Okay, time to shake off this Marshmallow Peeps-induced inertia and see if the racing world is still here… oh, there it is. Right where I left it. How special.
Anyway, what’s been happening…
- Read this story from that legendary racing newspaper the Wall Street Journal about how Joe Gibbs Racing has shelled out some $10 million over the years to develop better racing oils. One suspects all major teams do the same. They don’t admit it, of course.
- Caught most of the Nationwide race this past Saturday at Nashville. As I noted on Twitter during the race, nice little track with good racing action. No wonder Sprint Cup doesn’t run there. As to the race itself, Sliced Bread bested Kyle Busch for the victory which led some to wonder why he can’t do the same in Cup. Tougher to handle car and far more tougher to handle drivers at the top, methinks.
- Putting on my serious cap for a moment, it looks ever more likely that GM will file for bankruptcy. The plan most talked about would split the company in two, with the well-performing (comparatively, I assume) divisions all going into one with the dregs going into another which GM hopes will include the pension plan that has long since proven to be an unaffordable burden. The present administration’s hand will be heavily involved no matter what, which means it’ll do everything to preserve the pension at the expense of bondholders. The unknown factor is how the judicial proceedings will unfold, as a bankruptcy judge is under no compulsion to follow anyone’s script. It promises to get ugly no matter what. As far as how this will all play out in regard to Chevrolet’s presence in and support for NASCAR, all bets are off. Uneasy lies the head of any race team whose chariots wear the bowtie.
