Faster, Faster, Don't Stop Now

Random NASCAR factoids for the day:

1. Most of the guys in the Roush shop think Jamie Mac's gay. *snickers* Okay, I admit to snickering for several reasons. First because I have no functioning gaydar, so I have no clue. Second because I really, really think that Jamie's a really clueless straight male who isn't macho in any way and tries to play off like he is to fit into the NASCAR culture and ends up looking like he's hiding something.

2. Ron Hornaday thinks Michael Waltrip is gay. From things I've heard from someone who used to cat around with him? Ain't no way in hell Mikey's gay.

3. Jacques Villeneuve is going to attempt his first Nextel Cup race at Talladega. Dear Bill Davis - in what reality was that EVER a good idea? Dega is going to be a bloodbath and you're putting someone who's inexperienced at ovals out there?

4. Denny Hamlin is doing his best to be the ass of all NASCAR assholes. I mean, you get into it with Kyle Petty, who happened to be right, and then say that Kyle should apologize to you, and THEN later say that you should have been smarter than to get into it with Kyle because he's more popular...and then you go after someone you think you can bully in Paul Menard? I am pleased to say, however, that Menard was merely amused by Denny's antics.

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Can someone please explain why the mall radios are blaring "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" at the same time? The hell?

Another picspam for the viewing pleasure.

It's Teammate Time!

( A plethora of the boys be found under here. )

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 )

Just call me Lindsay

You know, next time anyone in my family or at work does the "you're too white" spiel, I'm going off, because white is white. I am what I am. My legs glow.

And you know, dying my hair red SHOULD take care of this.

But it doesn't, so I caved for a wedding (since hose are just...ugh) and did the fake tan on the legs. Let it be known - my legs are now bright white with a vague orange glow. Yay! Just what I wanted! To be ORANGE.

Why no one will accept that self tanner and white skin = orange is beyond me.

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NASCAR

Am taping the SPEED Pool Party, as the potential for some driver to be shirtless is great. Well, it's a foot deep pool, but still. If one of them goes shirtless, I don't care WHO it is (aside from Kenseth, but he hasn't RSVP'd), there's potential for mockage or drooling.

Also, McMurray's dog looks like him. Jeez! (And acts like him. Hi spastic puppy!)

And more, Sadler has GOT to grow the back of his hair out some. They keep trying to style it for Trackside, and while I've come to terms with the weird anchor hair they get going on top, the back is now too short for them to effectively style, so it just looks weird.

Tony, it would be funnier if you were telling the reporters to go away so you could talk to Greg. Just sayin.

Kyle Petty running over Jimmie Johnson was funny. As was the crew member pushing the car and laughing.

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Had pizza for breakfast, am drinking water now, have a Coke and an Almond Snickers for later...and dang it, too many postcards to label and get done by the end of the day so that I can go to a wedding 2 hours away.

1. Say NO to VD!

2. Life is good. I have Thin Mints. Bless you Girl Scouts.

3. Thin Mints, however, do not go well with Coca-Cola.

4. NASCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!! For I am 12. I missed you so, NASCAR. I didn't even care (much) that Junior was sucking horrible ass.

5. DW is apparently in my head, but in a bad way, because he talked about marriage between Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson. No! Bad images! Damn you DW, it's Jimmie and HARVICK!!!! They are so mnt 2 b. See? Next day with qualifying...Jimmie on the outside of row 1, Harvick on the outside of row 2.

6. The Grammys were entertaining...not. Yawn. I will say that I enjoyed the Kanye West/John Legend/Blind Boys of Alabama song. Besides the fact that I love the Blind Boys (they seriously kick booty), the staging of that production rocked. I actually found myself more mesmerized by the church goers and their choreographed "theatrics" than Kanye at one point.

7. I'm in shock. Kyle Petty qualified 12th for the qualifying races...the top Dodge Charger. WTF? Kerry Earnhardt qualified ahead of Junior. Heck, almost *everyone* qualified ahead of Junior, except Jeff Green, Matt Kenseth (which was really a shock), Kenny Wallace, and every field filler in existence.

8. After comments made by DW, I kind of feel bad and want to sponsor Kirk Shelmerdine myself.