(Editor’s Note: Mystery Picker’s win total was adjusted to include both of his wins this year so far (Atlanta and Phoenix—I apologize for the error.)
Y’know, there’s really nothing like going to work in the snow. As a member of the management team, I have to come in unless there’s a state of emergency—after all, they don’t trust just anyone to handle the cash drawers. So here I am, sitting behind the counter, watching big fluffy flakes fall outside, without a single customer in the store.
Its times like this that make me wonder about life, destiny, and stuff like that. I mean, was I meant to spend an afternoon babysitting a bunch of merchandise, or did I have some greater purpose? And if my life has been predetermined by a higher power, then can anything I do truly be called a failure? That thought in particular comes in handy when I look at what remains of my March Madness bracket.
Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (1 win)—Harrison Burton—feel-good win for a Virginia kid.
Cup Series STP 500—MYSTERY PICKER (2 wins) PICKS Kevin Harvick. Favorite: Kyle Busch—I guess the Mystery Picker forgot that Martinsville isn’t on the west coast. Next Favorite: Kurt Busch—seems right about that time for Kurt to pick up a win that people forget about in about a month. Dark Horse: Bubba Wallace Jr.—Bubba rides “Big ‘Mo” into victory lane with people complaining it was fixed.