Hey guys, you know what? I really don't think these guys are honestly making fun of NASCAR.
Well...I take that back. They're making fun of it, so honestly it's occuring, but I doubt that the way these fellas have expressed themselves leads me to believe that they mean it in HONEST disrespect.
It's just that from that perspective, 89% European, it's just that it's an easy target.
Now for the fun: Someone who knows my love of NASCAR, but isn't really a fan, asked me who is going to win the Daytona 500.
I told him, "Y'know...I really don't know. Because for the first time in a coon's age, Dodge is now a participant again the in the festivities called Winston Cup. Dodge has made quite a presence, even might have been sand-bagging during rehearsals, and their ability to surive and thrive in the draft is unproven. Although at first glance, they certainly seem competitive.
That, coupled with the new roof-spoilers, blows this whole thing wide open, and I kind of agree with all the experts, journalists, and participants, that this may be one of the most exciting Daytonas we've seen in quite a while.
I'm glad I scheduled the day off, and I just came home tonight with a real prize from the local liquor store.
A couple weeks ago I told the guy behind the register how much it would mean to me if I got to take home the almost-full-size Rusty Wallace cardboard stand-up advertising display.
They called me today, and told me it was mine. He's standing in my dining room as we speak.
On Sunday, Kenny Schrader's old Budweiser promo stand-up will be beside him in my living room, as I enjoy some friends over to watch the race, while my 16 year old daughter herds her friends out the back door so they don't have to see her old man acting like a weirdo!
So let's not take these h'yar high-fa-lootin' comments too seriously, or don't think that they truly realize that it is in fact, good racin'. Let's all have fun, hope for a good, clean race, and see what the new Dodge-Ford-Chevrolet triumverant will accomplish just one day and a few hours away from now.
Long live racing, the folks who compete in it, and the folks who live and die with their heroes.
Hopefully, as has been the trend in the past, we'll be able to live with our heroes in ALL types of racing, instead of mourning their passings.
Viva la safety restrictions, and viva la competitive racing, no matter what type!
<S!> to all those that put it on the line.
Mk
