I had the joy and privilege of spending Mother’s Day with my mother. My Mom is currently one of the sweetest people you’d ever meet. She’s kind. She’s compassionate. She’s fun and funny. Somewhere along the line she became one of those crazy old Catholic ladies who goes to church daily and hangs out predominately with other Catholics. Though I’m happy to say she retains a lot of her beliefs which may not completely coincide with what the latest pope thinks a Roman Catholic person should believe and I salute her for it. I also cheer on her daily church going because it makes her happy and keeps her active. I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!! Continue reading “2010 Spring Darlington Sunday”
2010 Spring Richmond Saturday
You know I’d not really paid attention to how often hendrickcarsonline.com has been on Mark Martin’s car this season. The season is early, but it’s been on the car a few times. I wonder if Mr H is saving the big sponsorship bucks for Kasey, or whoever will drive it next year, or if he’s just having trouble finding enough sponsorship with Martin driving or if, Rick Hendrick the Chevy dealership owner is suffering during the tight economy. Continue reading “2010 Spring Richmond Saturday”
An Answer to the Letarte Question
So I finally found out what’s up with Letarte’s weight loss. He worked out with his pit crew in order to spend more time with them and lost around 60 pounds in the process. That’s a relief. I guess watching Inside NASCAR might be useful. I don’t particularly like the show. It features some of my least favorite people, and Mikey. I miss the weekly show, This Week In NASCAR which was similar, with lower production values, but it provided entertainment and information in an inviting manner. The current show obviously has a much bigger budget, but it also feels like its hosted by the slicksters of NASCAR – and Mikey. Letarte says if he gives Jeff Gordon his fifth championship he would consider retirement. Sounds like Big Daddy chews Crew Chiefs up and spits them out. I don’t know if I’ll make this a weekly watch, but that was the first episode I didn’t HAVE TO turn off before the end.
2010 Spring Talladega Sunday
It’s Talladega Sunday and mostly sunny here in Atlanta and the same in Talladega. Hooray! I’m happy to say the storms weren’t nearly as damaging as predicted. The only issue I experienced from the storms was a loss of internet connectivity. If that’s the worst that that particular storm system brought – it was a good day.
Kenny Wallace said what I’ve been saying. We’re both worried about Richard Childress. Shell/Pennzoil has lost another major sponsorship. Kenny said they have lost eight major sponsorships including Shell/Pennzoil, Holiday Inn, and Jack Daniels. Hermie said the conversation about moving Shell/Pennzoil started last year when there were issues with Happy Harvick and disgruntled employees and the race results weren’t great. Continue reading “2010 Spring Talladega Sunday”
2010 Spring Talladega Saturday
All track activity Saturday at Talladega called off
Cup quals canceled; Nationwide race moved to Sunday
That headline from NASCAR.com says it all. I’m quite a Talladega fan and have been looking forward to this race since the start of the season. No qualifying means my boy starts on the pole – not horrible, but it might make it tough for him to dawdle along at the back. Of course, these days with Big Daddy being a Big Baby and Junior always being undependable, its not like Jimmie would’ve had a teammate to hang around the back of the pack with anyway. (And no I’m not forgetting Mark Martin, I’m just ignoring him right now.) Smoke and Newman tend to run with (or ahead of) the pack so they wouldn’t be options in the dawdle game. So it will be interesting to see what happens Sunday. Continue reading “2010 Spring Talladega Saturday”