Obviously, thoughts go out to Jason Leffler's family, friends, and fans after he was tragically killed this past week in a sprint car race. Even though there's no easy way to move on, let's try.
--Brad Keselowski's latest complaint is that Hendrick and JGR tend to "steal" other employees (namely from Ford teams) to gain insider information. Um, that happens in every sport and almost every workplace, Brad. Maybe its time for BKes to put away the tin foil hat and call off the lookout for black helicopters.
--Speaking of Ford, the blue oval boys go for their 1,000th Nascar win this weekend. To be fair, the Ford BRAND only has 899 wins, while Mercury has 96, Lincoln has 4, and Merkur has 0.
--Brian Vickers is running a Louisville basketball paint scheme at Kentucky? Wow--Michael Waltrip Racing sure has a lot of bandwagon college sports fans!
--Memo to James Finch: The best way to gain sponsors is to succeed on the track and be open to as many opportunities as possible, not by constantly talking about shutting down your team.
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-Good to see that Eric McClure is getting a new crew chief…I really think he's capable of far more 22nd-place finishes than he's got so far.
PROGRAMMING NOTE--in observance of Father's Day, I'll be away for most of the Michigan Cup race. Hopefully I can get a recap article up Sunday evening, but if not, entertain yourselves.