Big Day of Racing!

Wow, what a day!

First was the Monaco Grand Prix of Formula 1. Wet weather races in F1 are always interesting. Especially now that they don't have traction control, or any driver assists, in the cars. Well done Lewis Hamilton.

Then the Indy 500! Had a couple of pals drop over to watch that one with me. A couple of beers, a few crashes and a good ending to the race! Congrats to Scott Dixon.

Finally the Coke 600. Lots of action on this one to keep everyone awake. Surprising that Kasey Kahne shot to the front at the end but that's what he did at the All-Star race so I guess it shouldn't be any surprise! That makes it a double header for him.

Speaking of shooting to the front, Kate makes it official and takes the lead from Steve Thorpe. Mr. Rogers leap frogs over Marky Mark but the Top 5 remain the same. We've got a run of 6 straight races before there's another break, the sun's starting to poke it's head out from the clouds, birds are singing and grass needs cutting. Looks like summer's on it's way!

'til next week...

Racin' stripes!

Darlington stripes, holy cow! Can you believe that kid?!? Smacks the wall 3-4 times, penalized and sent to the back of the line for missing lugnuts and still drives back for the win. Unbelievable! Fan or foe, you've got to give that kid credit, he can wheel one of them cars around. Wow. :)

I see that Mitty takes his turn at the bottom of the pile. It's a bit of a hollow victory, having the high score of the race. Let's hope he doesn't make a habit of it!?!

It seems to be pretty much status quo for the rest of the group. Lew finally falls out of the Top 5 and Kate is eating into Steve Thorpe's lead. Speaking of Steve, I'm pretty sure Thorpe II has Kyle Petty picked and I think I read where he's out of the #45 car for 6-7 races. Just wanna make sure Steve knows he can pick another driver, if he wants. Maybe the substitute drivers will do better than Kyle? ;)

So back to the racing, I really had a good time watching this race. A few wrecks (stupid Sadler...), some good passing, some wallbangin', what more could you ask for?!?

The All Star race is on this weekend with Charlotte the week after. Is it time for Junior to win or what??? Let me know what you think...

'til next time...

Richmond

Hi all,

Watched the race, for the most part, on Saturday night. Had a good time, thought there was lots of action on track. The big wreck sure jumbled things up! Too bad for Hamlin, he had the race in the bag and his tire went on him. That sucks. Mostly because I have him picked! LOL

The Top 5 got jumbled up pretty good this week. Pam had low score and she jumped back into the Top 5.

So Darlington is next, another night race. Looks like the next few races are all Saturday night races. Good reason to sit around and drink beer!

'til next week...