Jess
CUP RESULTS
1. Paul Menard
3. Dale Jr.
16. Casey
30. Brian
31. Michael
36. David
37. Martin
38. Kurt
Let's just say I'm happy that where you start the race doesn't really matter all that much.
Martin and Kurt have not had wonderful weekends so far. On Thursday, Martin's primary car was confiscated by NASCAR because the roof didn't fit the template. What was the #1 team thinking, with Martin so close to making the Chase?!
Haven't these guys figured out yet that NASCAR will catch you if you mess with this car? Martin is really unhappy with his team, saying someone made a "big mistake"...meanwhile Bono Manion is trying to do damage control (yesterday I sensed some attitude in his tone, today he was much more subdued). Quite simply, they are expecting some big fines - when NASCAR takes your car they mean business (the last time they did this to the #66 and #70 cars there were huge fines, 150 points taken away and six-week suspensions for the crew chiefs and car chiefs!!). So if Martin misses the Chase, we can point the finger at the person who thought they could pull the wool over NASCAR's eyes.
During practice yesterday Kurt was making a fuel-milage run and was on the same set of tires he'd started with. The right-front tire lasted thirty-nine laps...and then blew out and sent him hard into the transition between the SAFER barrier and the concrete wall.
It was a scary wreck and badly damaged the car that was fastest on the charts - and oh, it was also the one that finished 2nd in the Daytona 500. 
NATIONWIDE RESULTS
1. Bryan Clauson
5. Dale Jr.
11. Brian
12. David
13. Scott
Pretty cool for Bryan Clauson to get his first pole at a place as awesome as Daytona! What's not so cool is that he's younger than me...!
Our boys did well and I'm so excited for the race tonight! I just love Daytona!!
1. Paul Menard
3. Dale Jr.
16. Casey
30. Brian
31. Michael
36. David
37. Martin
38. Kurt
Let's just say I'm happy that where you start the race doesn't really matter all that much.
Martin and Kurt have not had wonderful weekends so far. On Thursday, Martin's primary car was confiscated by NASCAR because the roof didn't fit the template. What was the #1 team thinking, with Martin so close to making the Chase?!
Haven't these guys figured out yet that NASCAR will catch you if you mess with this car? Martin is really unhappy with his team, saying someone made a "big mistake"...meanwhile Bono Manion is trying to do damage control (yesterday I sensed some attitude in his tone, today he was much more subdued). Quite simply, they are expecting some big fines - when NASCAR takes your car they mean business (the last time they did this to the #66 and #70 cars there were huge fines, 150 points taken away and six-week suspensions for the crew chiefs and car chiefs!!). So if Martin misses the Chase, we can point the finger at the person who thought they could pull the wool over NASCAR's eyes.During practice yesterday Kurt was making a fuel-milage run and was on the same set of tires he'd started with. The right-front tire lasted thirty-nine laps...and then blew out and sent him hard into the transition between the SAFER barrier and the concrete wall.
It was a scary wreck and badly damaged the car that was fastest on the charts - and oh, it was also the one that finished 2nd in the Daytona 500. NATIONWIDE RESULTS
1. Bryan Clauson
5. Dale Jr.
11. Brian
12. David
13. Scott
Pretty cool for Bryan Clauson to get his first pole at a place as awesome as Daytona! What's not so cool is that he's younger than me...!
Our boys did well and I'm so excited for the race tonight! I just love Daytona!!