Earning Stripes on (A Happy) Mothers Day....
First, let's get the jokes out of the way ... such as, "Let's put on the tea
kettle," "He's just blowing smoke," or "I didn't know they still made Stanley
steamers," etc. It doesn't matter -- JG just rolls on and is, IMHO, heading for
one of the best seasons in modern NASCAR history.
Now for the race itself ... See, this is why the older tracks still have "it'' --
they simply give us a race worthy of watching -- no really big accidents, just
fans sitting on the edge of their seats at times wondering ...
...Wondering when a "big one" was going to occur as this car or that car slid around a curve and earned the famed "stripe" for which the Lady in Black is noted.
... Wondering which car was next to have an engine fly apart right at the end.
... Wondering if the #24 was going to erupt like a Vesuvius and scatter Dupont rainbow colors over everyone.
... Wondering why every race can't be like this.
That's what I'm wondering too my friends.
That's the view from here.
Michael