Short Pitting:

By Keith Ott

The 125’s make no sense anymore. The “Top 35” ended all that. There were 8 spots remaining and being fought for. All the rest of the drivers were just testing (and they raced like it). And, I don’t know if TV could have made the explanation of who was getting into the event more convoluted. Green/Yellow/Red names? I had flow charts drawn up after the first explanation. I suppose I wasted time since they did it every 5 minutes. My proposal is the “Top 35” starts during the 2nd race of the season. Let them race into “Americas Greatest Race,” or, just dump them for normal qualifying. It makes no sense to wreck cars for pit spots when qualifying times already set it.

Whoever decided on the Vette Pace Car colors is a moron.  I can say this because I own one and wouldn’t be seen dead in that one.

  Ok, who did not stand with arms clenched/fingers crossed with 10ltg wanting that Septuagenarian James Hylton in the show?  If you said, “Not me,” you’re lying.   He would have made the day for NASCAR with a feel good moment.  If he’d been close enough, Waltrip would have pushed him into the event just to get the limelight off of him.

 

They can say what they like about Waltrip being vindicated after his “heartfelt” apology and racing into the show, but I’m not buying it.  He owns/drives that car and should know more about it than anyone.  This “mystery perpetrator” is even more ridiculous.  How many people have that kind of access to your car, Mikey?  It’s not a Scooby-Doo mystery.  Someone knows who did it on whose orders.

  Far from seeing the penalties as a “Black eye,” I think NASCAR benefits from their fast response.  I see it as a positive step.  Now, to be really positive they have to start using ink when they write rules, not pencil.

If DW has to say the stupidest words in NASCAR at least they could get the timing right.  One restart had, “Tighten up those belts….(long, long, loooooong pause) and BX3.”  It’s bad enough he says them…prolonging the delivery is like waiting for the doctor to stick a needle in.  You’re all set and ready and the nurse says, “ Doctor, you got a minute ?” UGH!  DW, wouldn’t Green/Green/Green be a nicer touch?  And, NASCAR, billions of new foreign fans have no idea wtf “Boogity” means.  And they can’t ask Americans because we don’t either.

That’s it for “Short Pitting.”  Let’s get ready to rumble!