Hello race fans!

How about that Jamie McMurray winning the Brickyard 400! What an awesome finish for him and the whole Chip Ganassi race team! Chip has now made history with the only person to have won the Daytona 500, the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. that's quite an accomplishment! Jamie has really seemed to turn things around this year since he joined Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. It was really cool to see him in victory lane with his wife and then rub her pregnant belly! Way to go Jamie!

Then, it was quite an exciting week after that! Jack Roush had another plane crash last week in Wisconsin. He and a female companion were injured, but thankfully both walked away from the scary incident. Jack is still in the hospital recovering from facial injuries and hopes to be back at the track very soon! Get well soon Jack! Other news, was the surprise fines handed out by NASCAR to Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin. What is up with that? Apparantly, these two drivers made some comments that NASCAR didn't like after Talladega and Texas, and they fined both of them, Ryan's was $50,000! Now, I know you are all gonna say that I don't like this because of Denny. NOT TRUE! I feel the drivers should be able to voice their opinion (in Denny's case, it was on Twitter)as long as they are not using profanity. But, isn't this getting a little ridiculous! And then, NASCAR keeps it a secret, why??? I'm just saying, let them speak their minds! I would love to hear what you all think of it! I won't be offended, would love to hear your comments!

The best medicine Jack Roush could have gotten, was when his driver, Greg Biffle took the checkered flag at last Sunday's race at Pocono! What a great race for Greg as this is the first win for Ford this season and the first for Greg since 2008! I was really pulling for my driver, Denny Hamlin, but I was happy with his 5th place finish. With only five races left until the Chase, Denny is solidly in, but needs some more wins to get those extra bonus points. Right now he is tied with Jimmy Johnson with the most wins. Go Denny, and keep up the good work! Also, was so glad to see Elliott Sadler walk away from one of the scariest wrecks I have seen in a long time! Thanks to NASCAR for such a safe race car and for the HANS device, which without a doubt, saved his life! Elliott was on such a high as he had just won the truck race the day before. So, say what you want about NASCAR, but thanks to them, Elliott is still here today because of them!

Lastly, I got to spend some time with a dear friend of mine from Ohio the beginning of this week. I met her and her husband several years ago on a Rusty Wallace cruise that Lynch Tours & More used to go on. They also have traveled with us on race trips and my husband and I got to know them very well. Her and I met just outside of Cleveland and spent a few relaxing days together. We visited some wineries and got caught up on each other's lives. What a great time together with her! Can't wait to get together with her again very soon!

Now, back to the race track, this weekend's race at Watkins Glen, NY. I had the opportunity to visit that track last year, and I have to say, found it quite interesting. Was a little weird seeing them go by the grandstands the opposite direction, but it ended up being a really good race, and the scenery up there is absolutely beautiful! So, I am actually looking forward to watching it on TV on Sunday and rooting for Denny!

So, I hope you all have a great weekend and as always, see you at the races!