Full Throttle

Just what NASCAR needs - as if there’s not enough politics involved with the sport - Gov. Steve Beshear says he’s still hoping the state lands a Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway in time for next year, despite NASCAR’s indications to the contrary.

Beshear returned this evening (Sunday night) from a meeting in North Carolina with Bruton Smith, who announced last week he was buying the race track located halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville. Smith has said he’s looking to host a Sprint Cup date there next year.

And I’d bet Smith filled him with so much hope (more commonly known as bullshit) he didn’t fly back to Kentucky he skipped all the way like junior high school girl after being invited to her first prom.

Governor, “excuse me while I whip this out.” Opps! Sorry wrong phrase at the wrong time.

I hope the Governor won’t mind if I unsheathe my cluebat:

Listen up Gov. Bluegrass State, it ain’t happin’ for the simple reason at the earliest Smith won’t own the speedway until at minimum three months from last Wednesday when the official closing on the property occurs.

In addition Smith failed to broker this deal in time. NASCAR had already started the sanction approval process last week and will make the final announcement of who gets what in late August or early September as they do every year.

In short Gov., your butt is sucking Mint Julips. Start dreaming about 2010. Maybe.

And BTW, Kasey Kahne doubled up and won the 600.

More on that later…

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