You know, I laid in bed and thought about something this morning. JGR has always been strong in Chevy’s… granted they didn’t a race in the first part of the year, but they came close way too many times, just never getting to seal the deal… but ever since they announced that they were going to Toyota next year - they have basically sucked.

Do you think that Chevy has stopped giving Joe Gibbs Racing the support that they usually have knowing that they are leaving them at the end of the season (and already preparing with Toyota for 2008)?

Thoughts? Opinions? Snide Remarks?

From Jayski: Logano wins All-Star Showdown: Joey Logano, the 17-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, picked up his biggest victory Saturday night winning the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway. He held off fellow Busch East driver Peyton Sellers, who turned 24 Saturday, following a green-white-checkered finish to the 250-lap event that has been dubbed the ‘Daytona 500 of short-track racing’. Logano won six times during the Grand National regular season including his first career start in the West Series at Phoenix International Raceway in April. He became the first rookie to win a NASCAR Busch East title and set the record as the series’ youngest champion.

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This article is an absolutely read for any NASCAR fan, especially for people who are not fond of Tony Stewart - the man and the driver - because after reading this article (possibly the best ever by Marty Smith), you’ll understand the man, Smoke, better.

Plus, come on, the Icee pic is adorable!

The real Tony Stewart; not one who often shows up on TV
By Marty Smith
ESPN.com

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Tony Stewart groans a bit as he crouches down beside the left front tire of a lusty black Corvette Z06 for what seems like the 50th time. His brow is perpetually sweaty on this blazing hot fall afternoon, and he’s giving Chris, the makeup artist, a workout.

Blot … Powder … Blot … Powder …

Action!

Squirrrrrrt. The milky Armor All tire shine goo lines the sponge in a perfect vertical stripe, and Stewart swipes the tire left to right with a precise stroke honed by repetition and pinpoint advice from the director. The resulting gleam is impeccable.

Cut! (Applause.)

Out runs an Armor All scientist, flown in from California, to apply a rubbing alcohol and powder concoction that instantly makes the tire appear weathered again. Tricky.

Here comes Chris. Blot … Powder …

An onlooker is semi-heckling Stewart about his hair, a mane of thick black strands with a touch of gray that seems in dire need of a trim. On it grows, and for no other reason than because everyone keeps heckling him about it. Consummate Tony Stewart. (more…)