Hello race fans!

Well, I guess you thought I disappeared since I haven't written any blogs since after the Phoenix race! I apologize for being away so long, it's just been a little crazy around here since then!

As you all know, my last blog was written with great optimism that Denny Hamlin would go to Miami, all be it with a slim 15 point lead over Jimmy Johnson, and drive the wheels off his car and come out of there the 2010 Sprint Cup Champion! Obviously, that didn't happen. His weekend started off bad by qualifying in the back, and it just went down hill from there! In my opinion, I think he had a great car, and had he been a little more patient at the beginning of the race, I honestly believe he could have won the race, or at least finished near Jimmy! As soon as I saw the incident with Greg Biffle, I knew it wasn't looking very good. I couldn't even watch most of the race, I went to watch my niece bowl in a tournament and they had a bar with several tv's in it and I would go in there and see what was going on every now and then. By the time I left the bowling alley, it sounded like Denny was moving up and might have a chance, but by the time I got home, there were only about twenty laps left and I knew his chances were over. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement, but I can only imagine how Denny felt. He was so close, but Jimmy once again, came through when it counted and got his record fifth straight Sprint Cup Championship! Oh well, there's always next year and my motto is going to be #11 in 2011! Sounds like it could be a winning year!

Since then, I have been a busy lady! My husband and I took his sister, niece and nephew on a bus trip to New York City with Lynch Tours & More on December 4th. We went to see The Lion King on Broadway and it was fantastic! If you ever get the chance to see it, you should go. And after that, I have been busy getting ready for Christmas with shopping, wrapping, baking and all the fun stuff that goes along with the holiday season! So, again I apologize for not posting any more blogs since the middle of November.

Sounds like 2011 is going to be an exciting year for NASCAR as I think we are going to see some changes for the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series. One thing I know NASCAR is looking at is changing the format for the Chase. I personally like it the way it is, but if I were to guess what the changes may be, I think they will add the number of Chasers maybe to fifteen and then start eliminating some of them after so many races. I guess it would basically come down to three or four drivers going for the Championship with only a few races left in the season. Which is pretty much how it is right now, but we will have to wait and see. Also, looks like they are going to limit the amount of races the Cup guys can race in in the Nationwide Series. That will most likely be a good thing. It's not really fair to the guys who are just running in that series, they don't really have much of a chance with the big guns there. I am really looking forward to the upcoming season and seeing how many changes there will be and of course I can't wait to see the spectacular racing that I know will be played out starting with the Daytona 500 on February 20th which is only a short fifty eight days away!

Lastly, I would like to take this time to thank everyone for reading my blog in 2010! I know I don't always say things that everyone agrees with, but I do try to inform you of things that are on my mind and also things happening in the NASCAR world. If you have any ideas that you would like to hear from me on, please feel free to comment, I am open to any suggestions. I also want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please be safe and remember what the real meaning of Christmas is, the birth of Jesus Christ!

Just a reminder, keep checking Lynch Tours & More's website for next year's schedule, and if you are on our mailing list, watch your mail for a very special post card from them as they will be celebrating 20 years in business in 2011! So until next year, take care and as always, I'll see you at the races!