TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: A.J. Allmendinger, driver of the  Valvoline Ford, flips in the air after an incident in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)No, I’m not talking about Brett Favre’s penis. 🙂

While AJ Allmendinger’s crashy-crash on the last lap of the AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega was indeed a gnarly crash it didn’t add up to a “big one.” I choose to believe it’s because the usual ginormous crashes that take out large chunks of the field were talked up so much that that is why one didn’t happen. So I think next year we should all act like Talladega is just like Michigan and not say boo about anything “big.”

🙂

How excited are you that Denny Hamlin is only 14 measly points behind Jimmie Johnson going to Texas this week? And Kevin Harvick is right there, just 38 points behind. This is awesomeness and I’m afraid to talk about it for fear that it won’t stay awesome. So I’m leaving it at that. This is great, this is interesting, this is fun and it’s what we need.

On another note in regards to Jimmie. Don’t you think he looks like Elvis when he’s not wearing a hat? That hair and that beard, I just keep thinking about Elvis when I look at him.

🙂


TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Krissie Newman (L) and DeLana Harvick pose on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Krissie Newman (L) and DeLana Harvick pose on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Ryan Newman (L), driver of the  US Army Chevrolet, kisses his wife Krissie, on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Ryan Newman (L), driver of the US Army Chevrolet, kisses his wife Krissie, on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Darian Grubb, crew chief of the  Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet, holds his son Gavin on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Darian Grubb, crew chief of the Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet, holds his son Gavin on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Katie Kenseth, wife of driver Matt Kenseth, looks at her daughter Kaylin Nicola on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Katie Kenseth, wife of driver Matt Kenseth, looks at her daughter Kaylin Nicola on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: Jimmie Johnson (L), driver of the  Lowe's Chevrolet, stands with his wife Chandra (R) as he holds their daughter Genevieve Marie on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jimmie Johnson (L), driver of the Lowe’s Chevrolet, stands with his wife Chandra (R) as he holds their daughter Genevieve Marie on the grid prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 29: Kasey Kahne, driver of the  Red Bull Toyota, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 29, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

So weird to see Kasey in blue now, but it suits him. Come to think of it, what doesn’t suit him? 🙂

Kasey Kahne, driver of the Red Bull Toyota, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 29, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 31: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the  Valvoline Ford walk to pre-race activities for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

AJ Allmendinger, driver of the Valvoline Ford walk to pre-race activities for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 31, 2010 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)