Christmas Shopping for NASCAR

By Mark Young

Christmas is just around the corner and while doing a little shopping for the wife I thought about gifts I would buy for some of our NASCAR celebrities.  Now the catch with these gifts is that they might be a little out of the ordinary or something that they wouldn't find under the tree on a normal Christmas morning.  So join me if you will and check out my Christmas shopping list.

Jimmie Johnson - Official Evel Knievel Suit. We all heard about his episode with a golf cart during the charity golf outing a few weeks ago.  Now I have been in a few of these "outings" myself and though I have never ridden on top of a golf cart I have been a passenger when my partner tried to jump a creek with one.  With the Evel Knievel suit he can do whatever he wants with style and perhaps the cape will allow for a softer landing.

Kyle Busch - One roll of "Hello My Name Is" stickers.  Now I missed watching the banquet because I had knitting class that night but I did hear plenty of people tell me about how he forgot the name of his date.  With the roll of stickers he can always make sure whoever he is with has on a name tag and save him from the embarrassment.

Kenny Wallace - A lifetime supply of Ritalin.  I love Kenny Wallace because he is so energetic and enthusiastic but dang, that dude is hyper!!

Jimmy Spencer - A new hair-do/ hair piece.  Now I am sure I ticked off a few folks but keep in mind this is from one folically impaired man to another.  My wife and I have been debating since last season as to whether or not he has a hair piece.  I still doubt it but if that is his real hair he needs to mix up the style a bit.

Brian France - A Tom Tom GPS Navigation Unit.  We all heard about how Brian ran into a tree while trying to get home after a night out.  If he had a Tom Tom then it would save him some unpreferred media exposure as well as fewer dry cleaning bills as he supposedly spilled his soda all over the interior.

That's all I have for now my friends, I hope you have some more to share with me.  But in all seriousness I would like to thank all of you for reading Thatsracin.com and especially for reading my blogs.  I have made a bunch of new friends.  More importantly I want to thank Bob Henry and the TR.com staff for letting me have the chance to share my thoughts with you.  I look forward to doing some new stuff next season and mixing it up with all of you.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.