First, a few search engine queries that have led folks to this site:

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The first two I understand, because that is the emotions of driver fans playing out. Racing wouldn’t be as fun if it weren’t for those who take a strong dislike for a certain driver. I once “hated” Jeff Gordon, but I got over it.

Doesn’t anybody still “hate” Brian Vickers, though? Is there anybody who remembers how Vickers won his first race at Talladega in 2006? Am I being an ars for bringing up old baggage?

The last one, though, bothers me. It is a waste of good beer. Kyle Busch is wearing a helmet, so it won’t hurt him much. And, what if you missed Kyle and hit Junior? How would you feel then?

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What race were you watching?

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Somebody was probably looking for some kind of dramatic reaction. Stewart was a disappointment, then, because he didn’t say a thing about the wreck. I looked on every site I could, and didn’t find anything, except that, by the end of the race the #20 team had the car running as good as, if not better than it was at the beginning of the race.  However, Elliot Sadler, took the high road and admitted responsibility for the wreck, which, by the way was very similar to the one between Busch and Earnhardt at Richmond last week, except, at Darlington, the damage to both cars was much worse.

Sadler also made a sincere and gentlemanly apology for wrecking Stewart, and he should be admired for that.

Now, a few new items from our bloggers.

Mike, from Trouble in Turn 2 has published his eagerly awaited race recap, “View From the Couch: Darlington“

Ovalscream has posted four new and excellent post-race items by the prolific Monte Dutton on NASCAR This Week:

“Sunday’s Post Race Report”

The winner and how he did it: Kyle Busch bounced off the wall repeatedly, prompting Jeff Gordon to say, “He didn’t win it on aerodynamics.”…read more

“Bad Boy Does Good In Darlington”

The fans who don’t like Kyle Busch left Darlington Raceway doubly frustrated Saturday night…read more

“Notebook: Stewart shoots par for Darlington course:”

Tony Stewart, who won the Nationwide Series race the night before, managed to make it slightly more than a lap unblemished in Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500…read more

And “He’s on top, which is something he has realized”

Dizzy Dean might’ve liked Kyle Busch. It was the St. Louis Cardinals great who said, “It ain’t bragging if you can do it.”…read more

Thanks for reading, and feel free to leave comments, here, or on the linked sites, or both!