“I think maybe instead of advertising there was a Busch Series race in Martinsville, Virginia this weekend, they must have been touting it as the local elections. Fan turnout for the first Busch race in some 12 years was about equal to voter turnout for election of city officials.

What a discouraging site. I wonder if Martinsville will remain on the Busch Series schedule for next year?

I can’t imagine living anywhere close to the Martinsville Speedway and not wanting to see a race there. Then again, maybe I don’t understand the dynamics of the geography, road and hotel availability that Martinsville, Virginia can offer.

I can only imagine the nightmare it would be to hold a major stock car event at Cowtown Speedway, our local track in Kennedale, Texas.

I’m so thankful to be back to even watch the Busch race now that I can watch it on TNT. Plus, having Allen Bestwick sharing MC duties with Wally Dallenbach is a delight over Bill Weber on Sunday’s.”

I’m happy to announce to the NASCAR statistic junkies that Onebadwheel version 3 is now up and running. Go to the home page and check it out.

It is not completely fleshed out, and I have a long laundry list of ideas to implement yet. But, since the NASCAR season is already half over, I wanted to make the new and improved statistics that the site offers available to my fellow Fantasy NASCAR game brethren.

I hope the site proves useful to you. Your continued comments and requests go a long way in helping me develop a useful site.

Any of you respected and beloved bloggers and NASCAR news sites that find it a good resource, I’d LOVE A FREE PLUG ON YOUR SITE. :)”

I’ve always considered Michael Waltrip a little too goofy for my taste. His quirky ’stand-up’ routine that he performs while on camera was reminiscent of amateur hour at the local comedy club. Furthermore, I viewed him as the coat tail rider of DEI restrictor plate dominance.

His average finish over the last 3 NASCAR seasons is 22nd. That’s one place better than his average starting position of 23rd.

That’s why it’s mighty impressive he is sitting pretty for 2007 with a fully sponsored, Toyota backed, 3 team enterprise. Napa believes in his continued marketability for their business. Former Winston Cup Champion (and my favorite driver) Dale Jarrett is confident in him and bringing along the financial powerhouse sponsorship that is UPS. Plus, Burger King and Pizza Hut are coming on board as well. Now, I wonder if Ward Burton will be coming on board to make this a trio of experienced veteran drivers?

So, I’m taking a new, fresh perspective look at ol’ Mikey. If my math and research is right, the man has just run his 660th NASCAR race after today’s USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. He has been a great supporter of Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction Gang. He has some of the funniest commercials. His website is pretty rockin’. Plus, he is doing pretty good for himself going into the 2007 season. I sure hope the Toyota Camry can produce like the Tundra did.

Not bad for a guy that was the class clown.”