Sometimes the words come out so wrong

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.

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Zippy thinks Tony knows his future already…

According to an ESPN/AP article, which I saw on Jayski, Greg Zipadelli, crew chief for the #20 Home Depot Toyota, thinks driver Tony Stewart knows what his future holds.

“I honestly think the decision’s made, I just don’t think we all know yet.”

Zipadelli and Stewart have the current longest driver/crew chief relationship in the garage area, having been together all of their ten years in the premiere NASCAR series.

Swear to god, if it doesn’t include Joe Gibbs Racing or at least the Home Depot, I may possibly give birth to a small farm animal. Baaaaaah!

Baaaaaah! Meow! Baaaaah!

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Pocono sucked, can we move on please?

I’ve never really cared much for Pocono. Joe Gibbs Racing has been dominant there the past few years, especially with Denny Hamlin, but the only good parts of the Pocono race is the beginning and the last thirty-or-so laps.

Today was no different.

The only bad thing about today is that a JGR car was not leading at that point. Kasey Kahne had the dominant car all day except for several patches in the race when Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart led. Tony’s car came into it’s own and again, was set back due to some stupidity.

This time it was a pit road penalty for driving too fast exiting pit road.

The last thing heard on Stewart’s radio today was “Ask NASCAR if I was too fast that time?” after driving through for his penalty.

Thanks to today’s race, Stewart has fallen to 12th in points. With a contract on the table and the current points situation, it makes a Tony Stewart / Joe Gibbs Racing fan very nervous.

VERY nervous.

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Montoya still pissed; possible Smoke replacement?

If this were to happen… I think I would poke my eyes out with a fork or steel rod.

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya requested a face-to-face meeting with his boss and got it the day before the Indianapolis 500, when owner Chip Ganassi flew to North Carolina to talk with his emotional driver. The early morning meeting Saturday let Montoya express his frustrations over the race team’s direction, including the firing of crew chief Jimmy Elledge, a move Montoya vehemently opposed. “I told him everything I was thinking and how it was,” said Montoya, who finished 30th. “The hope of the meeting is that everything that has happened turns into results. I need to run better. That’s what will calm me down.” Meanwhile, there is speculation that Joe Gibbs Racing may make a run at Montoya to fill the seat Tony Stewart is expected to leave at the end of the season. (Per Jayski via Chicago Tribune)

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A letter to Tony Stewart

Dear Mr. Stewart,

I’m writing this letter in response to some feelings that I have been feeling lately and how I think some of your fans are feeling after the heartbreaking weekend in Charlotte.

First off, you won that race. In the hearts of all of your fans, and even some of the people who don’t like you, you won it. You know it, the fans know it, your crew knows it, and Kasey Kahne knows it. I listened to the in-car audio the entire race and you were in perfect form all night. From joking about the tire that hit the motor home to telling your crew what a great job they did after pit stops, you were on your game and so were they.

As a huge fan of yours and the #20 Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing Team, it scares me to think that you won’t be there in the future. I guess in a way we know how the Earnhardt fans felt last year when their “fan world” was in the midst of being turned upside down. The important thing with your contract talks is that you find something that makes you happy and something that will more than likely take you until the end of your career.

Honestly, the Haas CNC discussions are a bit scary to me. In the back of my mind, it scares me to think that you could go over there and close out your career on a possibly less than stellar mark such as Dale Jarrett did after moving to Michael Waltrip Racing which is still struggling to stay in the Top 35.

Tony, you are Joe Gibbs Racing. I know that Jarrett and Bobby Labonte were there before you, but you are what makes JGR what it is. The first thing people think of when you hear “Joe Gibbs Racing” is Tony Stewart. The first time I went to Joe Gibbs Racing, I was amazed at how much of a shrine it was to you. They’ve been there for you when everybody else wanted to throw their hands in the air at you. It’s hard to picture you working with anybody else but Greg Zipadelli in the Cup series.

Why change something that isn’t broken?

You’re not broken, Tony Stewart. Your team isn’t broken. Your organization isn’t broken. You’ve won two championships with Joe Gibbs Racing. You’ve started winning those Nationwide Series races with them that had been out of your reach for so long (except for the ones you won for DeLana Harvick). You’re in the Top 10 in points. You would have won two or more races by now if it hadn’t of been for pure bad luck or last lap passes.

We want you to be happy, Tony, but will starting completely over somewhere else (especially a team that struggles week in and week out like Haas) make you happy when you have a championship winning team of guys who have been with you for ten years who have stood by you through thick and thin?

I know this letter will probably come off as snobbish and rude, but it’s not intended to be. It’s just from a concerned fan, worried about the future of her favorite racing team.

You’re a winner, Tony Stewart.

Sincerely,

Karah from Georgia
and all the other fans that agree with this

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