--So is it still cheating if almost half the field does it? Yes. Yes it is.
--Back to Daytona, back to restrictor plates, back to anybody with a car having a shot to win. Well, besides Josh Wise.
--Plenty of teams will be running special patriotic paint schemes this weekend, so if you see a team that isn't? They're commies! (I'm looking at you, Paul Menard).
--Even though Toyota isn't an American-owned company, they plan to get into the spirit of the Fourth by providing a spectacular explosion-and-smoke show from one of their engines.
--Over/Under on number of Larry Mac "JOO-ly"'s we hear on Saturday night: 4.5.
--Only two more races left for Fox Sports 1--I mean, Speed--I mean, TNT.