This Silly Season Talk Is Silly.

By Mark Young

Fasten your seat belts friends, silly season is about ready to get really silly.  Earlier today it was announced that Hendrick Motor Sports is allowing Brian Vickers to find a new ride for 2007 and instantly rumors are abound as to where he will go next.  Vickers, along with Case Mears, seem to be hot commodities in the eyes of the media but is it really worth all the noise?

Now this is no disrespect to Brian or Casey, they are young and have talent yet to be fully taken advantage of yet, but let's face it neither of these two have won a race in a Cup car.  Brian Vickers has been driving for the premier Chevrolet team since 2004 and though he has had decent finishes he hasn't met the expectations laid upon him.  Some people say it is because he is the R&D driver but hey, an experimental chassis or motor from Hendrick is better than most team's best stuff.  Casey is having a breakout year of sorts but if you look at his stats they are nothing to jump up and scream about either.

I guess what I am trying to say is that the media is blowing some of these driver's change of business address way out of proportion.  The racing on the track has been so vanilla for the past two or three years that they are jonesin' for a good story.

An open slot at Hendrick is the first domino to fall in what is sure to be an interesting chain of events.  Rick doesn't have a young phenom in the Busch Series so he will likely attract someone with experience to fill his void when Vickers leaves.  Could it be Casey Mears?  The MB2/DEI rumor could mean Nemechek might need a ride.  There are others out there he could lure with his bottomless pit of money, but time will tell and this blogger has a feeling it will be sooner than later because Toyota isn't finished spending cash.

For cryin' out loud, it's only June!!!  Can't we just focus on the racing?