Fixing NASCAR - Well said by Ed Hinton of ESPN

Great article with suggestions for fixing NASCAR's issues (expenses, competition, excitement, etc). The article was written bt Ed Hinton of ESPN. Click here

No marching orders from The Cat in the Hat?

During the first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season we routinely see cars pulling over to let teammates lead laps to gain the all-important 5 bonus points. Like it or not, it happens all the time. It's just one of the reasons that mutli-car teams have an advantage over single-car teams. 

It occurred to me that on the last lap of the green/white/checker in Phoenix, coming out of turn 3, the only drivers with a shot for the win were Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch. Jamie McMurry was in third place and his teammate Carl Edwards (2nd in the Chase) was in fourth. With no shot for the win, would it have killed McMurry to let Edwards have third? I know all about the integrity of the sport argument, but I think that would have been an awesome move for McMurry. He has been rumored to be the car that would be sent over to Yates after the 2009 season and really has not warranted all the fuss that was made over him when he dumped his Ganassi contract for Rousch.

Like most business situations, you have to make people notice you to gain any respect. I know Edwards would have appreciated the extra few points and people would have been arguing the legitimacy of the move had McMurry surrendered the spot. I am actually more surprised that Jack Rousch didn't call for the move himself. We know The Cat in the Hat loves headlines.

I have not been a fan of Jamie's, but his last three races have made me take notice. Let's move on to Homestead and see what transpires. Maybe Jack could have McMurry take out the #48 at the green flag...Just kidding.

NASCAR: Phoenix Recap Podcast

Head over to the iTunes store and search "Caution Laps" or click here. I run down the top 10 from Phoenix.

Matt Kenseth: NASCAR's New Villain?

So Matt Kenseth takes out The Dinger at the finish line along with 8 or so other cars. A.J. had it coming; even though he was very apologetic over the radio when only a few laps earlier, he took out Kenseth, Stewart and a few others.

I heard people calling for Kenseth to be parked, to be moved to the tail end of the lead lap and so on. Callers to Sirius Speedway this afternoon were comparing him to Montoya at New Hampshire, even Gilliland at Texas (an incident that also involved JPM), saying that Kenseth does this sort of thing all the time, he's a menace, blah, blah, blah.

Look, Matt Kenseth is a Champion and if he's got a beef with Dinger or anyone else, #17 will handle it how he sees fit. Reminds me of another past Champion — a 7 time Champion.