Bristol "News" and Notes

Qualifying has been rained out today, meaning that the field will be set by points. No, not THIS year's points, that would just make too much sense.

This week Bristol Motor Speedway named a grandstands tower after Rusty Wallace. Surprisingly, Ryan Newman IS allowed in...with a ticket.

Gale Sayers has teamed with Ray Lewis to start a race team. There's three jokes on this one:
1. Generic--This is the 45th race team started by ex-football players...this week.
2. Sayers--The team is expected to run for four years, then completely fall apart.
3. Lewis--Lewis now claims that while, yes, he was present when the team was started, he didn't actually start the team (though he did try to cover it up).

Kasey Kahne's win last week put him in the elite Winner's Circle program, which pays the top drivers extra money to race. Finally, the truly needy are getting the help they so sorely need.

Greg Biffle will be running the Subway paint scheme this week, meaning that you will be reminded, yet again, of that creepy commercial with the spraying Coke.

ODDS
EVEN--Someone will throw something at someone.
3:1--A driver will spin out about 10 times.
10:1--The race will end with someone in the top ten, making Larry McReyolds remark "now that's a great finish for ____, showing something this week."