KYLE WINS AT HOME...

The young Busch brother takes the flag at Vegas...nice win at home for him....

Did you notice how Fox stayed with the race till 8:30 and had a nice post race show, too? If this was ABC, they've have dumped out at 8 for Extreme Home Makeover...I wonder if TPTB at NASCAR took notice?

Engine woes continue to plague several top drivers...it's only gonna get worse at Hotlanta.....

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

#17 wins again...nice job by Kenseth and the Killer B's....#24 looks like he's back and how bout Rowdy Busch - 2 firsts and a third...not a bad weekend....

I thought Fox did a great job with this one and running the race at night against the Oscars - will be curious to see the ratings...but, the race ended just as the Oscars were giving the Best Supporting Actor award to Heath Ledger....wonder how many folks bolted the post race for that?

Vegas baby!

THE JUNIOR ISSUE...

Kenseth wins the 500 in a rain shortened affair...I have no quarrel with that...

I do have a problem with Junior not getting anything for the accident a day after NASCAR parked Jason Leffler for 5 laps for a one car wreck in the same instance...This is something which has always bothered me and others about the rules....selective enforcement. Now I wonder, did they call the race to give fans something to complain about to kinda hide the Junior issue?

One more thing...Start the race earlier!!!!!! a 2p start would have gotten us close to finishing before the rain...this West Coast bias for races is stupid....

BUD SHOOTOUT...

A nice taste of what's to come...Harvick wins after having two problems...Junior wrecks, disappointing those looking for a repeat of last year...

Qualifying was interesting too...Tony Stewart has his ducks in a row with his new team...both cars in now...Nice to see the #21 make it on time too...Wood Brothers are an important link to the sport's past....

A good article on this season from ESPN's Ed Hinton...click here. An interesting take...and spot on...

Duels Thursday....

JOHNSON CUTS FINGER...

Another example of why you don't play with knives...Jimmie Johnson sliced a finger trying to cut a hole in his driving uniform this weekend and had to have surgery. Now, this is not supposed to be an issue at Daytona...but, I'm sure there will be reports and updates every day....

Can we go racing yet?

FOX PROMO FOR DAYTONA 500

Saw the first promo for the race...let the countdown begin...

SOME NEWS AND NOTES...

Petty merging with GEM...with as far as Petty Enterprises has fallen, it's the only way to keep one of NASCAR's legends in the game...the economy would have left the King behind....

Reports are Elliot Sadler is suing to get either his ride for '09 or full payment of his contract with two seasons left to pay...wonder what his chances are of landing a ride this season...

ESPN says Marty Reid will take over Nationwide Series announcing in the 2nd half of the year...smart move...but still leaves Jerry Punch in the booth.

I'm starting to get an itch...Daytona coming soon.....BTW - you can tell my church is run by non-race fans. They've scheduled a Deacon's Nursing Home visit for...you guessed it...Sunday February 15 at 1:45...what are the chances I'll be there for that one. They also scheduled Homebound communion visits for February 1st but moved them from 2p to 1p...so we'll have plenty of time before the game....Sigh...