FIVE LAPS: Two days after Darlington
Some random thoughts after a wild night at Darlington ...
Lap 1: Yes, Shrub can wheel a race car. There's never been much doubt about that. But the way the guy won Saturday night was scary. He had the loose lug nut problem early, then bounced the car off the wall about every other lap after that. Jimmie Johnson has a knack (or used to, anyway) for starting out bad, working his way back through the field and coming out on top. KyBusch is pulling a page from that playbook.
Lap 2: Dustin Long's story implies that there are Kyle Busch fans out there. I really, really doubt it. Unless, of course, I missed the new practice of throwing beer cans at someone you like. Is it like throwing AA batteries at right fielders? Kids today.
More after the jump ...
Lap 3: Junior continues to run up front but not win. My new prediction (after I blew my he'll-win-at-Richmond forecast): He's going to go 0-for-2008. Yes, my despari has returned, especially because Junior tends to be strongest during the first part of the season. You can look it up.
Lap 4: What is David Ragan doing in the top 12 of my Cup standings? That's got to be a typo. It's not? Really? Turns out the kid, since wrecking in the 500, has driven all but eight of 3,464 laps in the past 10 races. Not bad at all.
Lap 5: Headline of the week: "Sam Hornish Jr. Discovers 'Darlington Stripe' in His Shorts." (Link) It made me look at the term "post-race inspection" in a whole new way.