Something is Not Right
Okay, maybe it’s because my hands are still shaking. Maybe it’s because I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather, caught something from my sick daughter. Alas I fear it is because of my wife. But the TV has been tuned to NASCAR both Saturday and Sunday, for TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW!!! WTF is going on here? OMG, I’m even writing a post about NASCAR in this blog.
It doesn’t hurt that my driver swept the races this past weekend. Of course, he didn’t do it in the Arby’s car on Saturday, but rather the Dish Network car. And on Sunday, he used the Carhartt paint job instead of the usual DeWalt. No worries. I have it on good authority that there will be some event where nationwide, Arby’s will honor the win with free curly fries for everyone. I’m not sure if they will do two fries for everyone, as they didn’t have a contingency for sweeping both races in a weekend. But still, should be some nice P.R. for wifey-poo’s company.
Thing is, with his crew chief suspended for the first four races, he gets to work almost exclusively on the car that will be entered in Bristol, while the rest of the crew and Matt go to Vegas and wherever else. Bristol happens to be the one Nextel Cup race where Kenseth will drive the Arby’s paint job, and I’m hoping for some good things out of that race, obviously.
Jesus Cristo, listen to me. I’m talking about crew-chief strategery! I gotta do something about this. Any advice?
BA
February 26th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
“My advice to you… is to start drinking heavily.”
“I’d listen to him, man. He’s pre-med.”
February 26th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Danny, it looks like this is something you’re going to have to deal with sooner rather than later. I.E. git on board, git yersself a driver, and git ‘ur dun!
Dare I say one of the two days in Mecca is NASCAR themed?
February 26th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Easy, crazy. I’m all for trying new things (once in a blue moon) - but I think you’re getting ahead of yourself here. Mecca will already involve several sports: drinking, baseball, drinking, gambling, golf and… drinking. No need to muddy the waters with the introduction of yet another sport. Oh, and I almost forgot to include…
“Excuse me, are you guys playing cards?”
We need no further athletic stimulation that weekend, I assure you.
Hmmm… yes, I assure you.
February 26th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Eeeeeeexcellent.
Though I still insist that former Nextel Cup champs have no business driving in the Busch series. And have you noticed that with Harvick’s flat tire on the final restart, Mark Martin has moved into first place in this young season?
I propose that next year we time Mecca to coincide with the Chicago race. Or move the whole shindig to Vegas the week of the race there. I’m also up for attending the Bristol race if anyone would like to go, if we can get tickets, which are among the most difficult tickets to secure of any sporting event. I’m not making that up.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Aren’t beers cheaper and tickets less expensive at a county fair than at a NASCAR race? I mean isn’t that about the similar entertainment value? While I admit I am intrigued by free curly fries, I couldn’t imagine using real money to attend an event let alone watch it on Free TV.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Sorry, Tank - but a trip to Mecca not involving baseball will happen over my dead body….
February 28th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
There’s always the Glen. Any time you can combine a visit to Dunbar’s and NASCAR in the same weekend…
Speaking of Bristol, why the heck are they running the first ever Car of Tomorrow race there? I would think they would actually want some of their COT equipment to survive the afternoon. Given Bristol’s propensity to wreck equipment, combined with the fact that none of the drivers will have any real race experience in the cars, I would say it’s going to get a bit ugly out there, no?
February 28th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Speaking of Dunbar’s, when are we due to get back there again? It’s been a while. There must be some weekend that a few of us can make our way back there for some frivolity, Hot Truck, and beer.