It seems like Denny Hamlin is trying not to end up a “Tony Stewart Statistic”.

As in, he’s not going to risk injuring himself if he wrecks in the Nationwide Series race so much to the point that it effects him racing in the Sprint Cup. Tony Stewart did it last season when he injured his shoulder. Hence why I personally call it the “Tony Stewart Statistic”

NASCAR.com reports that Denny Hamlin will sit out the Nationwide Series race this week. Denny mentioned that since he is only 12th in points, he basically felt he didn’t have anything to lose.

He considered sitting out the Sprint Cup race as well, but he is currently reported to be definitly racing this week and feeling better from last week’s hard wreck.

No diaper baby whining this week for Hamlin! I feel so lost!

I think it’s safe to say that it was a good weekend for Tony Stewart and a bad weekend for Regan Smith and Carl Edwards.

Stewart won his first race at Talladega, so there’s lots to drink to because he has come in 2nd place 9 times at that race track. What a way to pop your Talladega cherry!

With all the cars that were taken out of the race, I almost thought that the last lap of the race was going to be a scene out of “Talladega Nights” and Tony Stewart and Regan Smith would jump out of their wrecked cars and run towards the finish line and…well if you’ve seen the movie, I don’t need to go into detail.

I must admit, I totally forgot the rules for passing because I was too busy cheering and throwing things for Stewart to win, so I really thought Regan Smith had it there in the end.

Sports Illustrated explained that if you pass below the yellow line to improve your position it is a pass through penalty, since it was the last lap of the race, they sent Regan Smith’s ending position to the end, which was 18th.

However TheStar.com explains that “NASCAR also says that if a driver is forced – repeat: forced – below the yellow line, and makes a pass, the pass shall stand.”

So…confused. So what are the REAL rules?

Maybe it’s the woman in me, but a big part of me feels bad for Regan Smith, it’s not like he really had anywhere else to go but below the line, he was forced down there, at the same time Stewart was blocking and protecting his position, but that’s racing!

I just didn’t want to sound partial towards Stewart, but seeing that he is my driver, I’m going to sound like it no matter how much I justify it to myself.

On another note, did someone tell Carl Edwards that if you bump draft someone too hard that it’s not like the video games, they will get turned around? Someone needs to take away his game console and stuff it up his bum. (Call me Carl, I’m just the girl for the job!)

I tried to shoot my boyfriend in the head thinking we was going to be like a zombie and rise right back up again because that’s what they do in the video games.

Out of all the people to screw up the bum hole, it had to be his own Roush teammates, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth and half of the points contenders for the Sprint Cup and then some including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Travis Kvapil, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip, Dave Blaney, Juan Pablo Montoya and Reed Sorenson.

Carl Edwards definitely gets the “Here’s Your Sign” award this week along with this quote from him:

“I was worried about the idiots when you come here and I was the guy that caused that one,” he said.

DDDDUUUUUUUHHH!

The top 12 NASCAR “Race for the Chase” contenders presenting David Letterman’s “Top 12″:

Lordy, lordy, lordy. Kyle Busch said “ass” Haha anyways, I found these fun little videos and photos from The Fast and the Fabulous (a wonderful NASCAR blog by Valli) and just had to share for all you ladies out there.

The video above and the photo below was from “Chase Media Day” which shows the top 12 NASCAR Race for the Chase contenders.

I love seeing the NASCAR guys out of their element…and in suits none the less. One, it’s extremely attractive and two, it’s humanizes them, it shows the public that they really are normal human beings. Probably for the same reasons that I love seeing my favorite singers dressed in normal street clothes. It humanizes them and even for a moment, takes away from the “celebrity” factor.

Which is probably why I’m so into this photo:

Although, speaking from a degrading woman’s standpoint, I think Tony Stewart could clean up a lot better. I’d love to see him wearing something like what Denny Hamlin is wearing. Just a personal reflection.

I know I can have my blonde moments (even though I’m naturally brunette) but please someone help me out and explain this article and why it was written. It’s taken me a week to realize that this article is not true, but why was it written and was it suppose to be some kind of joke? Help an airhead out!

For you newbies to the site, I am a somewhat new NASCAR fan (it will be 4 years this year) so I don’t think I’ve ever herd of David Foster Wallace?

Article found on The Onion:

NASCAR Cancels Remainder Of Season Following David Foster Wallace’s Death

LOUDON, NH—Shock, grief, and the overwhelming sense of loss that has swept the stock car racing community following the death by apparent suicide of writer David Foster Wallace has moved NASCAR to cancel the remainder of its 2008 season in respect for the acclaimed but troubled author of Infinite Jest, A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again, and Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.

In deference to the memory of Wallace, whose writing on alienation, sadness, and corporate sponsorship made him the author of the century in stock car racing circles and whom NASCAR chairman Brian France called “perhaps the greatest American writer to emerge in recent memory, and definitely our most human,” officials would not comment on how points, and therefore this year’s championship, would be determined.

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With the media hype of Ron Hornaday using steroids. NASCAR organizers have announced that random drug testing for drivers, crew and officials in all three NASCAR series will begin next season.

It does not identify the substances that are banned, but it will most likely include steroids. (*cough*Carl Edwards*cough*!)

There will be a pre-screening and officials will have the authority to test anyone if they suspect there is drug abuse. Failing a drug test could get you a lifetime ban,

Drug use/abuse I felt was never a big issue in NASCAR. Or should I say, it wasn’t hyped in the media so much. But then again, I havn’t been watching NASCAR for all that long. It almost seemed like it was the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” rule. In this day and age how many people can honestly say that they havn’t tried some form of illegal drug. I’m sure there are people that are out there that can say “No” to that question, but it’s probably not many.

Aaron Fike was arrested for heroin possession a little over a year ago, and that seemed like the first media blitzed story on the subject of drug use. He was suspended from racing, because he had admitted to being high during more than a few races and was addicted to pain killers.

“The reason we don’t have a list is, we believe a list is restrictive,” Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR VP of Racing Operations said. “By having a broad policy that doesn’t list anything, we feel like we can test for any substance that may be abused. . . . It states right now in our policy that cough medicine could be abused if you’re taking that too much and it’s going to affect the safety on the racetrack.”

What do the other drivers think about this new policy?:

• “This is more of a reaction to the modern responsibilities that we also have, not just in Nascar, but the whole community of sports, I think the industry feels like that’s the right thing to do.” -Mike Helton, NASCAR president.
• “It’s a sign of the times that we’ve got to do that sort of thing,” -Jack Roush
• “Zero tolerance is the tolerance it needs to be,” -Robby Gordon
• “Look, a drug is a drug is a drug. This is not shooting hoops; this is not hitting a fastball. This is life and death. In a sport like this, everything should be off limits unless there is a medical reason.”  -Kyle Petty

Like a woman and her ever changing moods, I decided to do recaps for the race again.

And I must say, it’s so easy to do recaps when my electric is not being blown out my Hurricane Ike, a 6 year old begging me to undress sleazy looking Bratz dolls and a boyfriend fighting you for the TV because he’d rather watch NFL.

God, I hate my life after that little reflection….anyways…the RECAP. Fun news stories and sarcasm coming tomorrow!

• Start: Jeff Gordon the poll sitter gets a good head start.
• Lap 2: Kurt Busch hits the wall, caused by David Guilliland getting loose, (#15) spins as well as an aftermath result. Tony Stewart runs down into the grass to avoid hitting Paul Menard.
• Lap 12: Patrick Carpantier spins into the wall, Carl Edwards (#99) clips him in the left front, but only slightly, he decides that the damage is not extensive enough to effect anything and stays out.
• Lap 38 (around): Jamie McMurray is the dominant car moving through the field and takes 1st.
• Lap 64: Joe Nemecheck (#78) solo wrecks, caution waves for third time. Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch have semi-weak pit stops.
• Lap 101: Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to fall back in spots due to his car being “very loose”
• Lap 111: Matt Kenseth is leading.
• Lap 113: Dale Jr’s tire goes low and he spins out, avoiding the wall, then Kyle Busch (#18) car has smoke coming out of it. He says they could possibly blow up on the restart.
• Lap 157: AJ Allmedinger’s car blows smoke, caution is out. Kyle Busch is still running in the race.
• Lap 162: Robby Gordon and Jamie McMurray get together after such a great run from Jamie McMurray, both cars suffer damage. Marcus Ambrose gets the free pass.  McMurray tries to pass Gordon who was a lap car and lost control.  McMurray is out of the race.
• Lap 171: Sam Hornish Jr. (#77) gets into the wall and suffers a missing rear bumper, and side damage. Caution is out for the 7th time.
• Shortly after this, Kyle Busch is taken back to the garage area. As a parting gift oil is spilled all over his neighboring pit stalls. Denny Hamlin has been on and off of pit road so many times.
• Lap 186: Caution is out. #77 has car pieces falling out onto the track.
• 180 Laps to go: Denny Hamlin is leaking fluids.
• 162 Laps to go: Jimmie Johnson finally pits, which was much needed, on the green flag.
• 158 Laps to go: Carl Edwards is leading the race.
• 156 Laps to go: Denny Hamlin pits with a flat tire. He ends up going to the garage.
• 150 Laps to go: Regan Smith goes to the garage.
• 135 Laps to go: Martin Truex Jr. pits under green.
• 132 Laps to go: Tony Stewart pits along with Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick under green.
• 131 Lapt to go: Clint Bowyer pits along with Jeff Burton under green.
• 129 Laps to go: Jimmie Johnson leads, followed by Stewart after all green flag stops are done. Newman and Kenseth battle for the following positions 3 & 4.
• 113 Laps to go: Denny Hamlin is back into the race from the garage.
• 109 Laps to go: Caution is out, this is good news for Jimmie Johnson who could have possibly have fuel mileage issues.
• After pits, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards leave the pits #1 and #2 respectively, but it was a very close race off the pits.
• 99 Laps to go: Biffle takes the lead with Carl Edwards right behind him, taking the spot from Johnson. Matt Kenseth is behind them.
• 87 Laps to go:  Kurt Busch gets black flagged for pieces of his car and debris hanging off the car.
• 85 Laps to go: Biffle reports a possible flat tire.
• 75 Laps to go: Edwards is the leader. Biffle is 2nd. Mark Martin is 3rd.
• 50 Laps to go: Juan Pablo Montoya wrecks. Caution. Carl Edwards takes two tires only on a gamble by crew chief, Bob Osbourne. Mark Martin catches up to Edwards on the restart.
• 42 Laps to go: Matt Kenseth takes #2 spot from Martin.
• 28 Laps to go: Kenseth and Carl Edwards are fighting for the top spot.
• 25 Laps to go: Biffle takes the #2 spot from Kenseth.
• 23 Laps to go: Kenseth takes back the #2 spot. Carl Edwards falls back two spots to #3.
• 20 Laps to go: Kenseth is #1 with close competition from Biffle.
• 14 Laps to go: Biffle and Kenseth are racing side by side.
• 8 Laps to go: Biffle takes lead with close competition from Kenseth.
• WINNER: Greg Biffle

DEBATE QUESTION: If you were in Carl Edwards shoes would you blame the loss on Bob Osborne?

I personally say No, because if Osborne opted to take 4 tires and Edwards won the race, there would be no complaints right now. Osborne obviously thought he had a good chance to win the race on two tires, so he gave Edwards two tires. He was gambling, taking a chance, and in racing, sometimes it turns out good, sometimes bad. That’s just racin! If nobody gambled, then we’d be watching a very boring race. Edwards is 1st in points right now, so there is not too much to be disapointed with. He ran a great race and with his two tires vs. the four fresh tires that Kenseth and Biffle had.

What do you think?

Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR

Senator and Presidential hopeful, John McCain was at the New Hampshire opening ceremonies to hopefully gain some support from the NASCAR fans.

Who are we kidding? The man probably had no idea where he was!

“I want to thank you for your support of the men and women of the military,” he says before the race. “It’s uplifting to these young people.”

“When I’m in Iraq and Afghanistan, they’re watching you, you are their role models. You are their heroes, and they are ours. I just want to say that NASCAR heroes, competitors, and teams are supporting the men and women who are serving in a most exemplary fashion.”