Hello race fans!
I was glad to see all of the responses to the Carl Edwards/Brad Keselowski situation on facebook. I knew there were going to be alot of mixed reactions, and sure enough there was! I was almost right on the punishment NASCAR handed down to Carl. I knew they would probably put him on probation, I just thought it would be until the end of the year. I was a little surprised to see it was only for three races. Kudos to NASCAR for not giving Carl a more severe penalty. I was pretty sure they wouldn't just because of the "have at boys" attitude they want to put back into the sport. It must have worked, because everyone has been talking about it ever since it happened! Brad still says he's not going to change his driving style, and that's ok, but he better be prepared to take whatever he dishes out! I saw on Denny Hamlin's twitter page that he went into a restaurant the other day and who is sitting two tables over from him? You guessed it, Brad! Denny referred to him as Brad Crashelotski on twitter! But, I guess Denny took it back as Brad sent a bottle of wine over to Denny's table. Does this mean there is a truce between the two? I doubt it, but stay tuned to see what happens next!
Now, they're off to Bristol where there's almost a guarantee that one or more drivers will leave there mad at another driver! I will be very anxious to see if the racing is going to be anything like it was before they widened the track. Now that they've added the safer barriers in turns two and four, they say it should make for better racing. I can't wait to find out! I am actually down in Tennessee with my niece already, gearing up for the races this weekend. Lynch Tours & More will have two buses down there, so stop by and see us. Just look for our banners in the front window!
I wanted to let all you sprint car fans know that Lynch Tours is doing a bus trip down to Charlotte in November for the World of Outlaws finals. They will be crowning their champions in all three series, sprint cars, modifieds, and late models. If you're interested, please check out the information on Lynch Tours & More's facebook page, or call us at our office at 888-racetour (722-3868) for all the details!
Good luck to all the drivers this weekend, I'm sure they will need it! If you can't make it to the race, be sure to watch it on TV. You won't want to miss short track racing at it's finest! Thanks for all the comments and please keep them coming!
As always, see you at the races!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Hello race fans!
Sorry I didn't get to write a blog before this weekend's race at Atlanta. I was very busy this week, no excuse, but I plan to make up for it now.
First of all, I need to say congratulations to Jimmy Johnson, again, for winning last week's race in Las Vegas. Also, the same goes to Kevin Harvick on winning the truck race there. Looked like there was a descent crowd there, but didn't look like a sellout like the track said it was. I guess it looked good on TV though.
Now on to this week's races in Atlanta. First off, all you Jr. nation fans should have been happy to see Dale get his first pole in a very long time. I was really holding out hope, for all of you, that he would have a good race. But, once again things went downhill and he didn't have a very good day. Never led a lap, but he did manage to finish 15th, thanks to all of the late race accidents. Hang in there Jr. fans, he will come around, eventually! Secondly, how about that wild wreck between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski?!!! Now, don't everyone get mad at me, but I am not going to defend Brad. He and Denny have a history too and you know who I always stick up for! Having said that, I never want to see anyone get hurt, but these drivers have been saying things about Brad for the past year now, and everyone kept saying, you can only do so many things, so many times, and someone is going to pay him back. Well, now it has happened and everyone is up in arms about it! This is what everyone wanted people!!! NASCAR said they were going to put it back in the driver's hands and go back to old school racing. Well, in my eyes, that's exactly what it was! You know very well, that if Brad's car wouldn't have gone airborne, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about it that much. I'm sure Carl didn't expect Brad's car to do what it did, but Carl had enough of the beatin and bangin that Brad does, and he wasn't going to put up with it anymore. Now, I know he was many laps down, but how many times have you seen another car get up behind someone who has wrecked them and gave them a tap, even if they were several laps down? It doesn't always turn out the way it did today, but it's not the first nor the last time it will happen. I know I will probably make some people mad, but remember, these are only MY opinions. It will be interesting to see what NASCAR does with Carl. I predict they will put him on probation until the end of the year, and maybe fine him, but I don't think they will take any points away from him. I could be wrong, but if they start doing that again, they are going to have to be consistent and then they are going back on what they were trying to accomplish by letting the driver's handle it themselves. We shall see. Let me know what your thoughts are on it. Would love to hear them!
I guess it's a good thing the Sprint Cup Driver's are off this weekend. They need time to cool off after all the excitement! But, then it's off to Bristol Motor Speedway where tempers are sure to flair! I can't wait for the beatin and bangin on the world's fastest half mile! If anyone is going to the races, stop by and see me. Look for the buses with the Lynch Tours & More banners in the windows. I am looking forward to this race, as it will be the first one of the year for me. Bringing along my neice. She is very excited about going as she hasn't been there in a very long time!
So, stay tuned for what's sure to be some kind of penalties, for Carl Edwards. We should know by Tuesday. Good luck to all of the drivers headed to Bristol in two weeks. And, all you race fans, try not to go through withdrawal these next two weeks. Hang in there, and as always, I'll see you at the races!
Sorry I didn't get to write a blog before this weekend's race at Atlanta. I was very busy this week, no excuse, but I plan to make up for it now.
First of all, I need to say congratulations to Jimmy Johnson, again, for winning last week's race in Las Vegas. Also, the same goes to Kevin Harvick on winning the truck race there. Looked like there was a descent crowd there, but didn't look like a sellout like the track said it was. I guess it looked good on TV though.
Now on to this week's races in Atlanta. First off, all you Jr. nation fans should have been happy to see Dale get his first pole in a very long time. I was really holding out hope, for all of you, that he would have a good race. But, once again things went downhill and he didn't have a very good day. Never led a lap, but he did manage to finish 15th, thanks to all of the late race accidents. Hang in there Jr. fans, he will come around, eventually! Secondly, how about that wild wreck between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski?!!! Now, don't everyone get mad at me, but I am not going to defend Brad. He and Denny have a history too and you know who I always stick up for! Having said that, I never want to see anyone get hurt, but these drivers have been saying things about Brad for the past year now, and everyone kept saying, you can only do so many things, so many times, and someone is going to pay him back. Well, now it has happened and everyone is up in arms about it! This is what everyone wanted people!!! NASCAR said they were going to put it back in the driver's hands and go back to old school racing. Well, in my eyes, that's exactly what it was! You know very well, that if Brad's car wouldn't have gone airborne, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about it that much. I'm sure Carl didn't expect Brad's car to do what it did, but Carl had enough of the beatin and bangin that Brad does, and he wasn't going to put up with it anymore. Now, I know he was many laps down, but how many times have you seen another car get up behind someone who has wrecked them and gave them a tap, even if they were several laps down? It doesn't always turn out the way it did today, but it's not the first nor the last time it will happen. I know I will probably make some people mad, but remember, these are only MY opinions. It will be interesting to see what NASCAR does with Carl. I predict they will put him on probation until the end of the year, and maybe fine him, but I don't think they will take any points away from him. I could be wrong, but if they start doing that again, they are going to have to be consistent and then they are going back on what they were trying to accomplish by letting the driver's handle it themselves. We shall see. Let me know what your thoughts are on it. Would love to hear them!
I guess it's a good thing the Sprint Cup Driver's are off this weekend. They need time to cool off after all the excitement! But, then it's off to Bristol Motor Speedway where tempers are sure to flair! I can't wait for the beatin and bangin on the world's fastest half mile! If anyone is going to the races, stop by and see me. Look for the buses with the Lynch Tours & More banners in the windows. I am looking forward to this race, as it will be the first one of the year for me. Bringing along my neice. She is very excited about going as she hasn't been there in a very long time!
So, stay tuned for what's sure to be some kind of penalties, for Carl Edwards. We should know by Tuesday. Good luck to all of the drivers headed to Bristol in two weeks. And, all you race fans, try not to go through withdrawal these next two weeks. Hang in there, and as always, I'll see you at the races!
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