Martinsville "News" and Notes



--Though Sunday looks fine, we're otherwise looking at ANOTHER soggy weekend for Nascar.  Jeez, what did we DO to anger Mother Nature so much?  Well, other than the whole 3-miles-to-the-gallon cars thing.

--After briefly appearing on the entry list, the #77 of Randy Humphrey has been removed.  Considering how close Martinsville is to the team's headquarters, this could very well mean the end of the "team", as well as start-and-parking at the Cup level (for now).

--It's the 30th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports' first Cup win, which means the legitimate possibility of another awkward tv interview with Geoff(rey) Bodine.

--This was originally brought up by someone else on a message board, but it bares repeating--anybody else find it odd that three of the first five Nationwide Series races were sponsored by health advocacy groups?

--Turns out that the real reason Denny Hamlin had to step out of the car at Fontana was a sliver of metal that had lodged itself in his eye.  Um, OUCH.

--Circle Sport (the 33 car) is running David Stremme this weekend.  Um, OUCH.