Full Throttle

“I’m not sure Jerry, with the first 10 laps run under caution thanks to Aric Almirola and Shane Huffman, assisted by Mr. ‘Collateral’ damage Raines as a side show, it looked more like the ‘Bashers Supermarkets 200,’ back to you Doc.”

“Thanks Allen Bestwick, I always thought Bashas’ slogan was ‘Thank you for Being a Friend,’ looks as though Mr. Huffman’s office didn’t get the memo.”

Well…, now that the preliminaries are over, congratulations to Timothy Peters for a well deserved win Friday night at PIR.

What?! Thirteenth isn’t a win?

It is in my record book when the first twelve are all Cup regulars.

Question, Ward Burton finished in 20^th, can he really be called a Buschwhacker when he’s only made two of seven possible Cup starts in 2007? The reverse is almost true, when making a Cup start he could be called a “NEXTEL-whacker.”

All seriousness aside, Clint Bowyer had the field covered by leading 120 of the 200 laps and overtaking, then holding off a determined Matt Kenseth down the stretch.

Dave Blaney continues to prove he’s riding in The Little Engine Toyota that Could placing 10^th and giving both Red Bull and MWR an uplifted finger.

Speaking of single finger salutes, you have to think David Reutimann might have similar sentiments after finishing two spots behind Blaney and after the Boss absconded with his Cup crew chief.

Then the finger wagging turned verbal in the #5 camp: “I’m just privileged to be out there on the same track as Ryan Newman, Baby Busch said, and be out there on the same track and the same corner and get run right through.”

Bet Junior had similar thoughts last week as Busch was powdering his nose. Or something.