Meet blogger Carol Einarsson

EDITOR'S NOTE: Meet Carol Einarsson, who will be one of the regular writers in this blog space on ThatsRacin.com. We'll let Carol introduce herself. After that, her first step into The Infield will appear.

Hey, you found me!

I'm Carol Einarsson, or as some folks know me, "That CHEERS and JEERS Lady". We won't go into some of the other nicknames you might have heard, because after all, this is a family site. Yes, I'm opinionated. And usually blatantly biased. See, that's why I write opinions and not statistical handbooks about racing. 

I've been watching NASCAR racing since 1990, and been writing about it since 1997. Writing has always been my passion, and they say you should write about what you love. So here I am. Oh, and you can find three of my stories in the book, "Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul."

Racing and writing, though, aren't first in my life. First, of course, is faith. You'll see that interwoven in my writing. Second, then, is my dear son Colby. He is "the assistant" that you'll sometimes read about in my writing. He is also my star pupil, as he is home schooled, and I am his teacher (and principal, and bus driver, and school janitor...).

People often ask me who my favorite driver is because they can't seem to figure it out. But that remains a secret. Actually, I have several favorites, and you'll learn soon enough who those drivers are.

I look forward to this new season of writing at ThatsRacin.com. So drop me a line and let me know your thoughts!

By CAROL EINARSSON

I was just wonderin’….

If Domino’s Pizza is the “official” pizza of NASCAR, I wonder why it’s Pizza Hut that puts driver’s pictures on their boxes.

And which would you choose, a company who throws money at NASCAR to buy an “official” name, or a company that stands behind those drivers it sponsors by putting their pictures on the pizza boxes and maybe even growing the sport by piquing the curiosity of folks that wonder who those guys are, so they tune in to their first race? (Yes, that WAS all one sentence… thanks for noticing.)

I wonder what it would take to get Wally to drive Beth Ann Morganthal around the track a few times in his Wally’s World spot.

Remember when you started your first “real” job in your chosen field? And how when you were new, you sought approval from those that had been on the job for a long time?  And how you just wanted to make sure you did a good job so the boss would keep you around?  Surely you didn’t consider getting into a screaming match with a coworker. Or tripping him in the hallway. No, because you might lose your job. Now I wonder, why doesn’t rookie Kyle Busch get that?

And if, as a rookie, he’s already being fined $10,000 by NASCAR, I wonder what years two, three, four, and five might bring?  Do you think the other drivers are happy to have him around simply because they know he’ll grow the fund that they’ll be part of at the end of the year?

Fifteen years old. That’s the age of Joey Logano. You know, fifteen. Awkward 15, when your arms and legs are growing faster than your coordination can keep up. But instead of wondering how he’s going to get his homework done, he’s in the middle of Joe Gibbs and Jack Roush, with everyone seeing talent in this boy worth millions. And what’s with everyone fleeing Jack Roush, anyhow?

Starting this weekend, NASCAR finally mandated the maximum camber. Y’think they got so tired of seeing the weekly camber lesson on NBC that they figured this was the best way to end the insanity?

Let me see if I understand this… Will Farrell is putting together a NASCAR comedy, and one of the lead characters will be a homosexual French driver?  Good grief.

I think we all know that Morgan-McClure isn’t one of the top teams, but if they give a job to John Andretti, they’re movin’ up the list in my eyes. I wonder when, though, they’re going to figure out that it’s not so much about the driver over there.

I wonder if I’m the only one so starved for a news show (and missing ESPN) that I’m willing to tune in September 12^th and watch Geoffrey Bodine host a show. C’mon, like stopping at the train wreck, you know you wanna watch!

Kevin Harvick says he wants to see some improvements at RCR before he re-signs a contract. Hmmm.. Wouldn’t it be something if one of those improvements was a new driver for the 29 car?

And another thing….

I’m all for Office Depot giving 99 kids free tickets to celebrate (celebrate?) “Back to School”. But since they’re starting the school year off with a field trip, it seems they ought to give those tickets as an award to the top students rather than “underprivileged” children. Now before you click on that email button, I’m certainly not saying we shouldn’t help others, because I believe we ought to. But maybe what Office Depot could do would be to REALLY invest in these kids and make sure that they have all the school supplies they need – for free – and that they stay in school and get good grades. Then at the end of the year, if they achieve a “B” average, they get to go to a race.  But wait… this isn’t about a genuine interest in the welfare of the children, but rather, it’s about appearing to care just so folks will think kindly of you and buy more stuff.