..::[One weird race in a while is not out of the ordinary, but this is a real string of them. Only 11 cars finished on the lead lap? Pit strategies all over the map? Cars careening into other cars just trying to get onto pit road? It’s time to RANT! Hope Becca doesn’t mind me posting MY opinion on MY blog. ..::[Smaller fuel cells benefit no one except NASCAR’s ability to air as many commercials as they can during the race. They take the driver (who we came to see and cheer for) out of the race and give it to the crew chief, pit crew, and the guy holding the radar gun handing out speeding tickets. ..::[Harder tires benefit no one except those fans who came to see cars hit the wall. These extra cautions give NASCAR even more time to cram in commercials. Neither one of these two things make the racing better, and as a race fan (not a crash and go to commercial fan), I protest. ..::[I’ve blogged this numerous times before, but here it is again. What is the crime in putting a brake light TDC (that’s Top Dead Center for you lay people out there) of the back window of the cars? It absolutely would make racing safer. I think it would make the broadcast better, too. We’d know exactly who tapped the brakes (and when) through the in car cameras. No more post crash interviews with drivers saying “somebody” must have checked up. This might have prevented Mark Martin from trying to split J.J. Yeley’s car in half, and then hitting the wall head on at Mach OMG. I think it knocked him silly (or he’s still taking the Viagra) ‘cause he was way too happy in his post crash interview. ..::[Chalk it up to night racing. It was cold last night which makes cars faster and tracks slicker. I for one would watch every Bush race if it was on Friday night. Doesn’t say much for my social life, but there it is. I’d like to see the Cup series leave Saturday night to the local tracks. I used to have Mike Helton’s cell phone number. Where did I put that?