Hello race fans! What a great race this past weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway! I was there to see it in person and I have to say it was pretty exciting. How can you not like Bristol?! There was action all over the track all night long with two and three wide racing. Who would have ever thought we would see that there! Congratulations to Kyle Busch. He has certainly made the Chase even more exciting now. I think he will make it in, but he has his work cut out. There's alot of tight competition for those last few spots. There are only two races to decide who's in and who's out. Stay tuned!

Lynch Tours had a great weekend with our customers. The tailgate party was a success and I met alot of great people. Looking forward to my next race which is Richmond.

I've been hearing alot of chatter on my SIRRIUS Satellite Radio about people wanting to change the format of the Chase. I personally think it is great the way it is. I've heard suggestions about doing a fan vote to put the most popular driver in, which in my opinion, would not make much sense. You have to be good enough to make it into the top 12 and if you're not, you don't deserve to be in the Chase. Like the old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". And I don't think it's broke. I have to admit, when they first came up with the Chase, I thought it wasn't going to be a good idea, but as time went on, I began to realize that this is exactly what NASCAR needed. All other major sports teams have playoffs, why not NASCAR. Thanks to all the people who came up with the idea and made it work!

I'm sure everyone is looking forward to a weekend off this week. Some drivers I'm sure will be spending time relaxing and some will be heading to Montreal for the Nationwide race. Good luck to all the drivers taking part in that race. Be safe out there! Have a great weekend and we'll see you at the races!

Hello race fans! Well here we are with only 3 races left before the Chase, and after a great race in Michigan, (Congrats to Brian Vickers on an awesome race!)the only one with a guaranteed spot in the Chase is Tony Stewart. Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson are pretty much a shoe in and Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin are not far behind. But, we are heading to Bristol this weekend and we all know that anything can happen there! Guys like Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin are really going to have to points race, and let's face it, just surviving there is a feat in itself. Brian Vickers and Clint Bowyer will really have to step up to the plate to make it in and Kyle Busch, well he needs to drive the wheel off his car to make it in. Somehow, I think he does that every race anyway.

As I said, we are heading to Bristol this weekend which I am looking forward to as always. I know alot of people are not as thrilled with the "new" Bristol, but I personally love it! You can now pass and there is action all over the track. What could be more exciting than that! Lynch Tours is taking several bus loads of customers and having what should be an awesome cookout before the race on Saturday night. If you are there, stop by and see us. We will be in the track's bus parking lot(behind turn 4) on Friday night and in the Earhardt bus parking lot (behind turn 1) on Saurday night. Look for our signs in the window of the buses.

Now, there is one more thing I would like to address. I forgot in last week's post to mention a very important piece of information. Terry Lynch of Lynch Tours & More, reached a huge milestone the weekend of Watkins Glenn. By going to that race, he has now fulfilled his bucket list of going to every track on the Sprint Cup circuit. What a great accomplishment! I'm glad my husband and I were a part of that and maybe someday I can do the same (in my dreams!). Congratulations Mr. Lynch, you are the man!

Good luck to all the drivers this weekend at Bristol. Have a safe one and we'll see you at the races!

Hello race fans! This past weekend I had the opportunity to head up to beautiful upstate New York with my husband. All I can say is that the views up there are absolutely breathtaking! If you have never been there, I highly recommend going to see it. If you are a wine lover, you will enjoy it even more. There are lots of wineries to stop at and they each have taste testing available. Most were free, but a few charged a minimal fee. We also visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. What a quaint little town with lots of little shops, restaurants, and of course lots of baseball memorablia. It was a great couple of days!

Now, on to more important business. While we were there, we had the opportunity to attend the race at Watkins Glen, which unfortunately for the second week in a row,we had to wait until Monday to see. But once again, it was well worth the wait. Seeing a road course for the first time, I wasn't sure how I would like it. But it was actually pretty exciting! Though I have to admit, it was a little strange seeing the cars going in the opposite direction. We could see more than I thought we would. We sat in the front stretch grandstands with the jumbo screen right in front of us, so what we couldn't see in person, we could watch it on there. It was really exciting watching all of the double file restarts there, kudos to NASCAR for adding that to the series! Congratulations to Tony Stewart on another great race. Who would've ever thought that this team would be as good as they are this early. A scary moment happened with about 29 laps to go when Sam Hornish, Jr. and Jeff Gordon got into an accident that sent both of them carreening off each other and into the guiderail. Thankfully both were ok, but I'm sure pretty shaken up.

Now, on to Michigan International Speedway for what will certainly be another great race. Best of luck to all the drivers and keep safe out there.

See you at the races!

Hello race fans! Wow, what an exciting race on Monday at Pocono Raceway! I had the opportunity to attend the race and I have to say it was one of the best races I have ever seen there. The double file restarts made for some interesting racing, especially towards the end of the race. Congratulations to the winner of the race, Denny Hamlin, he was certainly overdue. It was again, not without a little controversy. Denny got into David Reutimann with 26 laps to go which led to a crash that relegated David to a 29th place finish. Hamlin admitted he was driving a little aggressive, but said he wanted to get the positon and was driving with a lot of emotion. Denny’s grandmother had just passed away on Friday. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his entire family.

With only 5 races left before the Chase for the Sprint Cup, it looks like the top 3 drivers are pretty much locked into the Chase. The next two, Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards are close, but not comfortably in yet. From 6th on down, it’s anybody’s guess. I think it will come down to the final race at Richmond to settle the last couple of positions. These final few races before the Chase begins, should be exciting ones and I for one will be watching every one to see who makes it in and who doesn’t. I would love to hear from you fans on who you think will or won’t make it into the Chase and who you think will win the 2009 Championship.

Good luck to everyone this weekend at the Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen! See you at the races!