FIVE LAPS: Talladega week
Here goes:
Lap 1: It's about time NASCAR took away a win for cheating (or, more technically, a rules violation. This case seems more stupid than intentional). The argument against doing that has traditionally been the fans and the sponsors and all the money that's tied up in both. The thing is, your bottom line might look better if folks didn't think the winner was cheating. I don't see much different between Peyton Sellers' bad shock and Carl Edwards' loose oil pump cover. Do you? More from Dustin Long here.
Lap 2: Yes, it would great if Junior won this week. No, I don't think it's going to happen. (My bet is Richmond next week.) My hope is that Four-Time wins. Do you throw Amp cans at the 24 even though he's now Junior's teammate? (My bet is they'll throw Bud cans just for old time's sake. Some habits die hard.)
More after the jump ...
Lap 3: Memo to Tony Stewart: Dumping Gibbs for Hass CNC would be career suicide. Yeah, I know you can drive most everything with four wheels. But how much fun will life be on the back side of a 400-race losing streak? Dustin has more.
Lap 4: Let it go, Boris. It was a road course. It's tight racing. Ambrose was racy, and you were in the way. Say your peace and move on. (Marcos Ambrose is a fan favorite? Who knew?)
Lap 5: Looks like this was a fuel-mileage blog post, 'cause I'm out of gas and can't make it one more lap. Sorry.
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