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NASCAR NOTES 2009		Rated: 13+
A journal that records my impressions of happenings in the NASCAR world-
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Entry #496864, added on 03-22-07 @ 11:12 am EDT.
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Title: It was fun...

Jimmie Johnson took home trophy #2! Woo Hoo! and Tony Stewart sauntered in right after Jimmie...nothing new here. Jeff Gordon fought a lap down problem and pulled off a decent 12th. See? Same old, same old...

So what's new? I'm going to sound a bit like the rest of the media and sing the praises of a rookie and even give a nod to his teammate.

Juan Pablo. 5th. Wow. And if you watched the race you'll realize this wasn't a simple stay clean and you'll finish well. He raced! He brushed the wall. He squeezed out the competition. He...raced well in a stock car. wow. Why is this interesting? You can't simply ignore the importance of his open-wheel background. If you drive Indy or CART or F1...you don't bump the competition. You don't use the wall as a means of returning you to the field of play. And if you've done this for any period of time, it's ingrained into your driving style.

It's hard to dismiss that training. You're conditioned to respond in ire and near panic if somebody bounces off your tires. Juan Pablo appears to have overcome this sizeable hurdle. I'm part of the minority in the racing world that thinks Juan will be holding a trophy in Victory Lane before half the season is over. Go Juan!

Reed Sorenson followed Juan's fine example and finished in the Top 10. Now the young man just needs to find consistency. Stremme is qualifying better and the #40 is competing well currently sitting in position for the Chase come September. Do you see what I see?

I'm sorry, but the presence of Montoya at Ganassi Racing appears to be having the effect Chip was looking for. Maybe a Cup is not going to happen this year, but I think Ganassi can look forward to having one on his mantle in the next few years.

J.J. Yeley is 12th in points right now. Another member of the Top 35 trying to stir things up amongst the resident elite of the sport.

And now we move onto Bristol...COT. While we won't see the new configuration of the car effect the actual racing...as you could take a brick to this track and get much the same tangle of metal at the end...the inspection process and practice periods will be tested sorely. Before the green flies on Sunday, you'll see the drivers in a black funk already. Wait...maybe that will effect the racing. THey'll be ready to exchange punches before they start.

Toyota troubles...the #83 Red Bull car driven by Brian Vickers is rumored to be thinking about closing its doors. During his Monday Speed show "Inside Nextel Cup", Mike Waltrip inferred his sponsors are less than happy about his lack of appearances on Sunday. Somethings gotta give. If none of the Toyota teams manage to break into the Top 25 in points this season, you'll only see 3 or 4 of the teams return next year. Toyota knows this. This circuit has no patience for failure to compete and your fans will drop you faster then the money runs out...

See? A season with stories! I'm loving this!

Catch ya'll later.

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