It's a conspiracy!

NASCAR - The Junior Conspiracy

My mother has become the Mulder of NASCAR.

After yesterday's fiasco (when Junior's car sheds the entire WHEEL on the last restart), my mother is convinced that DEI is sabotaging Junior on purpose. (Or that they're really, really incompetent.)

I tried explaining about everyone having blown engines. I tried explaining about getting behind on technology due to the evil stepmonster. I tried explaining about the partnership with Childress and the R07 engine of doom. I tried explaining about the tire changer getting ahead of himself on the pit stop (to which my mother said "It sounds like he didn't tighten the lugnuts enough", which made me happy because she's more mechanical than she thinks). I tried to explain about experimenting with a good driver when he's safely in the top 35.

Mom said that pretty much, whatever all the excuses, DEI is screwing Junior. And you know, thinking about how ANY driver and ANY fan would take it if that was the year their driver was having, I'd be pissed too. (Except at this point I just have to sigh and wait for next year, because there's no way in hell they're going to magically find a great car that won't screw up for Junior in the next three races.)

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Also, this cold weather in the morning is not a good thing. My upper lip has decided to break out in hives.