Dale Earnhardt Wins the Budweiser Shootout

Is this a sign of things to come for Jr.? I hope so. The race was a heck of a lot more exciting with Jr. in contention from start to finish. It was good to see him battle Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson. The best part of the entire Budweiser Shootout was the total domination of the Hendrix Motorsports Team throughout the race. I would say they put a rest to the rumors that they could not exist together. They being Jeff Gordan, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson showed his true colors by pushing Jr. to the front past Stewart on the final few laps. It was great to see Jr. happy and the huge weight released off of his shoulders. Take that Teressa!

Remember, this race didn't count towards Nascar's points, so we'll see how nice the teammates are when it counts.

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Nascar Starts off 2008 with a Bang!

If the final practice for the Budweiser shootout is any indication of what kind of year Nascar fans are in for then we are in for one hell of a year! Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch probably don't share the same opinion as most Nascar fans are right now. They had a slight mishap in the final hours of practice at Daytona Int. Speedway. Busch slid up into the wall after being tapped by Stewart who claimed that Busch was blocking him. Both drivers were at each other afterwards and will probably look for payback tomorrow night. That's right! Nascar is back for another year and it seems like it will be better than ever in 2008.

The Budweiser Shootout will also mark the 1st race for Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the wheel of the 88 Hendrick Chevy. Jr. is ready to make the transition from DEI (TEI - Teressa Earnhardt Inc.) to Hendrick Motorsports. I think his decision to move on has also sparked a lot of interest from all Nascar fans to finally find out if he can WIN. He'll have all the top materials at hand in 2008. He will get his chance Saturday night at Daytona and I couldn't think of a better place to start his year off with a "bang". Remember he won this event in 2003!!!

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