Ahh...Yes... The cat in the hat, Jack Rousch has got to be on cloud nine. Well at least eight and a half. He had the 1-2-3 finish at the Monster this past weekend. He could have had 1-4 had Jamie McMurray not got cought up in Robby Gordons loose ways.

 Yea Jack is smiling big. He also got to see the Yoda cars get hit with the Force from the dark side. Kinda wonder if Jack had a hand in the fuel in the Yodas? Ahh. Speculation. Would Jack do something like that? Could the Rousch team cheat? No way.

 Or could they? Things to wonder about. Rousch cars run up front all day, at least four of them. Gibs hits a brick wall. Engines, Drive train. Hmm Wonder who that was with a Ford T-shirt on under that Toyota team jacket? Could that have been a sneak for the Cat in the hat?

 Never. I mean those bolts in Edwards car earlier this year came loose and fell out. They would never cheat. Jack is the first to point out when he thinks someone is cheating, or thinks they have an unfair advantage. Look last year Hendrick kicked ####. Jack was upset but not overly mad.

 Why is it that Jack hates Toyota? Is it because they do there homework? Could it be the kicked his butt? I know he is a Ford man. An American motorsports guy. Yet if you do your homework. American made is not 100% truthfull. My HHR by Chevy is only 75% U.S.A.

 Toyota also pays U.S.A. employees. To assemble their cars here. So Jack please enjoy the fruits of your labor. Your teams and drivers did what they needed to do. Stop with the hate. In todays economy we need every job we have here in the states. I know alot of my friends taking less paying jobs to stay afloat after a layoff.

 Congradulations To Greg Biffle, and the Rousch teams for a great weekend. And Jack, remember we all are working in this country to stay afloat. Enjoy the trophy's and lets go racing...

 Ahh...Yes... The Shrub has steped out to an almost un touchable lead.

 2. is Jr. He is 253 back

 3. Burton 271 back

 4. Jimmie 315 back

 5. Edwards 320 back. Now these for a seperated by only 67.  Carl back to Gordon is 140 points I think the top 5 will stay the same. They may change spots but I dont think they will fall out of the top five.  Now Shrub has 7 wins. Thats 70 points into the chase. Jimmie and Carl both have credit for 2. Thats 20. 50 back of Shrub. Jr. and Burton have 1. Thats ten 60 back.

 6. Gordon 460 back. no wins.

 7. Biffle 544 back no wins.

 8. Hamlin 551 back 1 win.

 9. Kahne 563 back 2 wins.  Now here we have a 103 point diffrence from 6th to 9th. Now Gordon is 184 points ahead of 13th Harvick. I think Gordon will be in. Kahne is 93 points ahaed of 13th. That is a big gap as well. If Kahne keeps running the way he has he will be in. With Kahne 2 wins and Hamlin with one they will both be ahead of Biffle and Gordon chase time.

 10. Smoke 605 back.

 11. Kenseth 638 back.

 12. Boyer 642 back.

 Outside looking in.

 13. Harvick 644 back only 39 back of 10th and Smoke.

 14. Ragan 698 back only 57 out of 12th and 93 back of Smoke.

 15. Brian Vickers 774 only132 out of 12th. Thats alot to make up. Indy and losing a motor hurt bad. Still has a shot. Just a very long shot.

 16. Newman 786 only 142 back. Also a real long shot. He I think can concentrate on looking for his new home.

 Well As you can see I think the top five are a sure thing for the chase. 6th through 9th have to keep doing good. They could have 2 bad weeks and be on the outside looking in. I dont see that happing. Everham teams are getting on track. Rousch is making a run with multiple cars. Gibbs enough said. And Hendricks as well.

 Now the race to watch for the chase is 10th thru 16th. I know 15th and 16th are a long shot but a shot none the less. 10th thru 14th can change in any givin race. You could have Ragan in 10th and Smoke looking in from outside the glass after one race.

 So my picks. I still have dim hopes of Vickers making it. Maybe it wont happen but always hopefull. Tony will win. He doesnt want to go a year with out one. He also I think wants to leave Gibbs proving he is as good as day one.

  Kenseth needs to get lady BadLuck off his back. He will have a fight to stay in. He has the Cat in the Hat to help. I dont think they are going to give up anytime soon.

 Boyer has alot of work to do as well. He has the team. He has the car. Does he have it in him? We will see. I know he will fight for all he can get.

 Harvick to no cause of his own got smacked out at Indy. He will be one to move up past 12th. He is hard driven and has everything going well. The wreck was nothing to do with his driving.

 Ragan is a pleasent surprise. The Kid is proving he has it all. If he misses the chase it will be only from bad luck. He has a great future. Just think maybe not the chase this year.

 I see at this time. 1. Shrub. 2. Johnson 3. Kahne 4. Edwards 5.6.7.8.9.10. all tied with a win. Hamlin has won. Jr. as well. Burton has another. Gordon Stewart and Harvick will win yet before the chase and round out the tie for 5th to 10th.

 Now 11th and 12th with no win. Biffle will not win but is in the chase and 11th. 12th I think is going to be Kenseth. He will come back the next few races and race hard. Who knows he might get a win.

 That is my chase list. It will be fun to watch. I hope Nascar and GoodYear get past this problem from Indy and Moves to a great racing tire for the rest of the year.

 Heard Martin Truexx is denying making aggreement to stay at TEI.

 Hope that is true. The women is running the great late Dale Sr.s team in the ground. With Mark following Jr. From TEI, were will Martin Truexx Jr. go?

 Well RCR has a great 4th car open.

 Smoke has a second car.

 Penske has a seat.

 What do you think? Share your thoughts. I think Dale Jr. will help guide him to Smoke. But thats just my thoughts.

 Good job Landon. Ran in the top 10 most of the night. Stayed out of trouble. Did alot of passing. Nice debut for the Randy Moss Racing #81 truck. Your 14th place finish really doesnt show how good you ran most the night. It was nice to see you run High and Low as needed.

 Look forward to watching you run in the Nationwide race this evening. Good luck to you.

 Also congadulations to Johnny Benson on another win. Not the fastest truck all night. But saved enough at the end to beat Ron Hornady for the win. Looked like Rons tires went away.  Good race.

 Ahh...Yes.. from the mouth him self  " I know Roger fired Ryan Newam. There was no we are parting ways, from Roger to Ryan" This from Rusty Wallace.

 Ok I thought broadcasters are to be bias on things like the he said, she said. What is with Rusty adding what he thinks is and or was done? This coming from the guy that has the 22 H.P. peice of paper here showing that Toyota has this over every one. What the Hell does he think he is Brian France?

 Rusty needs to keep his friggin mouth shut. When it comes to his thoughts on what Toyota is doing. On what he thinks his old team owner did to current drivers. This is making him look like more of an #### than we already though he was.

 If Roger Penske truely fired Ryan as a driver. He would be shoping this weekend in Gasolin Alley for a ride since he doesn't have one. Roger would have grabbed a young gun out of the nationwide series to give a great shot to. I dont think that Roger and or Ryan would do it that way. I know Roger wants his cars winning. Also Ryan thinks he needs a new combination to put him self in the chase. They talked, came to an agreement. Between the two of them. Not with Rusty Wallace. And are parting ways at the END of the season.

 So here it is again. Rusty trying to stir the pot. I hope ESPN is seeing this and will try to keep him from his personal thoughts on the air. I hate having to listen to him call the races. But even more sick of his "They have an advantage, he got fired" B.S. Rusty call the races. Not your opions.

 I just had to share my 2 cents on this. Hey Rusty, when you have an opinion like that. We have this thing we fans call a BLOG. You should try it some time. Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think about BIG mouth Rusty.

 Ok I am taking a page from Hana. Please dont be mad. This is going to be a look back at Alan "Underbird" Kulwicki. with what it took to win a championship as an owner. It has not been done since 1992. It was a good year. Atlanta the last race of the 1992 season. Richard "The King" Petty started his last race. The "Wonder boy" Jeff Gordon started his first race. Ahh History in the making. And I aint talking about either one of them

 Alan Kulwicki. Born on Dec. 14th 1954. Home town of Greenfield Wisconsin. Anoth champ from chedder land Matt Kenseth. Noahs favorite. Alan was a college graduate. He raced in the early 80s all over wisconsin and the area in ASA.

 Now in in 1985 he moved south. He ran in 5 cup races that year. The sponsor Hardees saw it a grabbed on. He was on his way. Now he didn't get his first win till 1988. That came in Phoenix. What a proud day. He won a few more races. He also made going backwards on the track for a victory lap famous. He was Polish and called it his "Polish Victory Lap" That goes down in history. Carl Edwards paid his respect this year winning at Milwaukee and doing a Polish Victory Lap and tributed it to Alan.

 Now lets get to 1992. Hooters comes on as a sponsor. Still Alan is a owner driver. Only one car. He is fighting tooth and nail for a championship. As we head into the last race at Atlanta, Davey Allison has a 30 point lead over Alan. Bill Elliott is 40 points back in third. That is the closest points race for the last race post chase era.

 Well into the race Davey gets caught up in a wreck on the front strech. Alan is leading. He did lead the most laps. You will want to remember leading the most is 10 points. Now late in the race Bill Elliott is chalenging for the lead. He gets it. He goes on to win the race. Alan though hangs on to second. That gave him the championship by 10 points.

 That was awsome. That year was so good and so much fun to watch. The following year in two seprate accidents off the track. Alan lost his life in a plane crash on his way to Bristol. And Davey Allison lost control of a helicopter he was flying and crashed in Talladega i think.

 Now I just wanted to show you. For Tony he has a huge mountain to climb. But Alan proved it can be done. Tony has done so much. He has winning Dirt cars all over. He made a very good track great. Eldora is awsome. And all the way through he knows how he did it. Sweat, blood, and tears.

 That night I got to see Tony face to face at Eldora. You could see he was doing what he loved. I will never forget that. And it will be fun seeing an Owner driver win again. Hopefully Underbird style to a championship. Good luck Smoke...Its going to be an awsome ride..

Ah yes he knows victory lane well.

 1st Kurt "Rainman" Busch. He and his team made the right call. Congrats.

 2nd Michael "Am I on the leadlap" Waltrip. Pinch me. I am second.

 3rd J.J. "I still have a ride" Yeley. Wow. Thankyou Rainman Busch.

 4th Martin " I am leaving DEI" Truexx. Bout time as good of driver he is he gets the results.

 5th Elliott " Ray this is for you" Sadler. Told you we have top five cars.

 6th Reed "I hit the Target" Sorenson. Well I didn't take anyone out to get the finish. Juan...

 7th Casey "I need a ride" Mears. Later Rick, I will get a ride.

 8th Denny "I know I belong here" Hamlin. Finished ok despite a poor day.

 9th Jimmie " I shoulda won" Johnson. Finish doesn't say how good he ran.

 10th Bobby "For you King" Labonte. Hey the King is the King.

 23rd Dale "Jamie I hope you didn't plan on me helping you get a ride" Earnhardt Jr. Hey he was pitting and Jamie was looking ahead. Oh wait he should have saw the car right in front of him.

 24th Kyle " I hate Jaun" Busch. "Nascar needs to look at the wreck" What a controled interview for the most out of control person. Hats off to Kyle for holding tounge.

 25th Juan "I will spin ya" Montoya. He took matters into his own hands. Enough said.

 Tony Stewart finished 13th with the best car. The weather played a factor. Jeff Gordon looked about the best he has this year as well. Again the weather stepped in.

 That being said. Every team had access to the radar. They all new the big storm was moving quick. I know the broadcasters talked about it. So Penske and the #2 team made the right call today. Great job for a bad year. Congrats Kurt.

 Now on to the night race at Daytona. Lets go rainless racing.

 Ok first is Tony "Smoke" Stewart. He is a hell of -a guy. He was like a kid in a candy store the night of the Dream at Eldora. You saw the love when he dedicated the statue of Mr. & Mrs. Baltes That saturday night he was happy.

 Now for his future. I think him and Dale Jr. will buy out the Hass team. It will be at least a two car team. Tony and Truexx Jr. driving.

 Ryan Newman I dont see leaving Penske. I think Penske will try to give him what he wants.

 Mark Martin..Hendrick? Kinda makes me think two things. Either he gets a part time ride with one or two young guys getting in a sharing. Or one last shot at the cup. Either way Hendrick will ask Mark for something, and give Mark what ever he wishes.

 So What about Jamie McMurray? I have no idea. He will do good who ever picks him up. If Newman leaves the #12 that would be my first guess. But also we have RCR.

 The 4th RCR car. Mears? Newman? McMurray?  There are alot of good drivers looking for rides. I know alot of people saw Tony there. I dont think it would make him happy. Time will see who  gets it.

 I also just heard Menard might get out of DEI. If so to were? Also more on DEI. If Truexx is out. Also Martin out. And Menard leaves. Who will be left that has real seat time? This will either be a young driver team, or a flop of-a great shop.

 With the talk of DEI falling. I dont know how true but maybe. Could that open up another big Garage sale? Would Smoke and Jr. look in to it? How ironic would it be if Dale Jr., who left DEI, buys DEI out. Who would the sponsors be? With the size of Jr. Nation they would pound on his door.

 Jr. is truely his fathers son. I am not a fan, but respect the names. His father was one of the best ever of are sport. Jr. has his fathers smarts. He knows what it takes to be at the top of his game. He will do what it takes to one, win a championship. Two, get a team together that will be at the top of its game. Three, if he could take that team, would he?

 This will be intersting to watch.

 You also have to figure smaller teams in the mix. RedBull with Vickers success and A.J. not making races. Changes there. I se a seat maybe for Scott Speed. He won in the trucks. He is good. That good though, only time will tell.

 I kow I am missin alot. So if you would like add some. I hope this sillyness turns to gold for some looking for rides. I just am going to sit back, eat bratts, drink a little beer. And enjoy the ride.

 Ok. Its not that I think I know it all. Just going by the way drivers are at the present.

 1. Kyle "Shrub" Busch #18 easy pick.

 2. Jeff Burton #31 Suttle but like Mark Martin there when it counts.

 3. June Bug #88 he is doing what needs to be done with good cars that dont break...

 4. Carl "Flipper" Edwards #99 The guy is getting all his ducks in a row. He has been winning.

 5. Jeff Gordon #24 I hope the #24 team can hold it together and be willing to take a chance at a win or two.

 6. Greg Biffle #16 The guy is proving he is the right choice for the "Cat in th Hat"

 7. Clint "JackMan" Boyer #07 Yea he is bring the Ohh#7 back in the fight.

 8. Tony "Smoke" Stewart He wants to leave gibbs on great turms. He will win before the chace.

 9. J.J. #48 why so far back. I think him and Chad will stumble in the heat of the summer.

 10. Matt "The Brat" Kenseth #17. I dont know he has a championship car and team this year. But looks like with Robbie gone they are getting it together.

 11. Brian "I know he aint there yet" Vickers. He would be here if at Charlottoe he wouldn't have lost that tire. He is having a career year. He will give RedBull its first win soon.

 12. Its a toss up. Kahne#9 I know he was hot. He cooled quick. Hamlin #11 stumblin over his own two feet. Harvick #29 If he would stop trying to come from 5th or 6th to win a race that is to far out of reach. These three cars and teams will be fighting it out at Richmond.

 It will be a good race. I will not predict who will get it. Only the team and driver that step up to the plate and hit it out of here will make 12th. I know I will enjoy watching the races to get there. I hope you enjoy it as much as Noah and I.

 I did rant to much. Jr. Did what he needed to do to win. The man is good. I will give him that. The #88 team is doing better in the COT than the Champs from Hendrick. My biggest driver Jeff GOrdon is fighting to finish on the lead lap.

 I hated when Hendrick got rid of Kyle for Jr. Kyle is a KID with alot of tallent. I like that. When you go back to Richmond it looked like to kids fighting for first at any dirt track. That was racing. I dint want that wreck to happen. But I did like the fact they both went harder for it. And they both lost. Bet they would do it again if they had the chance.

 That is good racing. Kyle is doing it his way. Kinda like Sr. in his first half of his career. Jr. does it his way. Kinda like Hendricks call and collective drivers. No Kyle didn't fir the Hendrick style. Jr. does. That still wont make me a fan of his. Yet he did what he had to.

 Nascar has done that alot with the passing shutting off and coasting. My fav. Guy Jeff got it back in Dega years ago. Thankyou frevr3 for reminding me. Nascar has done that alot. I wonder if the rule after this will be in Black n White? Or will they leave it grey as it is?

 Again I am sorry for my rant. This weekend will be a good one. Noah and I will be in Milwaukee for the trucks and Nationwide cars. Then we will be home to enjoy the race in Cali. Were the drivers will turn Right as well as left.

 Be sure to watch and see if you see Noah he as always will be near the flagstand flagging. And thankyou Frevr3 for reminding me of what has been for a while.

 ALSO one last time..(And it hurts) congadultions to Dale Jr. and the #88 team.

The man ran a flawless race. He was high near the wall and looked almost perfect. Even at the restarts nobody could catch him. It was Tonys night. Enough about the race. The thankyou goes like this.

 It rained all day. Well before that. on tues night. Tony went through the camp sites telling people to battin down everything. He new a bad storm was coming. Yes Tony Stewart in a golf cart went through some of the camp sites telling people to get ready for the storm.

 Now when it came to wensday and the track. It didn't stop raining till around noon. Tony was on the track and working it. He did everything and anything to make it ready for the great race.

 The cool shot was when Tony pulled up to the flag stand in the packing truck. The old beat up chevy. Kyle Petty walked down through the crowd and got in. To good old friends working the track and laughing and having fun.

 That was what it was all about. What Tony was doing all this for. That was the best moment of the night. Yea TOny won a great race. He even climed the fence. But when him and Kyle were in the truck together, and the smiles they shared. That was what this was about.

 I hope they made the million..Oh wait I forgot. Tony said if for some reason they came up short on a million, he was making the diffrence. Yes Tony you were the star of the night. From before the race. Setting the race up. And to top it all off you won the darn thing.

 I am glad I am here to see it. If you as a race fan ever get a chance. Come to this track. Eldora. And prepare to get dirty. This place is awsome.

 Oh if you had payper view. Noah and I made it on., My friends said they saw us. I cant wait to watch it. But for now we are going to eat, rest and get ready for friday racing at Eldora. They are qualifing friday and raciong mains on saturday for the DREAM...

 Again thankyou Tony. Hope to see him back for saturdays race. He said he might be here.

 Talk to you all again when I am home. I had to come to Greenville to get HiFi access.

Oh I almost foregot. Great Job Robby Gordon on his latemodel debut. He ran great and finished second..Good job Robby.

 Yes Noah will be at the flagstand waving his flags. I have seats right at the flagstand. Reserved. Just got them last week. I am hopefull that they will have WiFi internet. If so I am taking my laptop. I will try to update over the weekend.

 This will be mine and Noahs first trip to Eldora. We are so excited. The big guys on dirt. My favorite drivers Jeff Gordon, and yes I like the Shrub. Also Noahs favorite driver Matt "The Bratt" Kenseth will be there.

 I am also staying for the Dream on saturday. Noah and I are camping across the street from the track. We will have to keep you posted on all that goes on. Also I know Photo will be there trying to get in the pits. That lucky dog. If we are lucky maybe we will get to run into eachother. I will be easy to spot. I will have a nine yearold flag man walking beside me.

 Well like I said we will keep you updated. And thankyou very much Tony Stewart for putting this together. As well as all the drivers and sponsors making it possible for us to come and enjoy it. Also for those of you who cant make it. It will be on payper view on HBO "Thankyou HBO" for your viewing pleasure. I am DVRing it at home to watch it again. I know were we are sitting we cant see it all. But Noah will get to flag it.

 I have noticed alot of bashing of Kyle Busch. About every third blog smacks on the Shrub. Seems like alot of people have the hate to the #18 team and the Shrub. I just dont get it.

 Is it because he wins ALOT?

 Maybe its the Jr. Nation...2 years and no wins?

 Maybe because he is the only one in the same season to win in all 3 series? I might be wrong on that stat. If I am please let me know.

 Could it be he is a little "maybe a little more than that" agresive on the track?

 Is it that the Gibbs teams and Yoda have got a one two punch at the rest of the field?

 Nascar might have to tame the awsome Jedi..Yoda. Back down to earth.

 For me, I think it is awsome. Showing Rick Hendrick "I am a Hendrick fan, not Jr.." what he gave up for the money bag Jr. Maybe the mighty dollar is more valuable than a trophy or two. Could the Shrub pull off a championship season? He has 2 wins and running good.

 It is fun to watch. I cant wait to see the out come. But if the Gibbs team does keep running this well, expect nascar to look a little deeper into the power plants under the hood. Maybe they need to adjust something. Maybe not. You dont see the other Toyotas up front. Race in and race out. We will see what happens to that.

 Also with Gibbs and Smoke. Is Tony moving out? I think yes. He is a born and bread Bow Tie man "Chevy for those who dont know bowtie" He has everything Chevy out his dirt shops. That is going to be something to watch.

 Well on that, I have got it all off my chest. If you like him or not the Shrub is here to race. I liked him at Hendrick and still after.

 Also I am going to the Prelude to the Dream, and the Dream. First week of june. Noah and I have tickets near the flagstand so he can flag. I will post photos when we are back. If you watch it on HBO you might get lucky enough to see Noah at his best. Ahh.. Sat night at Richmond...See you at the races..

 Time...He took his time moving through the field. He was relaxed driving by the wrecks. He passed with out taking the out of this world lines. The kid is growing up fast as a racer.

 Kyle looked like he has listened and applied what he has heard. The way he drove his car on sunday in Mexico was great. He had a real clean car at the end. He let Scott Pruett beat himself. Passed when passing was there.

 Now 3 in a row in the Nationwide series. He is leading in points I think. If not real close. I think the Key to Kyles succes is just drive. Drive what ever when ever.

 Will he win a championship this year? Maybe in all three series? If it was ever possiable this is the guy, and this is the year. Trucks is a very long shot. The Natiowide series if he runs all the races has a great shot. The Sprint cup, well that is a beast that takes alot. He is having a great year and has a great shot. He will make the chase. Then we will have to see the 10 race battle..

 Should be fun to watch. Cant wait to see him at the Prelude to the Dream at Eldora.

Well 2nd for Gordon. Johnson got 4th. June Bug got 6th, and Mears 7th. Not bad for a team on the brink of..Oh wait that was the guys sayin Hendrick is having a bad year. What a rebound. Also that puts three Hendrick cars in the top ten in points. I would call that a good weekend.

 You see Jeff had a little bad luck but whiule running good. It wasn't like he was runnin in the back of the field every week. Jimmie had troubles but still came back. Today with a 4th. Jr. Even though I am not a fan. Has proven he can drive with good equipment. I had doubts, he is proven me wrong. Yes Frevr3 we are tied at 3 apiece.

 Now a good test comes next week and see if all the cars for Hendrick are good were the car has to handle on the track. We are at Texas the cookie style track. Hope for a good race.

 I know Kyle Busch had a bad weekend. He finished last. But he had a good car till the rear end went away. A few cars had that problem. It wasnt limited to one make or team. Gibbs had the victory with Hamlin. Congradulations to Denny and the #11 team. The Gibbs team has 2 wins now. Proves how good Gibbs and Toyota are.

 So in a nut shell. This year the team to beat seems to be Gibbs anf Toyota. Hendrick has proven they are not far off. RCR has also been near the front week in and week out.

 I think the surprise though from Gibbs, as well as RCR, Smoke has not won yet. He was figured to be the strongest for Gibbs. He had a shot at Bristol, then a wreck. For RCR, the strong cars was thought to be the #29 and Harvick. Today Burton and Boyer were up front. Harvick wasn't around. He has not had a great start. Him and Tony are having Bumps in the road toward victory lane.

 You know though. I can tell you like 30 other teams would call that a great year to have that kinda luck.

 So Hendrick looked good as a whole team. Gibbs won but still had a bump in the road this weekend. RCR, had two outa three. Roush had cars in front back and the wall.

 Lets see what happens next week at Texas. Also the points are a little tighter. Hope it stays this way till Richmond.