• Tony Stewart has been exemplifying the definition of perfection week in and week out. He is at the point now where he considers his second place Sonoma finish just run-of-the-mill. I really think that it is his turn again to win the championship this year. We still aren't even halfway through the season, but just remember how valuable consistency proves when it comes Chase time...

• Pats on the back go out to Marcos Ambrose, Juan Pablo Montoya, and A.J. Allmendinger for their third, sixth, and seventh place finishes, respectively. Ambrose has really progressed throughout this season with great finishes on tracks ranging from Bristol to Pocono. I just have to dog Montoya because of what he said before the race about being happy if he got out of Infineon with a top five. I smell points racing, the smell that every NASCAR fan hates!!!

• I am going to say that the incident between Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson was just hard racing combined with the fact that JJ had a lack of patience; Kurt happened to be the innocent victim. Jimmie was too competitive to step back in a section of the course where passing is nearly impossible. I have seen a different side of Johnson this season that I really like, a competitive one that isn't willing to give at all. Last week, I told you about Carl's alter ego; this week, I am telling you about Jimmie's. I have decided that the two drivers traded places over the offseason. No, it is not Wife Swap; it's Driver Swap!

• I really enjoyed watching this race; it was one of the best Sonoma races I have ever seen. I think the double-file restarts were part of the reason the racing seemed so competitive. The restarts were the opportunities for drivers to make their big moves because passing during a long run isn't as common on a road course. Once again, I have to applaud NASCAR for implementing this rule when they did. We fans will prosper from it all the way to Homestead...

• I hope all of you guys and gals who went to the dinner and the race had a great time. It looked like beautiful weather and was a great race. I spotted Kristen on t.v. during Kurt Busch's post-race interview!

I just want to let all of you know that there will be no bullets next week because I'm going out to Phoenix, AZ to hang with my cousins for a couple of days. Hope this community overhaul happening while I am gone doesn't mess anything up...

Here are a few ideas that I think would make NASCAR more enjoyable for us viewers at home.

- Allow for a Green-White-Checker finish even if a caution comes out on the final lap

There have been many instances where there has been a disappointing finish because there was a caution on the first attempt for a Green-White-Checker finish. For instance, NASCAR's newest bad boy, Kyle Busch, won at the 2008 Aaron's 499 at Talladega because a caution came out on the only attempt to have an exciting finish. Who wants a boring end to a Talladega race?

- Recede the top 12 drivers again halfway through the chase

Remember last year when Jimmie Johnson ran away with the championship during the last half of the chase? If NASCAR receded the top 12 drivers halfway through the chase, Homestead would be a glue-you-to-your-seat type of race. Also, the sport would have better ratings during the fall stretch of the season when NASCAR is having to compete with football.

- Award a regular season champion after 26 races but still have a Chase for the Championship

Jeff Gordon had a dominant year in 2007 and lead the points up until the chase. But who got all the credit for the year? Jimmie Johnson, who never led the points standings until the chase. In the old format, Jeff Gordon would have run away with the championship. The new Chase for the Championship format is a whole different world.