At last....

I would like to first of all say "Thank Goodness he/we won one this year.". I just could not bear the thought of CWF pointing out that his driver won and mine did not. CWF would do it in a heartbeat because I've done it so many times too. We do jab back and forth and it's fun for all.

That pesky cynic in me could say that maybe NASCAR didn’t want to deal with the wrath of Tony Stewart and decided Smith’s move was illegal. But really, the yellow line is the yellow line and you can’t go below the yellow line. End of story. As I watched the race Sunday, I even said out loud as it happened, “You can’t do that.” (I talk to the TV a lot.)

Stewart has been a victim of the yellow line rule at Daytona and Monday expressed sympathy for Smith.
“I feel bad for him because it was the race of his life yesterday,” Stewart said. “And like I say, I sympathize from his standpoint, and it’s frustrating when you know that at the very least you should have finished second. But to get the one-lap penalty like that and be at the tail end of the lead lap, it’s hard to swallow when you leave.”

I’m going to go there, if it was Earnhardt Jr. doing the same move Smith did, I would predict a different call by NASCAR. Regan does not have the "Star power" yet to get any of NASCAR's calls. I'm glad NASCAR stuck with the rule that burned Tony last year at Daytona. It also appears that they have cleared up any grey about this yellow line business.

OK, one thing that I just have to point out: Bright yellow makes me nauseous! I'm glad that was the last race for Subway. If by chance Subway goes to SHR next year RUN ALL GREEN W/ YELLOW ACCENT. I'm still a little miffed that I did not get a call from JGR on the Subway color schemes.