RaceDay Rumblings
  • I know everyone keeps saying that there will be no tire issues today during the 400, and there is reason for their optimism after no reported tire problems so far in practice, but until I actually see it happen during race conditions, I don’t believe it. Goodyear has shown too many times that they lack the ability to build a quality, consistent tire that can survive 400 miles.

     
  • Admitting one has a problem is the first step towards getting help, so Kyle Busch acknowledging that he has to work on improving his attitude says a lot about Busch. It’s too bad that he waited so long before recognizing how is attitude has affected his race team. The good news though is that there is still a lot races left in the season and that Busch still has a shot at making the Chase and winning his first Sprint Cup championship, which is something a lot of drivers at this point in the year can’t say.

     
  • A big gold star for Mark Martin for making me look smart after I picked him to win the 400 on Friday morning and all before a practice lap had even been turned at Indy.

     
  • Good race last night in the Nationwide Series watching Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch work their way from the back to the front. Maybe it’s time we pass a rule that says any driver who is in the top-35 in the Sprint Cup standings has to start in the back anytime they race in the Nationwide Series? This would be a good thing for the series and it would definitely make the racing exciting watching Edwards, Busch, Logano and others attempt to fight their way from the back every week.

     
  • After qualifying second yesterday, Juan Montoya has more than a real chance today to become the first driver to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. Other drivers who have qualified for today’s race that have raced in the 500 include Tony Stewart starting seventh, Sam Hornish Jr. (15th), Robby Gordon (32nd), and John Andretti (35th).

     
  • With Dale Earnhardt Jr. fighting a bug and not feeling 100%, if you were Rick Hendrick wouldn’t you put Brad Keselowski in that car and sit Junior for the weekend? I mean Keselowski has actually won a Sprint Cup race in the last calendar year and in 13 less starts he does have as many top-10s on the year as Junior. Just saying.

     
  • And in case you haven’t seen it, Formula One driver Felipe Massa had a very scary wreck yesterday in qualifying for today’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Massa was struck in the head by what looks like to be a spring off of Ruben Barrichello’s car dazing the Brazilian and causing Massa to run into a tire barrier. Massa suffered a skull fracture and is in stable condition, but according to reports, he thankfully is expected to make a full recovery.
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    Posted: 7/26/2009 1:25:26 PM
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