Hello race fans!

Well, here we are, going into one of the most anticipated race weekends of the year, Indianapolis! The Brickyard 400 trophy is one of the most coveted trophies in NASCAR and I'm sure if you ask any driver, they will tell you they want to win this one above any other! I know I am so excited and can't wait to watch all three series this weekend! I would love to say that I can predict who is going to win on Sunday, but honestly, I'm just not sure. I would love to see Denny Hamlin win (of course!), but there are just too many driver's capable of pulling it off. Look at Juan Pablo Montoya who should have won last year, but messed up on pit road on the last pit stop! Then there are the usuals, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch just to name a few! I guess we willl just have to wait and see! Good luck to everyone!

Now, I would love to hear what everyone's thoughts are on last weekend's Nationwide Series race at Gateway!!! I thought to myself, as I was watching the closing laps of the race, that Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are NOT going to go down without a fight! And boy, was I right! When I saw Brad go into the first turn on the final lap and saw him get into Carl, I thought, here we go! Then, they made it through without incident. I thought for sure when they got to turns three and four that Carl would get to Brad's back bumper and turn him around or at least, shove him up the track. I never thought he would get him on the straightaway! Now, here are my thoughts on all of this: I don't like Brad, don't really root for Carl one way or the other. But, when NASCAR said, "have at it boys!", what were they expecting?! I think Brad needs to learn a lesson about respecting other drivers, but I also think Carl needs to choose his place of "retaliaton" a little better. Doing it on the straightaways, is not the best place for that. The fine levied against Carl meant absolutely nothing, the points, well, they will probably come back to haunt Carl down the road. Especially, if he loses the championship by 60 points or less! So, having said all that, HAVE AT IT BOYS!!!

Now, for all you ladies out there (and men too, if you care!). I recently read an article that Brooke Gordon (ex-wife of Jeff) had a baby boy in September 2009! I was shocked! Sometimes I try to find out what she's been doing and I had never seen any information on her other than she was dating some guy who was running for governor of South Carolina. She has since married him, his name is Mullins McLeod. However, he is not the father of the baby, that honor goes to a man named James Dixon II. He apparantly is seeking to change the baby's last name to his, as Brooke gave him her last name, Gordon. The baby's father is also asking for $10,000 a month in support from Brooke, use of her nannies and, oh yea, he wants her to buy him a 1.2 million dollar house! Now, I now some of you probably don't like Brooke, but I always did. I always thought she was good for Jeff, but what do I know. I just feel bad for her, sounds like this guy is trying to milk her out of money that he doesn't deserve! If you want to check out the article on her, go to www.scenedaily.com.

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Have a great weekend and I'll see you at the races!

Hello race fans!

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July! We celebrated with family and friends at our house with swimming, lots of food, and a little display of sparklers and fireworks! A fun time was had by all!

Having said that, there was plenty of fireworks at Daytona International Speedway for the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series. First, the #3 was back in action for Friday night's Nationwide Subway Jalapeno 250 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the wheel. That was the first time that car had raced since the death of Dale Sr. Was there ever any doubt he would win? It was very emotional for both Dale Jr. and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. It's been a long time since the two of them have won a race together. But, it looks like that will be the last time you see the #3 on the track with Dale in it. He has made it very clear that he will not run that car again. He might want to think twice about that, the ratings for ESPN2 was the highest they've been in a long time! Also, even though she finished with a banged up race car, Danica Patrick had her best finish yet, 24th! Hang in there girl, it will get better!

Then it was the Sprint Cup Series turn on Saturday night with the running of the Coke Zero 400. What a wild race! First, Kyle Busch gets turned into the wall by Juan Pablo Montoya(personally, I think it was both their faults!)then the BIG ONE!!! Wow, I don't think I have ever seen that many cars taken out in one wreck! And, the people who caused it, Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton, kept going and had descent finishes! Never a dull moment at that race! After all the wrecks and the smoke cleared, Kevin Harvick picked up his second win at that track and second of the year. He certainly is proving he is championship material! Now, my guy on the other hand, Denny Hamlin, did not fare so well. I was really hoping he could get the monkey off his back at that track, but it was not meant to be. Getting caught up in the big one, he limped his car home to a 24th place finish. Not one of his better tracks! But, I am still confident he is going to give Jimmie Johnson a run for his money when the Chase rolls around!

Now, Chicagoland was a so-so race. The Nationwide race saw Kyle Busch win again and David Reutimann stole the show with his win in the Cup race! I was so happy for David, and it was nice to see the emotion he showed and how the other drivers were also happy for him. Congratulations Kyle and David!

This weekend, the Sprint Cup Series is off, but the Nationwide and Truck races are at Gateway International Raceway Friday and Saturday nights. Don't forget to watch as I will be, so I can get my NASCAR fix for the weekend! Have a great weekend everyone and as always, see you at the races!!!