One of our readers responded to the news of Dear Dario being
ousted at Chip's house after realizing he hired the wrong driver for
the 40 ride. Not all responses to other writer's articles come to
me, but this one did. I don't have too much to say regarding
Franchitti being told to hit the bricks, because let's face it, he's
not cut out for NASCAR competition. His lack-luster performance this
season took what was once a pretty good ride, and turned it into a
two-ton pile of shit that couldn't: 1. make it into a race, or 2.
keep a car together for an entire event. It was confusing to me in
the first place as Coor's Light became the official beer of NASCAR as
to why they pulled car sponsorship. To me, that would be like
replacing the Clydesdales of Budweiser with pack mules from the Grand
Canyon tours. Hee Haw! Chip's little international circus has been
shrunk from three to two rings, and even they don't have much going
for them. The stats don't lie.

What caught my attention is what this reader said regarding Juan
Pablo putting the screws to the Angry Keebler Elf. He stated that
Montoya should be suspended by NASCAR for 10 races, and that kind of
behavior should not be tolerated. My question to him is this, has he
paid any sort of attention to the quality of racing this season?
It's worth about as much as a public toilet full of foreign turds.
Not to mention that even promoters, track presidents, and even
commentators are expressing NASCAR's need to get back to some old
school brawl and blood. (ie: Texas Motor Speedway president offering
$15,000 to the first driver to throw his helemt at another car in
anger) What you saw between Juan and Kyle Sunday was nothing more
than old school, dirt track payback! You cannot deny Montoya's
honesty. He owned up to slamming the little fuck after taking it
from him the entire race. Would I have been upset if this had
happened to Jr? Sure I would, but hey, a little bumpin' and bruisin'
is just what the doctor orderd for this severe case of mediocrity
we've come to know as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

I'm not a fan of either one of the drivers involved in the
yellow flag incident. I hate Kyle Busch, because he comes to NASCAR
with his early 20-something sense of entitlement that many of the
young drivers arrive bearing. Thinking that you're "owed" something
does not follow the principles on which the sport was founded. The
fact that they both got taken out was nothing more than equally sweet
justice. However, I think it's safe to say that we can depend on Juan
Pablo Montoya to call a spade a spade and nothing more.

Certainly, NASCAR will issue fines, points penalties, blah blah
blah, puke. Yet, to say NASCAR should suspend Juan for 10 races
would only contribute to the continued sterilization of the sport and
make it even more painful to watch, just when a little excitement is
coming back. Since you're the NASCAR morality police, maybe you
should apply for a job with their officiating staff. (The
application is pretty easy, I filled one out two years ago online)
Could you imagine if a 10-race suspension policy was instituted in
the days of Waltrip, Earnhardt, Yarborough, Allison, and Pearson?
Christ, we would have missed out on some of the greatest racing in
NASCAR history, and perhaps thieved a few championships along the
way. Maybe this respondent was a secret agent of the NASCAR SS (oh
shit, I'm gonna get in trouble for that again), and was told by Mike
Helton or Brian France to submit the response. Maybe I've just had a
lack of sleep and that rubbed me the wrong way, or better yet...MAYBE
I'm tired of NASCAR becoming so politically correct and INtolerant,
that (in the words of Kyle Petty) NASCAR is only a sport on Sundays
and a big buisiness the other 6.

(In a three-year old's whiny voice) ...But using a 3400 pound
car as a weapon could get someone hurt or killed. Uggh, and wrecking
into a group of tightly packed cars this weekend on the Superstretch
at 185 mph, kissing walls and rooftops of cars won't? Gimme a
break. You're as confused as a baby in a titty bar. Let 'em race,
let 'em run, let 'em say what they want, and let 'em get back to
settling certain issues on the track! My rant for the week. Be safe
all, and have a Happy 4th of July!