Ahh, Daytona Beach. The suds, the strippers, the scent of coconut oil, the scenery in bikiniri. What's not to like? Glad you asked. I, Countryjag the pessimist for the restofus, is here to let you know what's not to like.

Fox TV......I'll give them credit for trying something new------gopher cam----but every time it looked just the same. No action, just cars going by. Hell, it wasn't even a new idea. We've seen it before at Iowa Speedway for one. Rusty's claiming that idea. I have to admit DW was almost tolerable for a change. Of course me giving up my New Year's Resolution on race day may have helped. A lot of people were complaing about too many commercials. I can remember when the races weren't live on TV. Radio only. So I can't #### about advertising.

Pre-race show......Will NASCAR ever learn? Chubby Freakin' Checker? NASCAR do not even have a live music show if you have to go that cheap. How much did Chubby set you back? $2,500, and two rooms at a Red Roof Inn?

NASCAR's yellow line rule........The  only time Jr's ever been penalized for it was on the final restart, and he didn't do it (this time). When you get blocked below the yellow line, as #18 clearly was, you shouldn't be penalized. Montoya showed what to do when someone tries to block you below the line. All drivers should start running into the #### of the blocker until NASCAR takes action. All drivers should also be forced to watch the last lap of the '79 Daytona 500, over and over, to see how Cale and Donnie took care of blocking and passing under the line.

After race blogs......Did every driver's fan club president post yet? Good. I was waiting for all the drive bys to finish ranting. We get it people, your driver got screwed by....(a) his own teammate, (b) NASCAR, (c) some no driving foreign SOB, (d) all of the above. In the future, to save our lips from moving so much, just pick a letter.

Seriously, it was a pretty good race. Beat the hell out of watching the NBA All-Star game I'll bet.