Backpost - After Watkins Glen

Thank you Patrick Carpentier. Thank you for your fancy french name. Thank you Ron Fellows. Thank you for your fancy road course specialist driving skills. Thank you both for making the field. Thanks for all those things, but mostly, thank you for your Canadian-ness - for without you in the race there would have been no Canadian National Anthem, and thus no Hot Blond singing said anthem. Without you, Patrick Carpentier, millions of NASCAR fans, in the US and abroad, would have not heard any national anthem, because that garbage that was spewed from the intolerable lungs of that "Freeman" character, or whatever that ugly douchebag's name was, was no national anthem. Exactly just what that embarrassment was that was sung, I will never know. I can tell you that is not the national anthem of this country, or any other for that matter. If he was attempting to perform OUR National Anthem, this ass clown mispronounced words and sang the wrong lyrics, the entire time sounding like a wounded coyote in a large coyote sized blender on "canine puree" setting. Freeman, you made me very unhappy with my recent surround sound purchase.

Now, on to the race! Wow. The last 45 laps were crazy. The 42 car is yet again the douche (or as he shall now be known El Douche) of the race. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everyone is blaming Truex. Not his fault. Montoya had trouble restarting all day, losing positions every time. That restart he was too worried about running out of laps and blocked HARD. It looked to me like Truex locked them up trying to stay off the 42. You see a little wiggle before he hits the 42. Then all hell broke loose. Vicki is yelling for Harvick to get out and fight, and lo and behold - He DID! Nice.

I love the Glen, and its not just because that's the only track I can compete at on NR2003. I wreck in turn 1 every time, and I can still compete, which doesn't say much for the competition. It does, however tell you that it is indeed the most challenging turn on the course. You come screaming down the front stretch at the highest speed of the race and all of a sudden - BAM - 90 plus degree right turn. In the sim, its a sandtrap. Luckily for Smoke, its paved in real life, allowing him to recover, and go on to win after fighting back from 16th.

Junior had an engine "blowed" up (we will discuss this in a minute), taking the steam out of the "Beer Wars" or whatever Miller Lite is trying to stir up. I guess when your beer sucks balls like a driving range rake you need to stir up interest by linking yourself to a good product in a mock competition. I will say this. Great call by the #2 Crew Chief after Junior fell out of the race. Pit and make sure you can make it on fuel. That would have sucked to still be running at the end, and end up with a 40th place because you ran out of fuel on the last lap. Good points day for Busch. Bad Survivor league day for Steve Shaffer. Steve, welcome to the losers lounge. You are out like a boner in sweatpants.

"Blowed Up"? Tony Eury Jr. Thanks for not perpetuating the red-neck stereotype of NASCAR. I recommend not talking in the future.

4 remain. Only 1 will take home the coveted....... Um, hey Scott, we need to get working on that prize.

Also, the next session is just a few weeks away. Its only 10 races, so we pretty much will have to take 11 entries, each person with 1 driver. Sudden Death Survivor Series? If we have a larger interest, we can run 2 series or something. I'll come up with a plan, you just get me your picks. You will need to go 11 deep this time.

Standings after Watkins Glen:

Eliminated Drivers:

Dover - #2 Kurt Busch (Scott Mann)
Charlotte - #16 Greg Biffle (Jon Lommerin)
Pocono - #48 Jimmy Johnson (Jon Lommerin) - ELIMINATED
Michigan - #17 Matt Kenseth (Kenny Ross)
Sonoma - #veintiséis (thats #26 for those of from north of the border) Jamie McMurray (ME)
Louden - #07 Clint Bowyer (Curtis Krakowski)
Daytona - #11 Denny Hamlin (Thornton) - ELIMINATED
Chicago - #70 Johnny Sauter (Steve Shaffer)
Indianapolis - #12 Ryan Newman (Mike Inskeep)
Pocono - #99 Carl Edwards (Kenny Ross) - ELIMINATED
Watkins Glen - #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Steve Shaffer) - ELIMINATED

Survivors:

#24 (Inskeep)
#31 (Krakowski)
#20 (Mann)
#29 (Mikesell)
#5 (Mikesell)