Alphabet Meme

From deifire, ten things I like beginning with the letter D.

1. Dierks Bentley (I'm kind of obsessed with him of late)
2. Diners
3. Dixie Chicks
4. Dog (my pup is my love)
5. Dance With Me
6. David Ragan (because nice guys deserve fangirls)
7. Domino's Pizza
8. Denver (John Denver, folk singer extraordinaire)
9. Dancing
10. Deveraux (that's Jude Deveraux)

(The bad thing is, things I could come up with off the top of my head? I don't like. They're obvious D words, but really, I hate diamonds and doughnuts.)

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Why Marc Davis is way more awesome than Joey Logano

Marc Davis is racing in the Truck Series today. What did he do? He asked Dennis Setzer for advice and took experience he had racing against Dennis at Hickory as a baseline for how he'd need to run against what Dennis runs in Truck.

He sat down for a good long while with Ted Musgrave yesterday to go over how to run the track, how to run the truck, how to adjust.

He ran into Ron Hornaday at the Mexican restaurant in Mooresville this past week and asked him for advice. (Ron said "See me at the track and I'll tell you all the wrong things to do." Ron cracks me up. If you can handle Ron picking on you, you're golden.)

People, the notable in this? The youngest of these guys is 48. Marc went to experienced guys, respecting what they know and how they can help him, and started out by playing nice. He didn't walk in the door expecting to be handed anything, he didn't walk in the door expecting he'd run better than veterans.

Keep in mind, this kid (he's 18 and 2 months) has a 5 year plan. He started on his plan at age 16. He may not have the natural innate talent at this point that Joey Logano has, but he's sensible, logical, and has goals that he intends on achieving. He's more likely to make something happen than Sliced Bread. And making something happen is great, because it's not waiting for things to happen to you. He's the guy that will have all sorts of career options post-racing, whereas Joey will be living out his glory days on his front porch.

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Now off to rehab.