Sprint Unlimited/Budweiser Duels

First off, I've never been a fan of change when it comes to NASCAR and this year is no different. Sadly, change has hardly ever been good in this sport (new Chase rules anyone?). I miss the old format of the Bud Shootout and I don't particularly care for this Sprint Unlimited thing they've got going on now.

The Bud Shootout took pole winners from the previous year and pitted them against each other. Now, we've got some kind of bologna going on with there being "representation" of all the manufacturers in the sport. To me, it just sounds like a joke. Heaven forbid we upset our sponsors because their drivers don't know how to win poles. Ugh.

But anyway, Denny Hamlin won both the Sprint Unlimited and the Budweiser Duel he was in, so it's fine - I'm not entirely disappointed (though I may be a bit biased).

It gives me good vibes that Hamlin just might make a good showing at the Daytona 500 - if not win the darn thing. Neither Daytona or Talladega have been particularly good to him in the past, unfortunately. But that could all change this year (fingers crossed!).

I'm hoping that Hamlin can come back from a such a disastrous year last season and bring some real heat to this competition. I don't really want to get into the details about the reasons Hamlin missed his first Chase of his career last year but I am glad to see this rivalry between Denny and Joey Logano is over.

Honestly, it was all in good fun when it started. I confess it even made me giggle a time or two. However, when it gets taken out onto the track and people get hurt and seriously hurt at that, it loses all the fun.

I'm still a fan of Logano and the past is the past. End of story.

- Jay

A New Beginning

Hey guys, what's up?

My name is Julianna, but I prefer to go by Jay. I'm eighteen years old and I love NASCAR.

Well, I decided to create this blog so that I would have a place to state my opinion, rant, scream and yell, etc. about whatever NASCAR-related thing that I want without wasting anyone's time doing it anywhere else, like MySpace since most of my friends dislike NASCAR and auto racing altogether.

Now, the name of this blog, DKJT Racing, are initials. The initials stand for my four favorite drivers: Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, and Tony Stewart. I just added the "Racing" part to make it sound cooler and more NASCAR-esque.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the blog and feel free to leave some comments or whatever. I promise to update the blog at least once a weekend once the season starts.

Here's to a rockin' 2009 season!

See you in February!

- Jay