After the, late Wednesday, bloodbath administered by NASCAR's ever
inconsistant rules gurus had all but sent poor Michael Waltrip on a
cross country trip in a Toyota Prius to clear his head (and maybe his
name), Speed weeks resumed.
The dual 150's were contested and new stories surfaced, as they
always do in NASCAR races. Who would transfer? How will Toyota recover?
Could a 70 year old really get in this thing? Would Sterlin be able to
help his teammate Joe Nemechek qualify? Was it really jet fuel?
Toyota's recovery from sternogate seems well along, as all three Watrip Racing Camrys along with Dave Blaney's car are in the Great American Race thanks in part to a heroic drive by Mikey and the coincidence of the #00 David Reutiman Toyota getting in due to race one events.
The Waltrip team has probably been the best funded, not to mention marketed, organization in the new Camry clan. It really should not be a surprise that they pulled relative success from the maw of disgrace. Still, one has to wonder. Jeff Gordon's #24 Hendrick Motorsports team has arguably been the best in NASCAR. They win the second Dual. And then are found to have an illegal car.
Is it a case of the cream rising to the top, or is it the scum? I don't know.
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