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Dear Diary, Kyle Busch Won Again. Ugh.
POSTED May 12, 4:00 PM
Polesitter Greg Biffle (No. 16) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead the field to the green flag of the Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway (Photo Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)On Saturday I went to a friend's birthday party so I missed the entire race. I taped it, of course, but when I heard that Kyle Busch had won the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington my desire to watch it plummeted.

I've said before that racing can't be reheated and it's true. There's too much desire to fast-forward so you don't get the full experience like you do from watching it live. I watched the pre-show and then the first laps and then sped through most of the middle until the end and then watched the post-race interviews.

Instead of dwelling on the boringness of Kyle's win I shall focus on the good things. For one, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth which is still awesome and he's still third in points, can't complain about that.

Also, and most importantly, the Fox Sports guys finally focused on Travis Kvapil and his team's awesome top-ten finish. David Gilliland's 20th place finish is also nothing to sniff at. Travis is now ranked 18th and David is 21st in the point standings.

One thing bugs me though, this is Travis' THIRD top-ten finish of the year and they acted like it was his first. C'mon guys these Yates teams have been impressive all season so far.

In some added good news, FreeCreditReport.com has extended its relationship with Yates Racing by sponsoring the No. 38 for an additional set of races for the 2008 season. The press release didn't say exactly how many races that was, but at any rate it's a good thing that they're staying aboard.

After winning the Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway, Kyle Busch gets doused by the No. 18 team in victory lane (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Even though it's him, it's still a great photo. :)
 
After winning the Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway, Kyle Busch gets doused by the No. 18 team in victory lane (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)
 
Dale Does The Retro Thing, but He's Not The Only One
POSTED May 10, 9:16 AM
If you've been living under a rock then you don't know that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be sporting a retro look this weekend on his No. 88 Chevy. His car will feature a Mountain Dew paint scheme similar to the one Darrell Waltrip used in 1981 and 1982.... Read More
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Don't Sleep on Gilliland and Kvapil
POSTED April 30, 2:29 PM
Again I call for Fox Sports and ESPN/ABC (whenever they take over the coverage duties of NASCAR) to fill their pre-race coverage with profiles of the drivers instead of pointless 5-second interviews and shots of Darrell Waltrip dancing (I love you DW,... Read More
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