Full Throttle

I had a thought while commenting over at John’s place. John noted Mike Mulhern’s story about Kirk Shelmerdine, and commented himself, what a Cinderella story Shelmerdine’s 20^th place finish in the Daytona 500 is.

So I had a thought, (a dangerous proposition I know) what if the Daytona Suits put on display for the next year Shelmerdine’s #27 Apex Electric Chevy vice the traditional winning #48? What if to make a statement, they also paid out of HWSBO deep pockets all associated costs to the Apex Chevy Team of the last two weeks to include the cost of a replacement car and free trip to Fontana next week.

What if HWSBO actually thought for a split second that the grass roots of the sport should be celebrated? That dreams can and do come true even in NASCAR’s “dream event.”

And maybe just one of the tens of thousands of kids that file past a display of the rubber and oil encrusted #27, and read the story of how it got there, would be inspired to pursue a racing career? Why that kid might, just might, be a member of that elusive group NASCAR courts with it’s “diversity program.”

I guess I’m dreaming aren’t I?