I watched the race at my brother and sister-in-law's house. The first part of the race was a true sleeper. In fact, I took up an offer for a game of Scrabble with the girls.
At one point during my Scrabble game, everyone started yelling "Hey! Blogger, you've got to see this..." I dodged from the kitchen table into the living room to see Jeff Gordon heading to the pits because of a suspension problem. Honestly, it put a smile on my face and I went back to my game.
I finished up my Scrabble game and headed back to the living room to watch the last 30 laps or so. I'm glad I did. There was some fantastic racing going on.
As I always do during a race, I was trash talking Kyle Busch saying he was going to do something stupid and he wasn't going to win the race, even though he had the car to beat. My brother-in-law said "Jenny, Kyle Busch is the "GOAT" of the Sprint Cup Series." Yeah, right.
Anyone that has been reading this blog knows that I really like Juan Pablo Montoya. So when he [Montoya] was the one to pull a brain-dead move by taking out another driver that I like to watch, Clint Bowyer, who happened to be going for the lead, you can imagine the verbal abuse I was taking. So here it is.... Kyle Busch might not be as much of an idiot as Juan Pablo Montoya, at least in this race.
I thought when I started watching the race that it was going to be a season of Joe Gibbs Racing vs. Hendrick Motor Sports. What a pleasant surprise to have Roger Penske and Ryan Newman receive their first victory at the Daytona 500. Newman is a class act.
I was tooling around on MSN reading some of the stories after the race and found this one comment regarding Dale Earnhardt Jr.:
"can't blame this one on Theresa, so what is the excuse this time??"
This person is an idiot. A complete idiot. This person obviously doesn't know that at Daytona you can literally go from first to last place within a lap, it doesn't matter who you are as a driver. Also, what he or she needs to realize is he didn't blow a motor and he was the first placing Hendrick car, finishing 9th. That is not too shabby.
This was by far the funniest commercial:
Clearly, it was a stunt double for Tony Stewart climbing out of the car. I don't think he could've moved that fast getting out.
Keep right on trashing Kyle. That kid will be in VL sooner than later. He's one of the most exciting drivers to watch. JGR may be the dominant team this year.
Boogite Boogite Boogite! What a finish!
So do you think Juan Pablo was reaching for a burrito or what?
Nice to see both Scrub and JR go good in their new hot rods.
I watched Kyle Busch race Oxford Plains harder than racers that had been there for thirty years. That kid can flat out drive a car! They say his input is far more mature than his age.
Ok, if you’re going to play the whole racially insensitive card (there’s a new one for NASCAR fans huh?) lets at least get it right. Juan Pablo is from Colombia, not a big burrito eating country. Now if you had said he was grabbing a tamale or maybe spilled his plate of bandeja paisa, that would be a little more accurate that’s if you were going for authenticity in your racial insensitivity.
And it's Shrub not Scrub.
Posted by SJH February 21, 2008 03:33 PM
Tap the breaks and slow down a little SJH. It was not a racial statement. I’m from the good old USA and I love burritos!
You want to talk about insensitivity??? How about Juan “the dipstick” plowing over Bowyer, seemed very insensitive to me.
And sorry for misspelling Shrub, it was an accident! If your going to let your fenders get all bent up over my comment, then maybe you should sign up for the Tony Stewart School of “I don’t give a crap” and learn to be a little less sensitive the opposite of INSENSITIVE.
First off, usually when I want to slow down I tap my “brakes” but to each his own. Not a racial statement? Sure, right, whatever. I guess it was just mere coincidence mentioning that the Latin driver was reaching for a burrito? That one’s right up there with Southern fans telling black drivers that the Stars and Bars flags represent Southern Pride and nothing about slavery.
And anybody that was watching closely at what happened would have seen that yes, Montoya got into Bowyer but it was because he had Kyle Busch (your Scrub) with a head of steam pushing behind him. Montoya had no choice, the high line was bunched up to his right and if he went low to open the lane for the charging Busch he would have been on the apron and came back up and wrecked 20 cars. Maybe if the Childress boys had more steam and could get out of the way of the fast cars Bowyer wouldn’t have ended up spinning. I guess that’s the “breaks.”
Posted by SJH February 21, 2008 04:44 PM
Thanks for the history and spelling lessons. You’re making mountains out of mole hills here. I’m not going to continue having a pi$$ing match with you over this. If you think I’m being racial, so be it. I’ll make sure to ask the Blog Master to make a note stating that no one is allowed to make any wise comments unless they run it by you first. Sorry if I have hurt your feelings, if you need a hug let me know.
With open arms D.W.
You’re welcome on the spelling lessons and the history lesson, it did look like you kind of needed at least the spelling lesson. I know the whole “sound it out” thing didn’t work with “brakes” and “breaks” but I’m here to help if you need assistance with any further difficult 2 and 3 syllable words you might get stuck on. And yes, I’d figure you would have given up on trying to match up with me considering it was just a blatantly racial statement, despite your attempts in vain to explain otherwise. I don’t have any problems with any wise remarks, the only thing that irks me are people that have the gonads to make remarks but then are afraid to take the heat that might come with making them. If you’re going to play the racial card that blatantly at least admit it instead of trying to say it wasn’t. Backing up what you said is the manly thing to do. Guess you’re too busy offering hugs to every stranger out there to realize that.
Jennifer is the newsroom
administrative assistant and
executive
assistant to the editor for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. She is married, lives in Pownal with her husband and son, and has been following NASCAR for many years.
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I am hopeful that this will be a place where people can air their two cents' worth about a race, catch up on the gossip and share their opinions on the rules and regulations of NASCAR. I have always felt that there has been a need for such a place in Maine and that this blog helps to fill the void.