NASCAR Miscellaneous

Petty Possibly To Announcing

From Jayski:

Petty to TNT? to run less races: hearing that Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Petty Racing Dodge, will be part of the TNT broadcast crew that airs six Nextel Cup races in June and July of 2007 and that Petty would not drive in some or all those six races, being replaced by another driver, no idea who that driver may be. Bill Weber will return as TNT's play-by-play announcer and Wally Dallenbach returns as a race analyst.(1-20-2007)

I like Kyle as an announcer. He's solid and doesn't try to editorialize too much. And he keeps his opinions of the drivers to himself. I vote yes!

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Sadler and Hamlin slim down

#11-Denny Hamlin and #19-Elliott Sadler both have new looks for the upcoming NASCAR Nextel Cup season, but it has nothing to do with paint schemes. Hamlin hired a physical trainer in the offseason, and Sadler is hoping to lose weight and return to the size he was in his rookie season. Hamlin, who sported a slight bulge in the midsection of his racing uniform last year, said he already notices a difference. "I feel better than I have ever in just the short amount of time I've been doing it," Hamlin said of his workouts. "To me, it's more about working on those last 100 laps of the race when you need to dig down and get the most out of yourself. I felt like I was kind of slack on it last year." Sadler said he weighed 211 pounds in 1999 and had not been below that until now. Sadler weighs 210 pounds. He says he's lost 10 pounds since last year's season finale at Homestead and wants to lose another 10 pounds before this season begins. "I just want to be prepared mentally and physically the best I can to make sure I pull my weight," Sadler said. He says he is not on a particular workout program other than watching what he eats. "I can eat as much as anybody I think that you've ever met in your life," said the 31-year-old, who finished fourth in last year's Daytona 500. "I ordered two or three Big Macs at a time. I'd eat two or three steaks at a time when I go to a steakhouse."(Roanoke Times)(1-20-2007)

Dear writer at the Roanoke Times - OH DEAR LORD. Please work on your imagery. Cause making Hamlin dirty is wrong.

Also, Elliott needs to work on the whole eating right ALL YEAR LONG. Kinda doesn't work to just go about losing weight in the off season.

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Meme ganked from tourofduty:

First, write down the names of 12 characters. Then read and answer the questions. You can't look at the questions (or click on the cut) until you write down the 12 characters you're going to use.

Done for NASCAR as Supernatural doesn't have enough characters.

1. Ryan Newman
2. Bootie Barker
3. Lars (Kenseth's cat - HE COUNTS)
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Brian Vickers
6. Jamie McMurray
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Elliott Sadler
9. Tony Stewart
10. Greg Biffle
11. Matt Kenseth
12. Casey Mears

( MEME )