THE OUTSIDE GROOVE’S 2005 SEASON PREVIEW

21-25: Borrrrringggg

21. 88-Dale Jarrett
The Case For: Has the full support of Robert Yates’ mustache.
The Case Against: Car both looks and runs like crap.
Fun Fact: Giving into peer pressure, will run the Nascar Craftsman Truck series this year.
22. 11-Jason Leffler
The Case For: 8 paint schemes? He’s GOTTA be good!
The Case Against: Listed in team directory as “placeholder”.
Fun Fact: After being fired by his Busch team, had Gene Haas’ thumbs broken.
23. 15-Michael Waltrip
The Case For: Nascar runs four points races with restrictor plates.
The Case Against: He’s annoying as hell.
Fun Fact: Nothing about Michael Waltrip is fun.
24. 21-Ricky Rudd
The Case For: Wood Brothers Racing is one of Nascar’s most powerful teams.
The Case Against: The above quote was from 1968.
Fun Fact: Instead of being told to “keep it real”, Ricky tells everyone to “keep it genuine”. Ricky’s quite senile.
25. 25-Brian Vickers
The Case For: 25 in 25? Could it be a sign?
The Case Against: Did a commercial in which his teammates had more airtime than him.
Fun Fact: This year, ditech.com and GMAC switch spots on the car. I’m the only one in the world that knows (or cares) about this…INCLUDING Brian Vickers.

As we head into the weekend (no Nascar or football, it SUCKS), we take a quick break from the preview for two other articles. Then on Monday we head to spots 26 and on, all the way to Friday.