I had purposely removed myself from all thing racing.  Why you might ask?  A couple of reasons.  First and foremost, I was helping my lovely wife produce her podcast titled “Spooktalkular“.  But mostly because, I simply had grown disgusted with the state of racing today.  At the end of last season, I was so disappointed that I decided to just walk away.  I pretty much left the site untouched since right before Christmas.  Sure, this was supposed to be an exciting time for someone who loves the sport.  I just couldn’t bring myself to watch.  Well, that’s changed.  I sat down yesterday and succumbed to the urge.

I realized that it was Sunday.  And, Sunday equaled raceday in the past so I quickly cruised over to www.nascar.com to look for the TV schedule.  Damn, I missed Fox calling the race so I was stuck with NBC.  Damn, Damn, Damn.  I really dislike NBC’s coverage of NASCAR but, I decided to go ahead and watch it on TNT anyway.  Double Damn, it’s in New Hampshire, one of my least favorite tracks.  I wonder, could this be a sign from above to stay away?  Yep, probably but I’m not smart enough to pay attention so I decided to go ahead and watch anyway.

I felt awkward, like an ugly kid at a dance.  It had been so long since I had watched, I didn’t know who was driving what.  Tony Stewart’s leading the points?  Wow, I’ve got to go back and delete that article that I did last year about this being a huge mistake and how he was going to struggle.  I wonder if anyone noticed it….?  It felt weird, but good. 

It looks like Daytona is next weekend with it being July 4th and all so I think I’ll watch again.  Who knows, I may really be back for good.  And if so, God help us all…

jc