2019 Brickyard 400 review

This year's Brickyard 400 was entertaining... but the racing sucked. Stages 1 and 2 could've put me to sleep, but I enjoyed the third stage. Kevin Harvick won in dominating fashion, which pisses me off because 1. I don't like Kevin Harvick, and 2. I'm not a fan of when drivers go and dominate (there are some exceptions). I am very happy that Bubba Wallace pulled off that top 3 finish. Also I found out that NBC didn't interview him until an hour after the finish, when normally, they interview the 3rd place driver right after the 2nd place driver. I'm not saying NBC is racist for waiting to interview Bubba, but this is the man's first top 3 finish since last year's Daytona 500, which was on Fox, and NBC doesn't wait this long when other drivers finish 3rd. Anyway, back to the race, the racing was boring, as usual, but I can say that this isn't the worst Brickyard 400 ever, that's 2008. It's not the most boring Brickyard 400 either, that's 2016. However, this one is a stinker. As a former Jimmie Johnson hater, I kinda feel bad for the guy. He just can't catch a break, and now, he's missed the playoffs for the first time ever. Despite the fact that I don't like Ryan Newman, you gotta feel good for the guy and his team. He put Roush Fenway Racing of all teams in the playoffs. If that doesn't prove to you that the official no-necked roadblock that doesn't believe in the moon landing of NASCAR isn't a hell of a wheelman, then nothing will. And that's it. Playoff predictions will be up Wednesday, but until then, have a fantastic evening, and #GuidoGang.

2019 Bojangles Southern 500 review

This year's running of the Southern 500 was a great race, just as Darlington usually is. However, I hate that it ran so late. It ran so late that I was dozing off during the final stage. I do think that this years package worked well for Darlington, and Erik Jones getting the win by outrunning Kyle Busch was  very refreshing from what we saw at Bristol with the veteran passing the young underdog because of a lapped Ryan Newman, who had a really, really bad night. Also Jimmie Johnson, until he got caught in a wreck, had a good shot at a top 5. Kurt Busch had the best car, arguably, but seemed to have dropped like a rock in the late going. I fell asleep so much, that's all I could remember, and that's not saying the race was so boring that I fell asleep, that's just how late it ran. Either way, I hope Newman has a bad day Sunday, and that Jimmie wins both stages and finishes 2nd. I don't want him tying Gordon's Brickyard record. I'm also cheering for Bowyer on Sunday. However, this is different from a prediction, that'll be up later. But for now, have a fantastic afternoon.