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    Jack Roush's first "Ace" in his war against Toyota

    Friday, March 23, 2007, 08:59 PM EST [Nextel Cup]

    Is Jack Roush is Conducting a Personal (and potentially lethal) War Against Toyota?

    It's no secret that Jack Roush loathes the fact that a foreign automaker has arrived in the largest American racing series. He was very vocal just a short time ago by literally saying that he will "declare war" on the Japanese auto giant (1).  Now his xenophobic views on Toyota's entry into NASCAR is taking on a visible form, by way of one of his drivers putting Toyota in his crosshairs.

    Greg Biffle, in his #16 Ameriquest Ford Fusion, has splashed three Toyotas so far this season. The first kill was confirmed on David Reutimann's #00 Dominos Pizza Camry at California. Then he took out not only Reutimann again, but also Brian Vickers' #83 Red Bull Camry at Atlanta.

     

    The #16 of Greg Biffle took out two Toyota Camry's with one pass... and the #9 of Kasey Kahne was just collateral damage of that battle.

    This begs the question: is this premeditated or just coincidental? If you ask me, I'd say coincidental.  But these incidents are starting to look more and more suspicious as the weeks go by. A car from Roush-Fenway Racing took out three Toyota cars in two races this season after Jack Rouch's declaration of war on Toyota... let the conspiracy theorists chew on that one!

    How many more Camry's will be run over by the #16 this season? I don't know. The rate in which Greg Biffle is going, he'll have more kills of Japanese machinery on a NASCAR track, than what Major Richard Bong scored in the air over the Pacific during World War II (2) .

    Whenever Volkswagen or Mercedes-Benz decides to jump into NASCAR, look out!  Jack Roush will storm the beaches of Normandy against them as well.

    (1) In case you've been living in a cave, "Militant Rouch Delares War on Toyota": http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2007-01-24-notebook_x.htm

    (2) Major Richard Bong (September 24, 1920 - August 6, 1945), was a fighter ace that scored the most aeiral kills for the United States in World War II. He was a Medal of Honor and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient for gallantry in the line of duty. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong 

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