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What’s what’s buzzin’ today……

DEI Sabotage. It’s really pathetic that this rumor even has traction. Mark my words, if Teresa Earnhardt undercut and sabotaged Dale Jr.’s chase for the Chase, the I’m an NBA point guard. Humorous when you remember that I’m 5′7 (and 43). That would have been a hugely bad business move. The Intimidator’s wife is a smarter woman than that.

Driver Movement. Kenny Wallace will substitute for the injured Ricky Rudd this week in the #88 Snicker’s Ford. Travis Kvapil returns to Nextel (oh, make that Sprint) after having last drove the Tide machine. No word on where David Stremme will be next. I’ve gotta be thinking there may be room at DEI/Ginn.

Spurned Drivers Sue.I really thought Joe Nemechek and Sterling Marlin got a raw deal when they were let go by Ginn Racing, but it looks like from everything I’ve seen the contracts were honored. It would have been nice to have them finmish the year better than that.

Gotta go. NASCAR in Prime Time is on now. Tune in to that……I’ve enjoyed it.

O.K., so even this dedicated NASCAR fan is feeling lazy today. I don’t have much in the way of creative juices, but here are the hot story lines heading into this weekend:

#1. A Praying Junior Nation. Some poor soul with too much time on his hands or one cushy job has figured out that Dale Earnhardt HAS to run VERY, VERY well, and Kevin Harvick has to really stink to get Junior. What a story this would be if it happened. The really difficult part of this equation is not a good performance by Junior, it’s the idea that Happy will tank here. Harvick has a good history at Richmond. Hmm….I wonder just how close Juan Pablo Montoya will be to the #29 car in the line-up. LOL!

#2. Ricky Rudd is out, Kenny Wallace is in.The big story here is that the man who once ran a race with his eyes taped open will miss his first race in forever. all you newbies, take note: back in the day, Ricky Rudd was a real competitive journeyman racer. He had a streak of 16 years in a row with at least one win (he’s won 23 overall), and he once had a streak of 788 consecutive starts. It stinks that his final laps have been marred with such misfortune. Do you suppose Rick Hendrick would take him back for a couple of races?
I remember watching my first NASCAR race at the age of 13, and by golly, ol’ Ricky Rudd was in it. I’ll miss having him and Sterling Marlin around!
Kenny Wallace, rumored to be NASCAR’s leading funny man and late of the #78 Furniture Row Chevy, will take the #88 car.
#3. Speaking of old drivers……Joe Nemechek will try to get the #78 car in the race (man all these changes will make your head spin).
#4. Toyota Talk.Yep, they’re still talking about the move to Toyota by Joe Gibbs Racing. Team leaders are o.k. with it, the racers are cool with it, the fans (especially the old schoolers) HATE IT!!!! They’re dreaming of a Tony Stewart walk-out. It’ll never happen people. Unless Toyota tanks. That won’t happen either.
#5. Earth to Gordon?Some hope the result of the last few weeks mean that Jeff Gordon will be unseated as the odds-on-favorite to win the championship this year. Now compared to #4, this has a greater chance of happening. In my humble opinion, it won’t.

Oh, you’ve gotta love it. The season’s far from over, and there’s still plenty of reasons to watch.

Keep it right here.