--It's time for the annual switch-over from Fox to TNT--Turner Sports executives were seen removing Wally Dallenbach's personality on Wednesday night.
--With Joe Nemechek running the Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway Friday night, Timmy Hill will pilot the #66 Cup car at Pocono. I think that the old "TBA" listing for a driver entry stands for "Timmy Be Available".
--Last Sunday, Dover's racing surface came apart in turn 2. Then just two days later, a bridge on I-495 in Wilmington Delaware was shut down due to structural issues. Coincidence? Well, yeah, probably.
--Speaking of track surfaces, the change from Dover to Pocono might just be the biggest swing on the schedule. Dover is a high-banked concrete one-mile track, while Pocono is a low-banked, triangular 2.5-mile track…where deer, chickens, and drunks occasionally run around during races.
--Nascar's hot new rumor has Carl Edwards leaving Roush-Fenway, but for a third Team Penske car. If Cousin Carl and Bad Brad wind up on the same team together, Joey Logano will earn a new nickname: The Mediator.