Hi there,

That’s why I love reading your articles… my brain must work in the same way. Does Dale Jr. only wear red underwear… or is he sick of red. Would he like a new color scheme on the car ocassionally, or is it ok to be in the “red” car every week. Does Mark Martin cringe on the inside every time he watches a viagra commercial, or did he get his little blue pills from his doctor, and does he like them. How do the other guys feel about those commercials. Does Kenny Wallace still take his ridilin, or is he feeding them to the dog, so he can still be “wired” all the time? Does Jarrett wish he had just given in and driven the truck this year? Could he have done worse?

Just stuff like that,,, I think about,, and it doesn’t seem like the rest of the world is on the same wavelength as I am.
The one and only time I emailed a driver, I invited him to a wedding in Las Vegas… do you think he thought I was nuts.

I laughed out loud at your reply Joan! I’m still chuckling. So someone sees what I mean? That’s terrific! I don’t feel so alone anymore! Don’t ask the drivers if they’ve ever gotten speeding tickets! Ask them if they ever rent X-rated movies! Do they like Chinese food, and, if they do, what’s their favorite dish! The possibilities are endless! Just let my son, Josh, and me at these guys, and we’ll provide the answers to many mysteries that will be so much more exciting than, ‘Do you like to drive fast in your regular car?’ ;)

Do you ever wonder if the media guys don’t get sick of asking the same “stupid” questions all the time. “So how was it getting put in the wall?” Well, DUH! “So you must be pretty proud of your pit guys.” Duh again…
Why don’t they ask them what their favorite color of popsicle is? Or what they do at Easter time that they think is different than other people’s celebrations? Or whether they think of their mom as a June Cleaver type (dating myself there) or a Sharon Osborne??? Have they ever gone Skiing? What is the name of their boat? I guess we’re just people who want to know…. so give me a press pass, and the next time Jeff Gordon gets a penalty for rough driving, I’ll just ask him which pet in his lifetime is the most memorable, or if he ever ate a goldfish. I think it would be much more interesting for the fans… don’t ya think?

Just a side note, I went to the local home depot store, and they had a HUGE wall hanging up front with “Best Wishes, #20 Tony Stewart” signed on one corner. I asked the guy behind the counter if Tony Stewart came into the store to sign it or if he had it shipped to the store with the signature on it… His reply “Tony who?” I so much wanted a picture of the puzzled look on his face….. Unfotunately, my internal editor wasn’t working too well, and I just said, “now I know why you work here as a checker….” ouch! I’m not usually mean.

Well, that does it, Joan! After reading your wonderful, funny, and insightful post of today, I am more certain than ever that if the three of us teamed up, we could take NASCAR and its heroes into the ‘superstars’ section of the universe. I think their PR/media dept. is in need of a sorely-needed update, and I think we’re just the folks to do it!! Instead of the wooden and well-rehearsed responses to the tired old questions, folks would get to see just how entertaining and charismatic these guys could be. I think a TV show to compliment the ‘grit’ of Dave Despain’s ‘Wind Tunnel’ is in order. Purely entertainment. The ‘fun side’ of NASCAR. What do you think, and who do you know? ;)