--After a week of playing "Talladega Roulette", we go to the tiny Martinsville Speedway, which is more like a game of Blackjack--there's a strategy, there's ways to put yourself in a better position to win, but its still really something of a crapshoot.
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| Corey beats the "Cheeks" car |
--Developmental driver Corey LaJoie was reprimanded for making insensitive comments about a turban-wearing fellow at an airport. Seems that Corey thinks that anyone who looks somewhat-Muslim should be automatically cavity-searched. Um, I'd be careful what you wish for, Corey--you DO drive a car that looks like a taxi-cab.
--No word yet on what drug got Todd Parrot suspended (and then fired) from RPM, but I'm guessing its something that allows him to pretend its still 1998.
--In further still RPM news, Aric Almirola will run a #41 car this week to honor Hall of Fame inductee (and former driver of a #41 car) Maurice Petty. Enjoy it while you can, folks--its the last time you'll be rooting for the driver of the 41 car for a long, long time.
--Denny Hamlin will be running a Jordan Brand "Jumpman" logo on his KBM Truck Series Tundra this Saturday. Its so nice to see Nascar taking advantage of Martinsville's proximity to DC by running a tribute to former Washington Wizard great Michael Jordan.