Here is who everyone got from the random draft for my series:
First my 3-Car team.
#2-Rusty Wallace
#9-Bill Elliott
#32-Ricky Craven
Now, I will announce the results but in a special way. That is by giving awards for who the best draft pick in each round. I will post the full order though. I am excluded, because I just took the three drivers that were left over.

Best 1st Round Draft Pick
#48-Jimmie Johnson (solidsnake1934)
#12-Ryan Newman (k3nnyisa3som3)
#99-Jeff Burton (RunerRacerPeniguin5)
#31-Robby Gordon (jeremycharge1994)
#10-Johnny Benson (TheBurtonGuy)
#55-Bobby Hamilton (TAH2719)
#21-Elliott Sadler (a14umbra)
#7-Casey Atwood (DFDSFUEIFH)
#26-Todd Bodine (KylePettyFan45)
#63-Shane Hall (thenascarghost)

Best 2nd Round Draft Pick
#88-Dale Jarrett (TAH2719)
#18-Bobby Labonte (jeremycharge1994)
#22-Ward Burton (TheBurtonGuy)
#15-Michael Waltrip (KylePettyFan45)
#43-John Andretti (RunerRacerPeniguin5)
#45-Kyle Petty (DFDSFUEIFH)
#46-Frank Kimmel (thenascarghost)
#25-Jerry Nadeau (solidsnake1934)
#16-Greg Biffle (k3nnyisa3som3)
#37-Jeff Purvis (a14umbra)

Best 3rd Round Draft Pick
#20-Tony Stewart (TheBurtonGuy)
#24-Jeff Gordon (RunerRacerPeniguin5)
#28-Ricky Rudd (DFDSFUEIFH)
#6-Mark Martin (k3nnyisa3som3)
#17-Matt Kenseth (jeremycharge1994)
#29-Kevin Harvick (solidsnake1934)
#5-Terry Labonte (thenascarghost)
#1-Steve Park (TAH2719)
#98-Kasey Kahne (KylePettyFan45)
#49-Shawna Robinson (a14umbra)

Best 4th Round Draft Pick
#40-Sterling Marlin (a14umbra)
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (KylePettyFan45)
#97-Kurt Busch (TheBurtonGuy)
#30-Jeff Green (RunerRacerPeniguin5)
#31-Robby Gordon (jeremycharge1994)
#19-Jeremy Mayfield (thenascarghost)
#27-Jamie McMurray (k3nnyisa3som3)
#36-Ken Schrader (solidsnake1934)
#4-Mike Skinner (DFDSFUEIFH)
#23-Scott Wimmer (TAH2719)

Best Overall Teams (Based on a points rating for each pick. 10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd, etc.)
TheBurtonGuy (31)
RunerRacerPeniguin5 (30)
jeremycharge1994 (28)
k3nnyisa3som3 (22)
solidsnake1934 (21)
KylePettyFan45 (20)
TAH2719 (19)
DFDSFUEIFH (18)
a14umbra (16)
thenascarghost (14)

Those are the teams. Good Luck to everyone!!!

I'd like to announce that FlyingTurns.com will be used for a series I've started on Youtube. Results and Points will be posted here.

Carl Long hoped that he could make as many races as possible this season. That dream may be shot down.
At this year's Sprint Showdown, Long's engine was found to be too big in one of the inspections. He had to change engine's, start in the back, and then he had a problem with his car which sent him out of the race. Then he got the penalties. It was the biggest penalty in NASCAR ever.
He, his wife and owner Danielle, his crew chief Charles Swing, and his entire team, Carl Long Racing, were suspended from 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, and suspended from all of NASCAR until August 15. In addition, Long was penalized 200 driver points, owner Danielle penalized 200 owner points, and crew Charles Swing fined $200,000. Long's team was entirely in the red.
First of all, Long made no races, so he now had -200 points. His #46 car had made two attempts, and scored 47 owners points. He now had -153. Most importantly, Long's annual income was only $100,000, give or take $20,000 depending on many races he made. This was only half of the penalty. The worst part of this is Long is $200,000in the hole, and it is because of .09 of a cubic inch.
Long then appealed his penalty, but he lost. The only that changed was that Carl and Danielle Long, and Charles Swing were no longer suspended from all of NASCAR, just the Sprint Cup Series. Long was angered by this. He then made an appeal to the National Stock Car Commissioner, Charles Strang. His penalty was reduced 12 races suspended to 8, but the fine remained.
However there is hope for Carl Long. Some of his fans have started a donation site. As of June 18, 2009, they have earned $16,342.78, and the donations been taking place for about a month. Part of that was donated by fellow drivers David Reutimann and Boris Said, as well as racing analyst Dave Despain. Fans can donate by going to a link that is posted at the bottom of this article. Once there, a fan can click on the Donate button or can purchase Carl Long merchandise by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. Hopefully, Charles Swing will have a NASCAR license for 2010.

Here is the link
http://www.carl-long.com/donations.htm

Jeremy Mayfield's suspension for "drugs" is the big talk of NASCAR right now. But a question has to be asked now. How much testing is too much testing?
Here's the new test policy. A computer randomly selects 4 drivers, 10 crew members, and 2 NASCAR officials. Testing is done after the race. Drivers are allowed 2 tests, an A Test, and if they fail that, they can request a B Test. If they fail the B Test, they are suspended. This is done every week to every NASCAR series.
But something NASCAR did was a little out of the ordinary. During a rain delay for the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, NASCAR tested 10 crew members. These crew members were not ones picked by the computer to test at the end of the race. So why did they test them? No members of the press heard about this until it was over, but it sent them scrambling.
So the question remains to be asked. How much testing is too much testing?

A good start to a year can do everything for a driver, but so can a bad start. A good start can get a driver pepped up, while a bad start can get a driver wanting to do better. So here is my first quarter report cards.

Honor Roll
David Reutimann A+
The Franchise has done very well in his performance, and it shows by his points position.
Jeff Gordon A-
He has performed a little less than expected, but overall has done a good job.
Matt Kenseth B
Kenseth has had trouble but is recovering.
Marcos Ambrose B-
This Australian has had a mix of finishes placing him in the top 20.

Needs Improvement
David Gilliland C
He needs to perform a little better, but not much.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. D+
Junior and the pit have to fix their problems.
Joey Logano F
He needs to get more experience.
Scott Speed F
They need to get him out of the car like they did with AJ Allmendinger last year.

Group Work ( I averaged out the drivers in each group's grades to get the group grades. )
Busch Brothers A
They have got some power underneath their hoods.
Michael Waltrip Racing B
This group has done their homework and has almost all the kinks worked out. They would have a C if not for Michael Waltrip's role as the "designated two-time Daytona 500-winning driver" on My Name Is Earl. That earned MWR some extra credit.
Rookies D-
Logano and Speed are not performing, while part-timers Max Papis and Brad Keselowski have performed very well.
Roush Fenway Racing F
This five car team better get some good finishes.

No engines were blown in the making of this post, but several fingers were cramped.

Some of you may know the story of Carl Edwards hauler driver, but for those of you who don't, Edwards's hauler driver grew a beard and wouldn't shave it until Carl won another race. That took almost two years. I did this same thing by not getting a haircut until Jeff Gordon won another race. That took five months. (I started in November.) However, now that he has won, I need a new driver to follow, and I need some help picking them, so comment on who you want. I do have a few rules.
1) It can only be full-time drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
2) Suggestions must be in by the next race at Phoenix on Saturday, April 18, 2009.
3) The first five races with the new driver do NOT count. (I don't want to get a haircut a week after my last one.)
If anyone has anymore questions, please comment. Otherwise, comment on which driver you want me to go with. Finally, I have a NASCAR brain twister.
Which NASCAR video game had two different songs with the same title? If you know the answer, please comment. So long for now!

On January 30, 2009, it was announced that one of my favorite drivers, Morgan Shepherd, will change from Dodge to Chevy. This is to open ties between allies Kevin Harvick Incorperated, Stewart-Haas Racing, and Johnny Davis Motorsports. Shepherd, now 67, the oldest active full-time NASCAR driver, will start the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season in the top 30 in owners points, due to the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Team, which was in the top 30, closed down.
This means the #89 Racing With Jesus Chevrolet will start the first five events.

Good Luck Morgan!

As many of you have heard, Yates Racing has announced that Bobby Labonte, Hall Of Fame Racing, and Ask.com have merged with their team to form a four-car operation, BUT have decided to make some changes. Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland, Yates 2008 drivers, may not be returning for 2009, nor will their rides, Kvapil's #28 and Gilliland's #38. Instead, there will be the #96 Ask.com Ford of Bobby Labonte and the #98 Menards Ford of Paul Menard. However, the 28 and 96 will switch owners points, as will the 38 and 98. This is something that caught my attention, so I checked the owners points for the first five races of 2009 for the 28, 38, 96, and 98 cars owners slots.
Here is what I found:
#28-Kvapil 23rd Place
#38-Gilliland 27th Place
#96-Labonte 37th Place
#98-Menard 55th Place (New Team)
Here is what I would have done with the owners points swaps:
1) Keep the 28 and 38 the same
2) Wait to see what happens with the #10 of AJ Allmendinger, the #8 of Aric Almirola, the #42 of Juan Pablo Montoya, the #41 with the driver TBA, and the #22 with the driver TBA
*Note: These teams, I think will be the most likely to shut down.
3) Switch the 96 and 98 car owners points.
This would keep the teams open.

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I am starting a new post effective immediately, called "Daily Trivia", starting today.

Every day I will post a trivia qusetion on my blog, with the answer on the following day. So without further interupptions, the first question.

How many different drivers have won for Rick Hendrick to give him his 174 wins?