Way to go FOX!

As many of you fellow race fans know, last night we missed the start of the race due to a stupid baseball game between the Yankees and Red Sox. I sent a message to FOX and I actually just received a reply. Here it is:

Dear FOXSports.com Participant,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are aware that many individuals were displeased with the programming regarding the Yankees-Redsox MLB and Nascar coverage that interfered with each other. We would like to apologize for any displeasure that this caused as well as the inconvenience many of you had to deal with as a result. We have forwarded your comments to the appropriate coverage department so that your voice can be heard. We value the opinion of all of our users and participants, and should we require any more information about this occurrence we will be sure to contact you. We appreciate your time and assistance, and thank you again for your feedback.

Thank you for using FOXSports.com

-- The FOXSports.com Feedback Team

I actually am quite shocked that I received a reply, so I'll give FOX credit for that. However, showing a baseball game on TWO channels was really dumb and hopefully they learn from their mistake. That's all I will post about this issue.

Now the good news is I had an awesome week sports wise. My Kansas Jayhawks won their first national title in 20 years and I had an awesome time celebrating their win Monday night! Although, working on 2 hours of sleep Tuesday was not fun, but it was worth it! Also, Jimmie Johnson finally won a race this season at last night's Subway Fresh Fit 500. Hmm...makes me hungry for some Subway. But congrats to the Jayhawks and Jimmie!! And for all you Jayhawk fans, enjoy the video below!!!

Farewell to a Legend

Wow, I've been gone awhile. I just wanted to take some time before today's race to wish Dale Jarrett luck and I hope he has an awesome finish. With Dale leaving the sport there is truly only one old time racer left, and that's Mark Martin. And who knows how much longer he will be racing. I have a feeling I'm going to be emotional today whenever they talk about Jarrett. So a big thank you to Jarrett for the 20+ years of racing and helping me to love this sport. Plus Dale is my dad's favorite driver so it's a sad day for my dad as well. I'm just praying that DJ doesn't get wrecked out and can at least finish this race on the lead lap.

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

I have never been so happy to lose a bet! When KU lost to K-State back at the end of January, I made a bet with someone that when they meet up again, KU will win by 20 points. If the game would've ended with a minute to go, I would've won. But oh well, KU kicked K-State's ass and hopefully they'll never play K-State again this year so I don't have to hear about Beasley. He's as cocky as they come and doesn't have good character at all. Please draft him in the NBA so I don't have to see his face ever again (because I don't watch pro bball). We should've never lost the game in January anyways. K-State had to have paid those refs big money to call the game like they did. But it's over and done with and we showed them tonight that it was just a fluke for K-State. At least we KU fans have class and do not rush the court or deface property like K-State fans did to the billboard in the picture below....

Now to the Nationwide race. I was sooo happy when Kyle Busch wrecked and just when I didn't think I could be any happier, Tony Stewart wrecks! I was jumping out of my chair with joy. I just wish they'd stop interviewing those smart asses. I can't stand to look at either of them and especially Tony now that he's turned into the Pillsbury Doughboy. Does Subway still sponsor him? He's not giving them a very good image by his nastiness. I won't write what my boyfriend wants to happen to him, because, well, it's just not very nice. :) I was alright with Mark Martin winning, although I really wished Carl would've been a little more pissed off at him. But hey, it's Carl right. And who cares if Mark Martin is a nice guy, he still wrecked two cars so it's okay to be pissed off at him. Honestly, Martin has always seemed a little sketchy to me so I've never really been a fan. But to each her own. A big shoutout to Patrick Carpentier for finishing 8th while subbing for a sick Kasey Kahne. Hopefully my driver will feel better tomorrow, especially after posting the fastest time in final Cup practice. But I can't help but wonder if Kasey would've been driving, that car might have won the race. Hopefully Kasey can stay out of trouble tomorrow, especially with him starting in the back and get another solid top 10 finish.

Time to have a Bud Light and celebrate the Jayhawks win then to bed. The 'rents are coming to town tomorrow morning and I need my sleep.

Snoozefest!

Phew! That 50 mph Kansas wind will sure getcha! Honestly, when I was walking back inside to work after my lunch break I wasn't going anywhere for awhile. I had to really power through. But that's why I love Kansas, NOT! I swear, I don't know too many places that it's 63 degrees one day and 16 degrees the next. I've lived here my entire life, but I don't think I'll ever get used to the craziness of our weather. I remember in September at the Kansas race everybody was making a big deal about the 30-40 mph wind gusts. It's like that every day out here in Western Kansas (and people are pissed off about us getting wind farms?! WHAT?!! but that's another story). You always have to test the wind to pick the right side of the grandstands to sit at to get the least of the dirt in the summertime.

But anyways, I'm glad now that the race was postponed until today because I would've fell asleep anyways if it would've went like it did today. All that drama from yesterday and alls we had today was a snorefest! Have I mentioned that California doesn't deserve two races a year. Hell, I don't even know if they deserve one! My suggestion...tear it down, build a one-mile race track and you'll see better racing and you'll sell out the race track. But what do I know, I'm just a fan who loves to watch actual racing instead of the leader having a 9 second lead! But congrats to Carl. Not my favorite driver but he is my boyfriends, so I got to support him. At least I trained my boyfriend right and he doesn't like Tony Stewart or the Busch brothers. :) I'm still upset about the whole Casey Mears wreck. If I'm going to be honest, I was almost in tears watching and waiting for him to get out of the car.

Maybe it's a sign that I'm too obsessed with this stuff. I think it gets worse every year. I have probably been watching the races since I was in the womb, so 23 years later...that's a lot of time invested in this sport. A lot of people can never understand why our family is so into our racing when it took away a member of our family. I never got to meet my real grandpa on my dad's side because he died in a racing accident when my dad was just 2 years old. I always wonder what he was like and I heard he was an awesome racer, just like my dad was. I don't remember ever seeing my dad race because he quit after I was born. I can remember what I told one of my friends when I was younger...I was going to be the first girl to win the Cup! I honestly think my dad tried to keep me away from driving because I was his little girl and he knew what could happen in the race car. I was upset about it for awhile and especially when I had to sit in the pits and watch as my brother raced. I hope one day I can get behind the wheel just once, just to see what I got. I have a feeling that little Ella Sofia will fulfill my dream, if she doesn't go the modeling route.

Couldn't have told us sooner?

Okay! Now I'm officially pissed off! I feel sorry for people on the East Coast where it's 2 a.m., but 1 a.m. here is late enough. Now I'm going to get about 5 hours of sleep AND miss the race tomorrow! At least I'll catch a little bit of it on my lunch break. I can't imagine how pissed off the crews are about this. Just another reason to add to the list why California doesn't deserve 2 races a year....give a second one to Kansas! We at least sell out and our ticket prices are 3 times that of Cali!!! *sigh* Off to a night of depressed sleep...

Calling in sick tomorrow?

So it seems like this day has lasted forever. I had to take my boyfriend to the airport around 1:30 so he could get on a flight to go to some Army training classes down in Texas for a couple weeks. I left and got back to my apartment just in time to see that we were going to try and go racing out in California. I was pretty excited because I hate when they delay races until Monday because even if I tape the race, I can never wait and watch it to see who wins. I always have to sneak a peak somewhere online. But it's now been almost 9 hours since the race coverage began and they're still saying it's going to be about 10 (midnight here) before the track is ready to go.

I am a die hard fan but I might have to take a nap then set my alarm and wake up when the race starts. Being to work at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning isn't sounding too good right now. And of course, I'm going to be missing the Nationwide (I still call it Busch, but whatever) race tomorrow while I'm sitting at the desk at the job I hate. Nothing pisses me off more than being at work when I could be watching a race.

Another thing that has me pissed off is how slow the California (I guess that's changed it's name too now to Auto Club) Speedway officials seemed to have responded to Casey Mears' wreck. I was almost screaming at my TV and that was even before the fire erupted in Sam Hornish, Jr's car. I was there in person at the California race last fall when Mikey had his horrific fire accident, they were pretty slow then too. Seems like they need to get some more training, but who am I to judge. I've never really been in that situation. At least the coverage is on FOX and not on ESPN or ABC. It's a lot more enjoyable to watch the interviews when people who know what they are talking about are doing them. I suppose I'm going to go back to reading some of my Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul while I wait out the rain delay and try to stay awake. There's going to be at least another 2 hours of racing so I might just stay up all night instead of teasing myself with less than 4 hours of sleep.