Elsewhere online: The Robby Gordon edition
One of the beauties of MT software (all blogging software, probably -- this is the only one I've ever used) is the future publishing function that lets me write now and post later.
If you're reading this post fresh, say, sometime Monday morning, you might say, "That Spotter, hard at work this morning, he is." (If you talk like Yoda, that is.) The reality is the future publish button let me write this Monday night so you'd have something to read Tuesday.
Fact is, by the time you're reading this, my wisdom teeth will be a distant memory, sort of like Jason Whatshisname who use to drive the No. 11. (Jason Leftfoot? Leadfoot? Bigfoot? Whatever.) And all that's a long-winded way of telling you to go read these people:
More after the jump ...
The New Hampshire race brought out everyone's best blogging, so there's a ton out there.
Diecast Dude put the whole race to the ABC song. (No, not the a-b-C-D-efg one, the one in the Richard Scarry video.) I can't get the darned tune out of my head, but that's my fault, not his. I disagree with A and B: I would have used Awesome instead of Awful and ... well, I can't figure out a B-antonym for boring. Go read.
The Scotsman has the day in pictures, plus the text of Robby Gordon's press-released apology. Marc has his report on the race he dubbed the "Off Your Meds 300." (Brilliant.) Gordon uber-fan Carrie at Flash of Genius defends Robby. Somebody has to, and she does it as well as anyone.
CJ scolds Kurt Busch and dissects some of the post-race comments and analysis. (Those might not be the exact links because my home computer doesn't much like Geocities. Just scroll down.)
One of the Infielders writes that ... nah, you'll have to read it for yourself, because I don't get the point. And Bob Henry says NASCAR is really serious this time because ... it came out with penalties a day early. This guy, meanwhile, is the happiest racin' blogger in the world about now. And he should be.
Y'all be good. Go ahead and spam up the comments, but be good and don't make me sic the Dude on you.
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That's Leffler, Jason Leffler, now driver of the #32 Busch car that Shane Hmiel used to drive before well you know.
Good luck with the wisdom teeth, you should be up and blogging in no time.
Posted on September 20, 2005 2:37 PM
Leffler ... Leffler ... name rings a bell, can't place the face. Is he any kin to Casey Atwood or Buckshot Jones?
Teeth are fine. Can't say I'd ever want to do that again, but thanks for the well-wishes.
Posted on September 21, 2005 2:09 PM
Oh, sure. Make ME the enforcer...
Posted on September 21, 2005 3:20 PM
Leffler, Atwood, and Jones? Are you trying to start a fraternity of 1-time Busch winners who got in over their heads in Cup?
Buckshot is very unique; not only did he blow millions of his Daddy's company's money, but he also managed to get fired from Petty Enterprises in mid-season.
Of the 3, Atwood is the one who disappointed me the most. Now he is washed up at 24 or is it 25?
Posted on September 21, 2005 3:55 PM
Dude: I can't think of anyone better. ;)
Mark: Hmmmm ... hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it ... who's the next guy to hit that list? Kurt Busch? Brian Vickers? Reed Sorenson?
And where is ol' Buckshot now?
Posted on September 21, 2005 5:16 PM
Jayski has stopped tracking Buckshot. The last entry on him is driving the 09 car back in '03.
I could have sworn he tried to make one of the Talledega races last year in Michael Waltrip's car, but that could have been in '03 as well.
Whichever year this was ('03 or '04) I remember a Speedchannel show doing a piece on him and he was in land development at the time.
Posted on September 22, 2005 12:19 PM
Guys with no talent eventually get shuffled out of the sport, like Buckshot. He made more on his name than his driving ability.
Posted on September 22, 2005 4:54 PM