Love him or hate him, you had to be rooting for Dale Earnhardt Jr. those last few laps of the Bud Shootout Saturday night. I had goosebumps as he crossed the start/finish line, winning the race. He has said by leaving the security of Dale Earnhardt Inc., he was hoping to gain crediibility and respect. I think this win points him in that direction.

Friday practice

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch are at it again. During Friday practice Stewart got into Busch sending him into the outside wall. Busch retaliated by driving into the side of Stewart's car a few times. They were both called to the NASCAR hauler. It is rumored that Stewart threw a punch at Busch while in the hauler.

NASCAR, supposedly, wants to let drivers show their emotions/personalities more this season without harsh penalties. I might be wrong, but I think Stewart may have stepped outside their comfort level on this one...(if it's true that he punched Busch) Penalties should be announced later this week. Here's the article that was posted January 23, on NASCAR.com.

For those of you who missed the altercation that happened on the track, here's a video from Youtube:

Qualifying

I can’t help it. I’m going to say it. It's completely wrong that Boris Said qualified ahead of Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, AND Dale Earnhardt Jr., and he still has to race his way in to the Daytona 500. It’s just wrong.

Another thing, I cannot stand to listen to Darrell Waltrip talking up his brother, Michael Waltrip, all the time. It’s already old and the season has just begun.

All for now...

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