Monday, May 28, 2007
Just Because I Pay Attention to the Stories Doesn't Make Me a Fan...
This is one of the reasons that NASCAR is a nice spectator sport that I don't mind my son watching:
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/05/26/kpetty.ride.along.surprise/index.html
It was interesting to see an entirely different crop of cars finishing in the top 5 in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.
Thankfully my son already has small die-cast versions of the 25 and 18 cars :-D
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/05/26/kpetty.ride.along.surprise/index.html
It was interesting to see an entirely different crop of cars finishing in the top 5 in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.
Thankfully my son already has small die-cast versions of the 25 and 18 cars :-D
Labels: nascar
Thursday, May 10, 2007
620 Days
Really, I'm Not a NASCAR Fan
My little boy is :-D
He loves the cars - I don't think he cares as much for the fellows driving the cars. The #24 car (Jeff Gordon) seems to be a favorite, but the #20 car (Tony Stewart) is up there, too, but that could be the association with the sponsor, Home Depot (which calls into question his interest in the #48 car - Jimmie Johnson - sponsored by Lowes, the #20 car's competitor....).
It's very odd to say that I know more about NASCAR than I've ever known about any other Sunday-afternoon-televised event.
But that doesn't make me a fan, really...
A friend pointed this hilarious, yet thoughtful, editorial out to me a few days ago:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-whitley0307may03,0,1723794.column
Best quote: "He always could tell his driver to renounce all 77 of his victories, give them to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and admit he likes to play with dolls."
He loves the cars - I don't think he cares as much for the fellows driving the cars. The #24 car (Jeff Gordon) seems to be a favorite, but the #20 car (Tony Stewart) is up there, too, but that could be the association with the sponsor, Home Depot (which calls into question his interest in the #48 car - Jimmie Johnson - sponsored by Lowes, the #20 car's competitor....).
It's very odd to say that I know more about NASCAR than I've ever known about any other Sunday-afternoon-televised event.
But that doesn't make me a fan, really...
A friend pointed this hilarious, yet thoughtful, editorial out to me a few days ago:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-whitley0307may03,0,1723794.column
Best quote: "He always could tell his driver to renounce all 77 of his victories, give them to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and admit he likes to play with dolls."
Labels: nascar
