by richard teague tinynascars@yahoo.com
Yea, too much about nothing is what’s happening in NASCAR these days. It seems that I like to make lists about things that are either happening or things that concern me about NASCAR. So here’s another one. Ward Burton made his re-entry to the NASCAR Cup series this past week and I for one was happy how it turned out. He qualified, made the race while several drivers didn’t and not on a built amount of points from previous races but by racing against other drivers. He had some problems like a spin out and nearly hitting the wall among other things but after starting 35th he finished at 26th. Burton showed he could race in a toilet bowl without a DNF and even did it while being on the lead lap and not down four or five like some guys.
This is not part of the “About Nothing” I’m writing about this week, it shows me he can still drive a race car and if Larry doesn’t put him in that car next year, well I just don’t know. Yea Bubba, put Bodine in there for Atlanta. Which I think is rather strange but hey you own it so it yours to do what you like. Burton hasn’t been in a race in how long, two years and can still have a respectable finish like he did but o no don’t let him drive in Atlanta? When he spun out and was headed for the wall I just knew it was over for him but he kept that car away from it when just about any other driver would have bounced off and would have gotten a DNF. Way to go Ward! I’ll say right here that Burton hasn’t been one of my drivers but I have all ways liked the guy and if some owner doesn’t pick him up for next year it will somebody’s loss not Ward’s.
Now for the “Nothing” part of this week’s article. NASCAR going to un-leaded fuel, Chevrolet and Chrysler changing body styles, Ragan and the #06 car not allowed to race at Atlanta, Allmendinger in the #84 Toyota in 2007 and Tide leaving NASCAR all together. Let me see here, un-leaded fuel, well I wrote about that a few weeks back so ain’t no big deal there. Teams have all ready figured they would be OK with it but some changes will have to be made. They’ll live with it. Mark Martin’s replacement for the #6 car can’t race next week. Well what was Jack thinking when he entered him? Didn’t Roush know he couldn’t dive on a track larger than a mile? AJ Allmendinger driving for Red Bull Cup team in Atlanta and Texas. Did Bill Elliott sell his piece and step out for this to happen? Now for Tide leaving, well good riddance as far as I care, they can leave the face of the earth for that much. Ever since they bailed on Ricky and went with Cal, well you know the rest of that statement.
Some more “Nothing”, Jarrett driving a #44, Burton not giving up on the Chase, 100 points separates the top eight Chase drivers and the C O T haters are finally coming out of the wood work. Just how did Dale Jarrett or rather Michal Waltrip Racing get the 44 on the side of that car? I thought it was Petty Enterprise’s number for life like the #3 is RCR’s. Jeff Burton was interviewed to death last week about being in the lead and then a motor pukes and he’s back four spots. Yea right he’s giving up, leave him be will ya! Eight drivers could feasibly win the Nextel Cup with four races to go, now that just ain’t right if you ask me but like usual, no one asks me. Well finally the stuff is starting to hit the fan when the black t-shirts with C O T in a circle with the red line through it showed up at Martinsville. Drivers and team members are speaking their thoughts and it ain’t pretty. But just where the heck have you guys been for thirty dang races?
There is a bunch more I could add to my list but my boss wants me to be brief this week and you know I always follow orders especially since we are starting My Big Fat Greek Negotiations for my contract next year this week. No I’m not from Greece or anything like that, I was born in Port St. Joe Florida but since we are an entertainment newspaper and NASCAR has really turned to the movie industry these past few years I just wanted to use that term. You know how to reach me and I’ll squeeze this in right here since I’m running over, If it ain’t NASCAR, It ain’t s**t!
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