrejuvenated. I thought that was a pretty good idea.<\/p>\n
Kenny Schrader; now there’s a guy who just loves to race. He just picked up a
\nwin in the Winston West season opener out in Phoenix. Unfortunately, his Winston
\nCup ride may leave a lot to be desired and in that arena, he’s liable to wind up
\nmore frustrated than its worth. Let’s hope this team has something to show at
\nthe end of the day.<\/p>\n
Did not like seeing what happened up at the Petty camp – Robin Pemberton
\nleaving. I’m glad to hear that he was hired by Ford as a field consultant. He’s
\na smart man, and we wish him well in this new venture, and I’m sure the Ford
\nteams will benefit from his expertise.<\/p>\n
Curiosities:<\/p>\n
It’ll be interesting to see how the Elliott Sadler\/Dale Jarrett combination
\nworks out. Jarrett can do a lot to help out Sadler, but vice versa, not sure if
\nthere will be any gain at all.<\/p>\n
Ricky Rudd, meanwhile, appears poised to strike with the new association with
\nthe Wood Brothers crew. They are either going to score big time or just plain
\nflop. I’m betting on the scoring big scenario.<\/p>\n
What will happen in the Richard Childress stables; will Kevin Harvick come
\nback to know there is life after probation; and I’ll even go so far as to say
\nthat Robby Gordon, after improving toward the end of last season, might even
\ncome up with a couple of decent finishes this year. I suspect Jeff Green will
\npretty much stay "middle of the road." He’ll finish somewhere in the
\nmiddle of the pack, but seldom will tear up the equipment.<\/p>\n
Other Stuff:<\/p>\n
The ARCA RE\/MAX Series race is this Saturday prior to the Shoot-out. There
\nare over 60 cars entered. Although there is no doubt that we’ll see the pack
\nsplit up in to about three groups, there should be some very heated racing at
\nthe front of the pack. Gerhardt, Carelli, Kimmel, Fittipaldi, Howard,
\nMontgomery, Jarrett will all no doubt be right up there in that front pack. I’m
\nsure there’ll be others that’ll sneak into the group, including Andy Belmont –
\nif he gets that new Verizon machine dialed in.<\/p>\n
It’s been a pretty sad week here in the United States. We sometimes forget
\nabout the astronauts and what they’re mission is, until something happens like
\nthis week’s tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these
\nseven brave people. God Bless.<\/p>\n
That’s it for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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