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First off, great race, it was a bit LOOOOONG in the middle as there were not any cautions or wrecks but ended fantastic.

Congrats to the Old Man Mark Martin. WAY TO GO D00d!

My thoughts on the race and weekend activities...

Truck and Nationwide race

Ahh too bad Kyle, wanna cry, at least you picked the place you would finish in the Nationwide race, awesome job. He just couldn't let Joey have it, I thought he would complain about something or the way he passed him, etc... But alas he did not. Ahhh, he was sad, so sad he didn't win... It's too bad for him.

Congrats to Colin Braun, his first Nascar win! Great job man.

Michigan Sprint Cup Race

Jeff Gordon - Starts 43rd and ends up 2nd, should have had 4th, but thanks for the bad luck of Greg Biflator and Jimmy Johnson, he ends up 2nd. They made great adjustments all day and steadily improved. Like they say, years from now it will be a 2nd place finish and thats whats in the record books. Great Job Jeff.

Jimmy Johnson - All I can say is he is going to be hard to beat this year for his 4th championship in a row. This team is on fire, you take away the last two weeks gas mileage issues, and we might be talking about him winning 2 in a row. Mark my words, he is going to be hard to beat.

Dale Jr - Well his MO for the last couple years has been to have a decent car at the start, to improve on it thru the middle of the race, then falter at the end. This week was the first week Lance McGrew had the full race weekend (rain at Pocono) to work with Jr. It showed for sure, he had a 10-15th place car all day and when he usually drops off he didn't, he sustained! Great Job Dale, I think you and Lance are on the road to recovery, and I bet he wins a race before the end of the year. I don't think he will make the chase though, he is just too far back.

Mark Martin - WOW, I am not sure what you can say, this guy is just beating the kids to the punch, he was never up front until the end. He did his typical Mark race, save his stuff, gas, etc... Then at the end he started to make up spots. He even mentioned on the Radio he would just run for points (before race he was 13th, on the outside looking in on the chase) and boy did he. He put himself in posistion to take the win by slowly but surely making his way to the front. When the first two guys ran out of gas he just motored by. Typical Mark Martin, great job Old Man!

TNT - Too many commercials, I don't like the new Wallys world now. I liked it when he would take people out on the track and scare the shit out of them, that is classic tv. I like Kyle Petty in the booth. He has some funny lines, multiple times he was talking when the radio chatter was going. When he was told, he says "hey I used to drive a race car, I can't hear anything". Classic. But we have a ways to go with this crew, we shall see. At least they don't have the same love fest for KB as Fox did, that is a good thing!

Funniest tv show on right now = Wipeout on ABC, I can't get over how funny it is, tears stream down my face when I watch. It's on tomorrow night make sure to try to watch it.

Till next time...

Ps. Sorry for the previous reference to more info on Pocono, just didn't feel it...

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Hmmm,

Well it surely didn't go the way I wanted it to go for sure. Jeff Gordon had a fast car but due to getting caught a lap down early he never recovered. There was a time where he was almost as fast as Jimmy, and almost raced to get his lap back, but it was not to be. Grade for the weekend: C-

Jimmy Johnson, WOW, what a finish. That was the best finish to a race since well maybe last year at Martinsville when Jeff and Jimmy battled for the lead for 10 or so laps until Jimmy won it. That was great stuff, and you have to give it up to Tony, he is doing 100% better than I thought he ever would. I am just glad that JJ was racing him and not someone else, who shall remain nameless. I don't see how JJ can loose the Championship this year, that will be 4 in a row, something never done. As much as I would love to see Jeff win it, I don't think that team is up to par with Jimmy and Chad, they are a pair to be reckoned with, let the record books show it. Best of all time, comes to mind. They are just awesome, you can't deny it. Grade for the Weekend: A++

Dale Jr, well he did better, not that I expected much, it's just one week (or less) since Tony Jr got canned, er moved, to another place in HMS. Although at one time he did have a very good car, got in the top 5, etc.. Then as per their MO this year and last, the last third of the race the car fell off, they made the wrong adjustment, Junior got tired, or whatever he fell off, finished 12th. The good news is the fall off wasn't like it normally was/is, I think they are on the right track, I just hope all the resources Hendrick has moved to the 88 doesn't deter from the other cars? Only time will tell, over all pretty good weekend for Junior. Grade for the Weekend: B-

Mark Martin, it was a pretty quiet race for him, I don't even remember the broadcast (Fox's last one, thank god) mentioning him many times at all. 10th Place finish very quietly making his way into the top 12, barely, but after the start to the year he has come on strong. What is there to say about Mark that hasn't already been said, nutin, so I won't say anymore. Grade B+

Fox Sports, YEA I am glad it is over, I am sick of the stupid cartoon, I am sick of the DW love fest for KB! Can it get any worse, yes KB is a great driver, yes he does some impressive stuff (this weekend at all races), but this year he just isn't closing the deal. When his car was horrible Sunday he was whining and bitching like a little baby, so DW get over it! Hendrick Motorsports is where it is at. Oh do I have to mention that Tony's car is a HMS chassis? .. Grade C (would be worse, but at least its over)

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Well race one of the 3 race day is done and congrats to Jenson Button for his brilliant victory on the Streets of Monaco. Yes I got up at 6:30AM to watch this race, I love F1, but as I said in an earlier post I am not all that excited about this year due to the changes and the ways the car looks. You have to understand, Monaco is the Daytona/Indy for F1, the streets they race on are very wavy and not very wide. There is even a part of the race that runs through a tunnel. The exit of the tunnel is pretty spectacular as when your in the tunnel it is much darker than when your in of course. When you exit the tunnel it is a burst of sunshine and has to have an effect on the drivers. Of course I don't know for sure, but if you have seen it you would know what I mean. It was a great day for Ferrari, as they came in 3rd and 4th. Kimi and Felipe respectively, this means they have improved their car after a terrible start to the season. I am happy about this, as I am a bit Ferrari fan. Kimi also said during the post race interview that there are more changes coming to the car, so at the next race in Turkey I am hoping for even better results from Ferrari!

I am sure I will have to succumb to a nap at some point in the day, but that is ok, as this is the greatest RACE day of the year.

Next on tap is the Indy 500, I am pulling for Helio. I hope he does well due to what he went through earlier in the year.

Next after the 500 is the biggest of them all and the longest the Coke a Cola 600. The only 600 mile race on the Nascar schedule. Hendrick Motorsports always does well here, so I expect a great race from Jeff, Jimmy, Mark and Dale Jr. I am pulling for Jeff Gordon to win!

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