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NASCAR Shop Opinion:

Track owner Bruton Smith is lobbying NASCAR to move its final race of the season from South Florida. He would prefer the final race to be in Atlanta or Las Vegas.

In quotes reported widely on the Internet, Smith was not kind to the Homestead Miami Speedway. “Why have the last race of the season at some Godforsaken area just north of Cuba?,” Bruton said. “Why would you do that? I don’t understand that. Why don’t you pick a place that can accommodate the final race of the year with seats and parking and somewhere that appreciates it?”

Bruton Smith continued, “Home-in-stead is now running that final race,” Smith said. “They don’t have the seating, they don’t have this, they don’t have parking. And the event should be held somewhere else. There’s an idea, let’s maybe hold that final race in Las Vegas.”

Smith is the founder, chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, which owns eight NASCAR tracks, hosting eleven NASCAR Sprint events. It’s no coincidence that Las Vegas Motor Speedway is one of the tracks that he thinks the final NASCAR race should be moved to.

Sure, he has a point; Vegas could host more fans. Las Vegas Motor Speedway has a far larger capacity (142,000) compared to the Homestead Miami Speedway (65,000). But trashing an entire metropolitan area in order to push forward his own greedy agenda is way over the top.

Homestead Miami Speedway president, Curtis Gray, responded with the following statement. “Hey, it’s not a fluke that all of North America’s premier racing series [NASCAR, IndyCar and Grand-Am] have chosen Homestead-Miami Speedway and South Florida to host their 2009 championship finales,” Gray’s released statement read. “And because we’re a diverse, fun-loving and even forgiving motorsports bunch down here in Miami, Bruton’s still welcome to join the party this fall.”

I don’t know about that Curtis. I’d think twice about heading to South Beach if I were Bruton Smith. If he does take Gray up on his invitation, he better stay away from the Cuban sandwiches!

NASCAR News Quote of the Day: “If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.” – Ted Turner

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NASCAR Shop News:

Two new categories to the NASCAR Dry Erase Boards section of the NASCAR Collectible Shop website have been added. The Jebco NASCAR Dry Erase Boards section of the NASCAR Shop is now complete!

The two new categories joining the previously completed NASCAR Peel & Place category at the low-priced NASCAR Shop are the NASCAR Dry Erase Marker Boards and NASCAR Write And Wipe Boards categories.

• NASCAR Peel & Place Dry Erase Boards can be put up, taken down and put up somewhere else without the need for tape, glue or nails. They stick to practically any surface!
• NASCAR Dry Erase Marker Boards offer plenty of room for writing and protrude from the wall via a hidden frame.
• NASCAR Write and Wipe Dry Erase Boards are small and portable; they can be taken everywhere!

Get your NASCAR Dry Erase Boards now, while they are still at the low introductory prices at the NASCAR Collectible Shop – your one-stop NASCAR shop for collectibles!

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NASCAR Shop News:

At long last, the JEBCO Peel & Place Dry Erase Board section of The NASCAR Collecible Shop website is now complete.

The NASCAR Peel & Place Dry Erase Boards can be placed anywhere without the need for glue, tape or nails. They are completely moveable and reusable, and their tear resistant graphics stick to practically any surface and without damaging walls, doors, appliances or windows. The complete Peel & Place Dry Erase Board product line available at the new, low-priced NASCAR shop is:

• #1 Mark Marin
• #24 Jeff Gordon
• #3 Dale Earnhardt
• #48 Jimmie Johnson
• #48 Jimmie Johnson “3 In A Row”
• #8 Mark Martin
• #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

If you haven’t yet stopped by The NASCAR Collectible Shop yet, visit this new, low-priced NASCAR Shop at http://nascarcollectibleshop.com. If you don’t see a product on the site that you are looking for, it doesn’t mean we don’t have it. There are literally hundreds of products gradually being added to the NASCAR shop (these tired fingers are tyoing product descriptions as fast as they can).

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The NASCAR Shop Opinion:

Are you kidding me? Apparently Dale Jr. is quite content with being a middle of the road driver and, in fact, aspires to be one this season. He currently is ranked 29th in the standings, 192 points behind leader, Jeff Gordon, and has quite a few spots to climb if he stands a chance at being in the top dozen. Only the top twelve drivers in points after 26 races will qualify to compete in NASCAR’s late-season Chase for the Cup title playoff over the final 10 races.

Jimmie Johnson, winner of the title the last three years, has also had a troubling start to the 2009 season. He is currently sitting in 19th place after three races, 145 points behind his teammate, Jeff Gordon. Johnson, however, has demonstrated the ability to come back after a slow start. He was virtually in the same place after three races last season before winning his third consecutive cup title.

His reaction was decidedly different than Dale Earnhardt Jr’s. “We had the best car,” Johnson said. “It was just unfortunate that I just got a little too aggressive and I piled it up.”

That’s the attitude of a winner. Earnhardt Jr. needs a little more fire in his belly if he is ever going to hold a candle to his late father’s accomplishments. The Intimidator has to be rolling in his grave!

The NASCAR Shop Quote of the Day: “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordon

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