Hello race fans! Well, I can't believe it, but the season is all over! But what an exciting finish in all three NASCAR series starting with the truck race on Friday night. Congratulations to Ron Hornaday on winning the Camping World Truck Series Championship! He should be back next year as strong as ever and should be in the running for another championship. Congratulations also goes to Kyle Busch for not only winning the Nationwide Series Championship, but he did it in style by winning the Ford 300 on Saturday night. That was truley an exciting race as the Denny Hamlin/Brad Keselowski fued continued. Denny made good on his promise to get Brad back on the racetrack by spinning him out! Too bad he didn't hit him a little harder that he would have wrecked his car! Sorry all of you Keselowski/Dale Jr. fans, but he had that one coming! Denny still finished ahead of Brad even though he was penalized one lap for rough driving! And lastly, congratulations goes to Jimmie Johnson on winning a record fourth straight Sprint Cup Series Championship! I was really hoping Mark Martin would have gotten up there and made it a little more interesting, but Jimmie still would have had to have something catastrophic happen to him for Mark to even get close. Even so, it was a great race and congrats to Denny Hamlin for winning the Ford 400! It was great being able to be there and witness history with Jimmie and see Denny win another race! I was sad when it was over, but I know Daytona is just around the corner and will be here before we know it!

As we go into the off season, I will be making some posts, but not as often as during the racing season. If there are any interesting subjects that come up, you can be sure I will be writing about them and giving my opinion.

Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who has read my blogs over the last several months. It was a first for me and I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. I hope everyone has a very blessed Thanksgiving and I'm sure I will be blogging before the Christmas holiday. But until then, have a great turkey day and be safe if you are traveling!

Can't wait till next year so I can see you at the races!

Hello race fans! Well, here we are with only one race left in the 2009 NASCAR season and it looks like Jimmy Johnson is going to be the first driver to win four Sprint Cup Championships in a row! I thought maybe after last weekend in Texas, Mark Martin would have been able to close in on Jimmy even more this past weekend in Phoenix. But instead, Jimmy goes and wins the race and extends his lead over Mark! I couldn't believe it! And now, Jeff Gordon is mathmatically out of the running once the race starts on Sunday. So, does anyone think something could happen to Jimmy on Sunday and Mark could possibly win the title?!!! Wishful thinking, but I think it's in the bag for the Lowe's team. As much as I hate to admit it, they have been on top of their game all year. I don't know what it's going to take to stop them, but I hope someone gets the chance to try next year. I was never a real big Mark Martin fan, but I would have like to see him win this year. You could tell by his interview on Sunday after the race, that he was really dejected. He probably thinks this is the closest he's going to get to winning it, but, he is going to continue racing through 2011, so we'll see what happens.

I thought the race in Phoenix was a little boring, but there was one big wreck in it that hindered some good drivers from contending for the win. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, and others got caught up in the melee and never did recover. The season can't be over soon enough for Jr. I'm sure. This was a miserable season for him and I'm sure his fans can't wait for next year either!

And, what about the ongoing feud between Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin! You know who I'm sticking up for. I couldn't believe Brad took Denny out in the Nationwide race on Saturday. I'm sorry, but that was uncalled for. It's one thing to bump and run, it's another to bump, then bump again and then spin the guy out. He better watch out, there are several drivers besides Hamlin that are watching him!!!

I am sad that the season is coming to a close, but am glad that I have the opportunity to attend the last race this weekend in Miami. The weather looks great and I'm looking forward to some great racing and alot of fun! If you're at the race track, look for me with my Lynch Tours shirt on, or stop by our bus and say hello! Good luck everyone, especially to Jimmy and Mark, be safe, and may the best man win! (Oh, and good luck to Denny too!)

See you at the races!

Hello race fans! Well, who would have thought that we would be talking about Jimmie Johnson crashing at Texas Motor Speedway this past weekend, finishing 38th and taking a huge hit in the points! I know everyone, including myself, thought the championship was all but wrapped up, but I guess we shouldn't have assumed anything. I know that 73 points is still a pretty comfortable lead, but if he has any trouble these last two races, it's Mark Martin who will be right there, like he was this past weekend, to take advantage of it. Now, having said that, the likelihood of that happening is slim, but stranger things have happened! But at least we know now that Jimmy Johnson is human after all! Also, what a great job Mark Martin did to close the gap on Jimmy and even though Jeff Gordon gained 80 points on Jimmy, I still think 112 points is a pretty big margin to make up with only 2 races to go. I guess we'll have to wait and see how all this all plays out after this weekend. Congratulations goes to Kurt Busch on a great win!

Now, I thought that Kyle Busch was going to pull off the trifecta this weekend. He won the truck race and the Nationwide race, but came up short when he ran out of gas with three laps to go in the Sprint cup race. And just when I thought he had turned the corner and put away his childish actions, he lets me down by snubbing the media after the race was over, leaving his brand new crew chief, Dave Rogers to speak for him. Now I'm sure he was very mad, especially when the person passing him for the win was his brother Kurt, but so were alot of the other drivers who ran out of fuel also and some of them, on the very last lap! But, you heard from some of them, including Jimmy, who should have been the most upset, and they handled the media with no problem. I know that Kyle is not obligated to talk to anyone after the race, but it would have been nice to hear what his thoughts were about coming so close to making history. But, then again, maybe we wouldn't have wanted to hear him! Either way, I thought it was very unclassy of him to act like a spoiled child who didn't get his way. Let's hope it doesn't happen again any time soon. We do have to remember that Kyle is only 24 years old, though that doesn't excuse his behaviour, I just think he has a lot of growing up to do.

On to Phoenix this weekend. This track reminds me of a small Pocono, so I think anyone who does well on the flat tracks, should do well this weekend. Again, Lynch Tours will have a group out there so be on the lookout for Terry who will be wearing his Lynch Tours shirt. If you see him, stop and say hello! To the drivers, crew members, and fans, good luck and have a safe weekend, and as always, we'll see you at the races!

Hello race fans! Well, the drivers survived another nail biting race at Talladega this past weekend. Although, some would probably like to forget about it! I've heard alot of people complaining about the restrictor plate racing and how NASCAR is enforcing too many rules. I agree that they probably shouldn't be telling them how to drive the car, but they are also looking out for the safety of the drivers and the fans by putting a smaller plate on all the cars. I don't like to watch them drive around in single file for a good part of the race. Let them bump draft in the turns, let them go below the yellow line, at least they would have no one to blame but themselves if they wreck! As long as they keep them bunched up in packs there is going to be the potential for the BIG ONE! In my opinion, the reason the for most of the accidents are because of guys blocking. Look at this past spring race there, Carl Edwards was blocking Brad Keselowski to try and hold onto the lead, and we all know what the outcome was there! Let's face it, when you have 43 guys racing inches apart for 4 hours at 200mph, something is bound to happen. So I say, let 'em race without all those rules, let's get back to the good ole days of beatin and bangin and put the race back in the hands of the drivers! Like Ryan Newman said after his scary tumble, "I respect NASCAR, I wish they would respect me." I was very glad that Ryan and Mark Martin could walk away after those accidents and kudos to NASCAR for making a safe race car. Having said all that, I think it was a pretty typical Talladega race and congratulations to Jamie McMurray on a great win!

Next subject, I guess the Danica Patrick story is not dead after all. Hearing that she is close to signing a two year deal with JR Motorsports. She is supposedly going to continue to run in the IRL series and run a limited schedule in the Nationwide and Truck series in 2010. I guess if she's going to do it, that's the way it should be done. At least it will give her some seat time, but man is she going to have a busy schedule! I hope she can keep up with it! Stay tuned!

Lastly, I wanted to share with everyone that Lynch Tours & More, the company that I am a tour guide for, is now on Facebook and Twitter. So look us up and follow us as we travel to the different race tracks throughout the year. We'll be posting information and pictures to keep you informed of happpenings on and off the track. Check out our latest pictures from Talladega!

Good luck to everyone this weekend at Texas. It should be an exciting race, and even though Jimmy Johnson has basically wrapped up his fourth straight title, I think you will see the rest of the chasers push the limit a little more than they would have if they would be up there fighting for the championship. So look for guys like Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart to be up front vying for a win along with Jimmy! Be safe and we'll see you at the races!

PS. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who lost loved ones and those who were injured yesterday at the Fort Hood Military Base in Texas.