Full Throttle: The Line in the Sand
One thing is for sure, the line drawn at Texas was obviously drawn in sand.
One thing is for sure, the line drawn at Texas was obviously drawn in sand.
Did You Notice? All the attention showered on the championship this week?
If another article was never written about Kyle Busch’s timeout and two-race sponsor self-suspension by M&M’s it would be fine with the motorsports community.
It doesn’t seem possible, but somehow 35 weeks of racing have surpassed us and now it’s time for one final hurrah to end the 2011 season.
At least the race wasn’t the wreck-fest we all feared. Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart kept their respective fans on their feet most of the afternoon.
Love him or hate him, Jimmie Johnson’s incredible five-year run as the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was nothing short of phenomenal.
If Kyle Busch learns nothing, it’s a crying shame. If he learns respect for others, it could still be worth it someday.
2. Could Joe Gibbs be benching Kyle Busch for the remainder of the 2011 season?
The silence surrounding Rowdy Busch has been deafening. And that being said, Saturday’s Nationwide Series race suddenly has new importance.
My initial thoughts Friday were that Kyle Busch’s punishment should have involved being lowered by fishing hooks through his scrotum into a vat of battery acid.