The races

Wednesday night was the skyway race. I (David) won't go into too many details as I'm sure anyone who watches the TV news regularly knows all about it. I didn't find observing it to be all that thrilling. The only thing remarkable about it at all was that I didn't see one face there that I recognized. Unless you count the guy I went to high school with that found the whole set up to be a confusing obstacle to his commute home from work. The reason that not knowing anyone is remarkable is because when compared to the Stupor Bowl, it sets up quite a contrast. With the Stupor Bowl, I probably recognized half of the racers (even if I couldn't remember all of their names). Of course, this all seems rather logical, as I suspect that a time trial race (on mountain bikes) wouldn't attract many people I know (especially if it is invitational).

Sunday we noticed that NBC was willing to interrupt their Olympic coverage for some NASCAR qualifying. Our boy got a new sponsor. Though I can't say that I ever had anything good or bad to say about Viagra (the old sponsor), I will say that I disapprove of the change. I'm sure it makes sense for a race car driver to be sponsored by something auto related, but with AAA as a sponsor, it makes it a bit difficult to be an enthusiastically loyal fan. With this being Martin's last Nextel year though, it should be a time of transition anyway. Heather and I may go in different directions on who our next favorite is, but we'll be sure to keep y'all updated. We can both agree however, that it is prudent to point out to Tim (Super-rookie) that his boy Mayfield qualified for Daytona all the way back in the 21st spot. If that wasn't bad enough, he is right next to Jeff Green, the guy who habitually takes out as many drivers as possible at the start of a race. You might as well draw some dents and smoke on your pictorial Mayfield jersey now, Tim, then you'll have an accurate-looking jersey while you watch the race on Sunday.