This was one strange racin’ schedule week to my way of thinkin’. The Trucks raced on Wednesday, the only such day race this season. Imagine that. Why Duck and I had been so busy durin’ the early part of the week that we pert near missed the race. We just got lucky, thank our good and gracious Lord. Curly Sadler landed the pole followed by Piquet, Jr, Handsome Hornaday, that Gaughan Boy and Buescher. For those who want to know Happy Man started 6th, Rock’em Sock’em started 12th, Rowdy Boy started 7th and WOG started 17th. To Duck’s dismay Flippin’ Carl didn’t run this race. The rest you can look up. So with last minute knowledge of this race and no snacks prepared Duck and I piled on the divan and quacked and cheered as they waved the green flag.
Course we all know what a wild, excitin’ place Bristol is and with Happy Man and Rowdy Boy runnin’ this race ya just don’t know what to expect or when to expect it if ya know what I mean. More on that later too. Anyway, this was an action packed event as is the usual at Bristol. 200 laps goes pretty fast at Bristol. Can’t do a lap by lap deal but Handsome Hornaday wrecked on lap 10. Seems his bad luck this year just keeps on comin’. Paludo’s engine blew up on lap 90 and then on lap 100 Rowdy Boy’s day ended when he hit the wall while he was tryin’to pass Curly Sadler. Sad for Rowdy and Paludo I say! Anyway this is an interestin’ deal here with Rowdy and Curly cause Curly who usually drives for Happy Man was drivin’ for another guy. Seems they both had different takes on the accident. Nothin’ new about that cause each driver sees that stuff differently but I gotta say more on this later, too. Anyway Happy Man took the lead from Jason White on lap 98 and held it to the end. Good for him I say. This was his 3rd Truck race in a row and his 3rd win in the Trucks Series in a row. This might be one of the reasons Rowdy Boy was all bent out of shape. Well that and the fact that he didn’t get the chance to battle his best buddy Happy but like I said more on this whole thingie later. Anyway, Rock’em Sock’em finished 2nd followed by Bodine, Buescher and Peters. For those who want to know WOG finished 3 laps down in 23rd, Handsome Hornaday finished 24th and Curly finished 9th. Rock’em Sock’em kept the points lead by 8 and the rest you can look up.
Next up we waited until Friday when the Nationwide drivers took to the track. Now Duck was a happy critter cause his idol was racin’ in this here event. We got our snacks of deep fried chicken liver bits and fresh made lemonade on the crates and quacked and cheered as Rowdy Boy lead the field to green followed by teammate Wide Smilin’, Curly Sadler. Funny Man Wallace and Leffler. For those who want to know, Flippin’ Carl started 6th, Bowyer started 9th, Baby Face Bayne started 7th and the rest you can look up. So with that lineup Curly started right behind Rowdy Boy. Duck and I were so interested to see what was gonna happen between those two that we nearly busted a gut quackin’ and cheerin’ as they waved that green flag. Wasn’t much to that concern cause Rowdy boy goosed that car and jotted out in front of Wide Smilin’ immediately.
On lap 35 Reuti Tootie spun out after he and Kutie Kahne got together. Not sure about that deal. May have been an on purpose thingie. Looked that way to Duck and me, course that’s neither here nor there and that wound up bein’ the first caution. They ran green until lap 125 when Clements had a flat tire. Pit stops put Bowyer in the lead. Then the 3rd caution came out when Funny Man brushed the wall and Bowyer was still leadin’. Caution 2 was on lap 145 when Kligerman spun. Kyle took the lead again on lap 178. Another caution on lap 191 had Wide Smilin’ in the lead cause he stayed out but on 206 Rowdy took the lead again makin’ him and teammate 1 and 2 again and they finished that way! Good for them I say! Bowyer finished 3rd followed by Bowyer, Flippin’ Carl and AA. For those who want to know Curly finished 8th, Speedy Reed finished 12th, Baby Face finished 13th and the rest you can look up. Stenhouse, Jr maintianed the points lead over Curly by 5 and the rest you can look up too. Duck handled his idol’s finish right well. I just never know what to expect from Duck anymore. Course that’s neither here nor there.
So Saturday we were ready for 500 laps of action. Yessirree! With left over chicken liver bits and freshly made lemonade on the crates Duck and I were on our feet quackin’ and cheerin’ as Flyin’ Ryan lead the field to the start/finish line followed by Flippin’ Carl, Robo Kennseth, Jeffie Boy, and Cutie Mark Martin. For those who want to know same champ Jimmie started 13th, JR started 22nd and Good Bad Brad started 8th. The rest you can look up.
The action started from the get go and Jeffie took the lead on lap 5. By lap 12 Flippin’ Carl moved into 2nd. Duck was havin’ himself a quackin’ fit, I can tell ya that one somethin’ right now! Oh it was excitin’! By lap 19 Jeffie started lappin’ the field. First caution was for debris on lap 32. Good Bad Brad stayed out and was the leader on the restart on lap 37 but on the next lap Robo Man took it away from him. By lap 72 Bowyer and Smoke went a lap down. Doesn’t take long at this place if ya know what I mean. Another caution for debris came out on lap 103 and same champ Jimmie won that race off pit road. Kvapil blew an engine on lap 128 so caution 3 came out. Same Champ still was the leader. Jeffie retook the lead on lap 183. That boy was doin’ great to my way of thinkin’! By lap 208 only 24 cars were on the lead lap. Like I said it doesn’t take long!
After pitstops Robo and Jeffie were the top 2 racers on lap 257! Jeff retook the lead on lap 266, though. Again that boy was like greased lightnin’! Duck and I pretty much think he is the one to beat! Can’t do a lap by lap deal here. It’s gettin’ late and you can look it up just like I did. But I will say 3 more caution flags waved. Good Bad Brad took the lead on lap 421 and stayed there to win that race. Now that boy is the perfect example of how fit thee drivers are. After his accident and racin’ with a broken ankle that boy has come back to win at Bristol. Good for him I say! Burns my buttons when those Barber Shop Bozos say the drivers don’t need to be fit cause all they do is drive. Course they sure notice how fit that Go Daddy unzipped girl is! Personally I think that goop they put on those few hairs on their heads sinks in to their brains and makes them stupider than they used to be. I’m not sure but I’m just sayin’. Anyway Truex, Jr finished 2nd followed by Jeffie, same champ Jimmie and that darlin’ Jamie McMurray! Good for all of ‘em I say. For those who want to know Flippin’ Carl finshed 9th to Duck’s dismay, Jr finished 16th, Rowdy Boy finished 14th and the rest you can look up. Rowdy and same champ Jimmie are tied for the top 2 spots in the standin’s and Flippin’ Carl is in 4th 35 points behind. I am still tryin’ to get Duck to look at the big picture here. He stomped off to his room followin’ the race and I heard a big bang and then a whole lot of very low, grumblin’ soundin’ quacks. Serves him right if he was kickin’ stuff in there. So as the noise continued on in to the night I chuckled my way to peaceful slumber.
Now for some other stuff. Guess y’all heard Go Daddy Danica’s news about next season. Good Bad Brad tweeted this, “Her assent up the ladder of the sport thru various branding techniques only serves to undermine the … future credibility of female racers who wish to make it based on skill, mental toughness and a never give up attitude.” He said somethin’ about openin’ a pandoras box and that if she doesn’t make it that could very well close the door for other female racers for years to come. GOOD for Good Bad, I say! That boy is as smart as he is tough!
And for the next other stuff I want to comment on the Rowdy Boy/Happy Man/Curly Sadler issue. Oh my good and gracious LORD how silly can one great driver be? Well quite a bit to this granny’s way of thinkin’. Rowdy Boy is claimin’ that Curly wrecked him because his owner/usual bossman in the Nationwide Series is his biggest rival Happy Man Harvick. Now I guess if ya stretch your imagination a good bit you could come up with that line of thinkin’ but if ya look at the footage it sure appears that Busch cut down on Curly and then hit the wall. Course Rowdy had to get even and rammed Curly before goin’ behind the wall. That’s a whole lot of damaged cars and money involved in all that Tom follery. And it aint even Rowdy’s or Elliott’s vehicles and therefore money for cryin’ out loud. I’m thinkin’ Coach Joe (Busch’s Nationwide & Sprint Cup boss) needs to take that boy out behind the shop shed, if they have one, and straighten out that boy’s tail feathers a bit. Know what I mean?
And finally I want us all to pray for all those people affected by Miss nasty Irene. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected. People have lost their lives, homes and businesses damaged or destroyed, lost all they own, hearts broken and lives changed forever. If ya don’t know how to pray just say this, “Our good and gracious Lord please grant strength and love to all those affected durin’ the horrible destruction of this past weekend and we ask this in your son’s most precious name. Amen.”
So that’s it for now. Next week is Atlanta. Email, comment or don’t and you know the rest. Granny Grump over and out.
