Saturday, April 14, 2012

Budweiser Shootout "News" and Notes

--After a long, arduous off-season, we're finally back to racing! And, in about a week, we'll finally be back to meaningful racing that people actually care about!

--The qualifying order will be determined by something called a "Draw Party". I'd put my money on David Ragan getting the pole--he does a great caricature of Mike Helton as an 1890's dandy.

--Speaking of David Ragan, he'll be running the race with sponsorship from "Power Pak Pudding". Its about time--I can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed by the lack of power in pudding.

--Kurt Busch, meanwhile, will be making his debut for Phoenix Racing. If they want to stop him from cursing over the radio, just don't install a radio. Then he'll have to communicate by hand-signals. Um, might want to tape down his middle finger too.

--This race is our first chance to see if "pack racing" has returned to Daytona. Instead of the "two-car tango", this is more of a "twenty car mosh pit".

--Congrats to Kevin "Happy" Harvick, whose wife Delana is expecting a baby boy later this year. Soon, Kevin will have a new nickname: The Sleepless Speedster.


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