Kurt Busch

[Dan Fletcher]

I just can't help myself...

Don't we have some more important things to bitch about than some "celebrity" being allowed to race at a national event. Yes, we all need grading points and he hasn't run a divisional, but get serious, it's a near "once in a lifetime" exception. I'm sure if he wanted to race at nationals more often that they'd make him attend a divisional or two. Let's face it, a grade of one will get you in most any race these days. And if they add him AFTER the race has closed, then it affects no one, as in he didn't "take" an available spot from anyone.

It will probably be fun, he obviously won't be competitive, and at least a sportsman class will get some exposure. No, it's probably not going to make any earth shattering media changes in the future, but it will get on Sportscenter, Nascar's next broadcast, etc.

Let's say Tiger Woods...errr, make that LeBron James wants to race at Norwalk. Think we should tell him "no" because he doesn't have a grade point? Let's be somewhat reasonable here. Sometimes we take ourselves a little bit too serious...in my humble opinion...

Believe me, I love to bitch...I'll happily rail against the machine when wronged, but this isn't worth it. Instead of this, why don't we go back to bitching about how hundreds of racers spent thousands of dollars at Phoenix over the last two weeks and never even got to race. That would seem to me to be a bit more offensive. All Kurt Busch racing SG is going to do is give someone a easy trip into round two...

And BTW, this is coming from someone that they WOULD NOT let race at Richmond last year when I 'effed up and didn't enter on time. I was the defending event champ, current world champ, and former world champ...all recognized as provisional entries, but not after 4pm est on the Monday before the race...

As they say, my $.02...