Post race Pocono

I went back and watched the race. Nearly fell asleep during part of it. Tony did make the race more "lively." I think the Tony penalty was part of the "new, tougher NASCAR" that Helton has been preaching about. Like the Chad Chaffin thing. And they made Tony race to get the lap back. Unlike Carl at Daytona earlier this year where he was penalized a lap for rough driving and got it back the next caution with the lucky dog. I must admit, I liked hearing Carl show some emotion other than the happy go lucky boy next door thing he has going most of the time. Threatening on his radio to kick Smoke's ass after the race. Tony's day after apology seemed forced, written by a PR person, I suspect.

My brother and I sat in silence for a minute this weekend when my step-sister said she had heard that Tony was becoming more liked by fans. How do you explain it to someone that doesn't keep up with NASCAR? Her ex was into NASCAR and she watched it for a few years with him, but not anymore. She's all about college football. Most people either love Tony or hate him. I like Tony. Sometimes his own anger can be his worst enemy, but if I wanted to see robots racing, I wouldn't watch NASCAR.