Time to blog again.
Yesterday, I along with millions of other fans watched what is known as "The Great American Race".
Yes folks, the Daytona 500 has started the Nascar season up again, and it was a very good race.
I am a fan of Jimmy Johnson, who won btw, but this alone was not what made the race.
We saw allmost half of the drivers in this race driving different cars for different teams than when last season ended.
This was kind of cool, because the drivers are trying to prove themselves all over again, and it was interesting when they would come up on old team mates or their former cars.
Case in point: Kurt Bush.
Last year Kurt Bush left his old team at Roush Racing, when he had an oppertunity to drive the famous #2 Miller Light car, after its former driver Rusty Wallace retired.
The move was controversial on many parts.
Kurt still had 2 years left on his contract with Roush.
Kurts team mate Mark Martin was also scheduled to retire.
Roush Racing had allready picked another driver for Marks car, Jamie McMurray, who also was under contract to another team through the end of this year.
Jamie fought to get out of his contract from Ganassie racing early.
One more thing...Kurt Bush was the reighning Nascar champion.
This was all during the middle of last years season.
With two races left in last years season, Kurt and Jamie had both been released from their contracts, and Mark had decided to stick around one more year.
Kurt decides he is going to party early, and is pulled over in Pheonix, Ar. for wreckless driving.
He takes the breathalizer test and is not legaly drunk, but decides he is going to be Mr. Bigshot, and starts calling the arresting officer names, and says he is getting a ticket for wreckless driving because the cop is a "Jeff Gordon fan".
Because of his actions, Jack Roush, the owner of Roush Racing susspends Kurt for the last two races of the season (this is all sounding like a soap opera by now isn't it)?
Fast forward to this year.
Kurt Bush is now driving for Miller Light ( irony in motorsports, what a concept).
Mark Martin is in his old car with a new sponsor (Viagra to AAA).
Jamie McMurray is in Kurts' old car (Crown Royal, more irony).
In the closing laps of yesterdays race, Kurt Bush and Jamie McMurray are racing for a position near the lead, when Jamie bumps Kurt into the wall. Bush was unable to finish the race, but Jamie only made it a few more laps before he to was pushed into the wall. Jamie did finish, but with a badly dented car, he was only able to finish 36 out of 43.
I know it took a while to get to my point, but hey, we still got there and you are still reading aren't you?
Anyway, its on to California this weekend, and I am sure it will be as exciting as yesterday.
Until next time, be safe, have fun, and laugh a little more each day.