Just Shut Up, And Quit Whining!!

By Mark Young

I figured this week's entry for Just Shut Up would be an easy one considering the race was at a plate track but everyone managed to mind their P's and Q's and the task was a bit more difficult.  So with that in mind I have decided to focus on three separate incidents from Speedweeks and with those three events single out some people who just need to.....JUST SHUT UP!!!

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Michael Waltrip and his "issues" obviously caught a lot of attention and rightfully so.  I thought for sure that I would be writing telling Michael to shut his trap over the whining that was sure to come over the mystery substance but he proved me wrong.  If he truly didn't know what was going on then I feel bad for him......to an extent.  An owner should know more about what is going on within an organization than that.  If he did know and was just trying to save face then he should get an Academy Award for best actor.  But the thing about this issue is that a portion of the media needs to Just Shut UP over the deal.  It is all in NASCAR's hands to figure out what to do when they determine the substance, there are 36 more races to go and if you guys keep kicking a dead dog it won't come back alive, try to focus on some racing for a bit.

Kurt Busch had one of the two fastest hot-rods on the track Sunday.  While Tony Stewart was slicing and dicing his way through the field after his speeding penalty Kurt was out front and just like Ricky Bobby was "Goin' Fast Momma".  It looked like these two cars would fight it out down to the wire for the win but a bobble by Tony after going onto the apron caused Kurt to get into him and crash out both of them.  Now I have heard a lot of people come up and ask me if I was going to tell Kurt to shut up this week and my answer was the same each time, why?  If you think Kurt could have checked-up to get out of the way while going 180+ mph and inches from Tony's bumper you have got to be kidding.  IF he would have jumped up the track we could have had a bigger mess than we wound up with.  So to those who are out bashing Kurt Busch I tell you.......Just Shut Up!!!

NEWS FLASH!!!  Kevin Harvick won the 49th Daytona 500!!!  I just wanted to let you all know because it seems that every media source on the planet is busy talking about Mark Martin.  Now I will admit that I was pulling real hard to see Mark Martin win his first Daytona 500 in what could be his last great opportunity but I am just as happy for Kevin that he won.  Now I am also a little peeved at NASCAR for their apparent lack of consistency when throwing caution flags but I am getting used to inconsistency from them.  What has me tired of is the fans, and members of the media, who are throwing out comments that this whole thing was just part of an ongoing plot to stick it to Mark Martin.  JUST SHUT UP!!!  I have heard stories about how NASCAR wanted to let Kevin win because it was the anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death, or how the time of the ending was about the same time Dale was announced dead by Mike Helton six years prior.  Well my friends the time was a coincidence and even though it was six years to the day that Dale died we also need to remember that Daytona falls on the same weekend every year so Dale's death is always on people's mind.  Mark Martin drove his ass off, Kevin just drove his a little harder.

That's what I got friends, I know it isn't anyone in particular but it still bugs me.  Thanks for the e-mails and comments regarding who you think should just shut up, I really appreciate it.  I have my eye on a couple of people in the media, one on TV and one on satellite radio, drop me a line and let me know if you can point them out.

That's what I think, what say you?