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Thursday, July 10th, 2008 57 views
This is probably going to end up being the worst second birthday ever… besides in 2001 when one of my favorite musicians went to rehab. This birthday… my favorite driver is leaving his team. Not just any team, but a team that I have grown to love, admire, and dammit, I can get there without a map!
Plus, I got my birthday cake like four days too early… oh well, who cares, right?
I’m taking the day off tomorrow and will do what I love to do… sit and be lazy, watch racing, write articles, and work on the newspaper website probably. That’s how I’m going to spend my last day as a 27-year-old track bunny.
I’m still not sure how I feel about the Tony situation… More on that tomorrow.
I do know what will make me feel better… if a certain someone were to win Saturday night… THAT would be the best birthday present ever this year… or the only one, but that’s beside the point.
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 102 views
I’ve been sitting here for almost two hours debating on what to say about the situation that finally was leaked and somewhat announced today.
Yes, that announcement.
Tony Stewart will not be returning to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009.
Tony Stewart is the reason I got back into NASCAR and is my favorite driver. I know people who want to persue a career in NASCAR or Sports Journalism shouldn’t have a favorite driver, but he’s mine.
I’m going to wait until tomorrow to write out my thoughts after seeing the press conference. I’m in class when it airs so I’m recording it and will watch it when I get home. I will then review it and write what I’m feeling as I’m watching it. I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails today about the topic and I’m just going to wait and see Tony’s face when announcing it. That’s when I’ll know it’s the right thing to do or what I should say.
Posted in Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR, Silly Season, Tony Stewart | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 74 views
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 05: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2008 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Kyle Busch won his sixth race of the season tonight at Daytona International Speedway’s Coke Zero 400. It was his first career win in the premiere NASCAR series at Daytona after coming in second to Jamie McMurray in 2007 and Tony Stewart in 2006.
Busch’s teammate, Stewart, who was the favorite coming into the race, removed himself from the #20 Home Depot Toyota just after Lap 72 after being sick all weekend. Before the race started, Stewart recieved IV’s in the Infield Care Center.
Former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate J.J. Yeley was already suited up and climbed into the car.
Stewart sat behind his pitbox for a short time, drinking fluids before being taken back to the Infield Care Center and was treated for the remaineder of the race for “flu-like symptoms.”
Photo of Tony Stewart (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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Friday, July 4th, 2008 117 views
Watching all the Daytona coverage this July 4th weekend has gotten me sentimental over one of the best experiences I’ve ever had a race. Wait - who am I kidding? It was the best experience I’ve ever had a race, besides when I worked for Fox Sports for a week for the 2007 Daytona 500.
That weekend already consisted seeing all of the previous Daytona 500 winners, including the most recent, Jimmie Johnson, stick their feet, hands, and sign their name in cement blocks that would be placed outside Daytona USA. I got to meet a few drivers and crew chiefs, saw Tony Stewart win the only and last IROC race that I had ever seen, and saw Dale Earnhardt, Jr. win the Busch race that Friday night.
Now close your eyes and picture it. Wait, open your eyes or I can’t tell you what to picture.
July 1, 2006 and the weather was scorching hot. Thousands of fans pilled into Daytona International Speedway to see their favorite drivers burn rubber for 400 miles around the 2.5 oval track. (more…)
Posted in Adventures, NASCAR, Tony Stewart | 1 Comment »
Sunday, June 29th, 2008 93 views
LOUDON, NH - JUNE 29: A race fan shelters from the rain during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 29, 2008 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images for NASCAR)
And some articles about this weekend…
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This is probably going to end up being the worst second birthday ever… besides in 2001 when one of my favorite musicians went to rehab. This birthday… my favorite driver is leaving his team. Not just any team, but a team that I have grown to love, admire, and dammit, I can get there without a map!
I'm Karah-Leigh, a college senior who lives for celebrity gossip and fast cars. I'm a journalist in training and a major flirter that loves to design everything - from T-shirts to Web sites to magazine and newspaper covers. This is my personal blog where I will post ramblings about my so-called crazy, busy life and all things celebrity and NASCAR gossip.
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