We kind of suspected that this year was going to be like a new lease on life for Kyle Busch.  After all the drama of last year; not knowing if he was going to be back with Joe Gibbs or not, he landed with a new team that seemed excited to have him.

There’s the old joke that goes: if April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?  The answer is: Pilgrims.

There was plenty of hype and buzz and excitement.  No doubt about it, it was a great weekend to be in Wilkes County for the resurrection of North Wilkesboro.

Can’t we all just get along? Why do we need to?

I continue to be floored by the outcry when drivers get mad at one another and bang fenders.  And, then complain about each other on their radios.

By now, everyone knows who Ross Chastain is.  The question is: who do you know him as?

Is he the guy who made the Championship Four by making an unprecedented video game move, riding the wall at Martinsville on the final lap?

How many times have you heard the phrase, “it’s not supposed to be easy”?

If you’ve ever thought you didn’t get your money’s worth at a race track, you need to spend a March Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  The Cup qualifying/Truck/Xfinity triple-header is the best value in the sport!

I enjoy the annual West Coast swing.  I think it’s a good way to kick the season into high gear without bad weather interrupting things too much.  And, it’s a nice variety of tracks.

What was Chase Elliott thinking?

The nerves, the thrills the white-knuckles, the chewed fingernails.  The moments of hope that the holy grail of the sport would finally be held, only to be dashed in the blink of an eye.