Did He Really Do It?

Did Carl Edwards intentionally wreck Brad Keselowiski during the Nascar Sprint Cup race at Atlanta?

I personally think that he didn't, that the way the wreck happen just happen to look like it was done intentionally.

Now many of you, like Nascar official Robin Pemberton, who say that he almost admitted that he did it intentionally.

Well i have one thing to say to you all, what the heck are you thinking.

I mean Carl said that he didn't think that Brad's car was going to flip after he spun, i would have said the same thing if i was interviewed after getting out of my car after i was in a wreck, because i wouldn't think the car would get airborne at Atlanta.

Sure its Nascar's fast track without a restrictor plate, but come on didn't even think that a car could flip at Atlanta.

Now if this happen at Daytona or Talladega then maybe would agree that Carl may have wrecked Brad intentionally, but it didn't.

Brad is just a cry baby, like Kyle Busch, when things don't go his way.

And Nascar is just mad because, i don't know, they said that the wing would make it less likely that a car would become airborne and yet cars are still getting airborne in major wrecks. The only major wreck where a car didn't get airborne was Micheal McDowells qualifying wreck at Texas Motor Speedway.

Now they are saying that the new spoiler will keep the cars from flying, well i'll believe that when pigs fly.

If Carl intentionally wrecked Brad, then i'm sorry that i called Brad a baby.

But with what i know and seen the wreck it looked like Carl tired to set up to passed Brad in turns one and two, but did it to early.

Brad Keselowski will have two diffrent crew chiefs in 2010

Penske Racing has announced that Jay Guy and Paul Wolfe will head Brad Keselowski Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series teams Respectfully, for the 2010 season.

Roy McCauley who has lead Penske's No. 12 Sprint Cup team for the least four years, will be remain with the team, however he will no be in a leadership role within the organization.

Jay Guy, who is 36, had been the Crew Chief for Reagan Smith who drove the No 78 Chevy Impala SS for Furniture Row Racing in the Cup Series. Besides being a crew chief in the Cup Series Guy has also been a crew chief in the Nationwide and Truck Series.

"I am really excited to join Penske Racing and I'm looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead with the No. 12 team, Over the years, the No. 12 team has had a lot of success, including winning the 2008 Daytona 500, and we certainly want to build on that tradition of winning. Brad is one of the most talented drivers in NASCAR and we will work together to develop his skills and make this team the best it can be." -- Jay Guy

Paul Wolfe, who is a former competitor on the track, will be the Crew Chief of Brad's No. 22 Dodge in the Nationwide Series. The 32 year old Wolfe had raced in the Nationwide Series and has also completed his fourth year as Crew Chief in the Series by leading the No. 11 of CJM Racing to 21st place finish in the Nationwide Series Standings.

"The chance to work with Penske Racing and a driver as skilled as Brad is a tremendous opportunity, With the team that we will have in place, we know that 2010 will be a special season for the No. 22 and we will work hard to make sure we are ready to meet the challenge." --Paul Wolfe

Brad Keselowski will be making his first full time Nascar Sprint Cup season, as well as competing in his Third full time, Fifth career season in the Nationwide Series.

"Both Jay and Paul have a lot of experience throughout all levels of motorsports competition and they each seem to get the most out of the teams and drivers that they work with, I'm really looking forward to working with Jay next season in my first full season of Cup Series competition. We are also excited to race for the Nationwide Series title with Paul and the No. 22 team in 2010." --Brad Keselowski

The Goose's Race Awards: The Last for the season for the Nationwide Series And First Time A Driver Has Won Four Awards

Here are the Goose Race Awards for the final Nationwide Series race of 2009. Next Year hopefully will be better and with more Awards. The Good Race Award has been renamed, for today and tomorrows races as well as for The Goose's Most Awards which will be sometime next week, The Keith Romaine Good Race Award in honor of Brookhaven Town (Brookhaven NY) Councilman Keith Romaine who died on November 14th, he was the councilman for my area. I did not know Mr. Romaine personally but from the way people have described him, he sounded like a man whose qualities, it takes to drive a good race.

Now with no farther a due, The Goose Race Awards.


The Fast Hand Action Award: Brad Keselowski (For not hitting Jason Leffler, when Leffler got lose in front of him)

The Slow Hand Action Award: None

The Black Sheep Award: Brad Keselowski (For getting loose and spinning and then on lap 35 getting spun by Denny Hamlin); Mike Bliss (For getting a one lap penalty for having a tire getting out of his pit box, and at the time losing 5th in points by one point)

The Lucky Break Award: Brad Keselowski (For Nascar allowing his team to get an extra set of tires after his two spins)

The Unlucky Break Award: Brad Keselowski (For getting loose and then for getting spun by Denny); Carl Edwards (For having his front balance get damage); Jeff Burton (For losing a 4.6 lead due to a caution caused by Justin Marks); Mike Bliss (because a tire rolled out of his pit box after he made a pit stop)

The Aggressive Move Award: Denny Hamlin (For spinning Brad Keselowski)

The Problem Maker Award: Denny Hamlin

The Keith Romaine Good Race Award: Erik Darnell (Before he scraped the wall; Carl Edwards 9For coming back from 38th after he damaged his car); Scott Speed

Is It Time For NASCAR Get Involved?

If you've seen todays Nationwide Series race, then you should know what i'm talking about.

Now i know some of you are going to say that Denny Hamlin may have started it by hitting Brad Keselowski first, but i'm not trying to say who started it, i'm just saying that Brad did a unjustified move by spinning Denny out.

Now i'm just wondering why Nascar hasn't gotten involved with this yet, i mean they have the drivers tell them if they are taking aspirin for a headache because they believe it may interfere with a drivers ability to race. (now i know you really shouldn't drive if you are taking aspirin, but i'm trying to make a point and thats the best i could come up with)

Yet they don't interfere when two drivers are seemingly intentionally wrecking each other, where is the logic in that because if there are drivers intentionally wrecking each other isn't that unsafe?

I mean didn't Dale Earnhardt Jr get yelled at by Nascar when he intentionally spun his car at Rockingham years ago when his car wasn't handling well. They also warned all the drivers that they shouldn't spin their cars out either just to get cautions.

Now sure Denny may or may not (i say it either way because i know there are many that blame the other depending which driver you like) have hit Brad first, but Brad was the one who hit Denny which lead him to spin out.

When i first saw the replay of the wreck it looked like Brad had driven into the back of Denny, but when i saw a later replay of the wreck it looked like Denny had slowed up and Brad didn't. (although whose to say that it was still intentional)

I just think that Nascar should get involved and tell Denny and Brad to cool off are face suspension from the Nationwide Series, Or if not Nascar then maybe their team owners should. Otherwise those two will be going at it again next week and if they do that will overshadow the driver who wins the Nationwide Series Championship.

THE COUNTDOWN: two days until the cup race.

Lance McGrew was named full time crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr in 2010, and with a vote of confidence from car owner Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr himself, on Friday.

McGrew, who has been Earnhardt's crew chief since taken over the spot from Earnhardt's long time crew chief and cousin Tony Eury Jr in late May, and has lead Dale to a third at Michigan and ninth at Bristol.

Earnhardt has also led 41 laps at Kansas, under McGrew's tenure this season, before retiring due to engine failure.

AJ Allmendinger was giving a breath test before practice today, following his arrest in Mooresville on a DUI.

besides being put on probation by NASCAR, Allemdinger was also fined $10,000 by Richard Petty Motorsports. RPM also has put Allemdinger on their own probation which lasts until the end of the 2010 Nascar season.

Micheal Waltrip Racing's driver Micheal Waltrip was blacked flagged by Nascar for the final 30 minutes of finial practiced for aggressive driving.

Waltrip in his NAPA 55 Toyota Camry was bump drafting the 48 Chevy Impala SS of Championship leader Jimmie Johnson. Waltrip was warned by Nascar to give Johnson some space, and when he didn't they Black flagged him.

Nascar is said to be keeping a close eye on the bump drafting during this weekend, after the harrowing accident at Talladega during the spring race. The accident was caused when rookie Brad Keselowski made contract with Carl Edwards. Edwards was then sent flying into the catch fence, which sent debris into the stands and injuring several fans.

Keselowski would go on to win the race.