Richmond "News" and Notes

The newest rumor concerning Mark Martin has him going to the 88 car in 2007. To ease the transition from Dale Jarrett, Martin would add 1 foot of height, grow out his hair, and wear tiny sunglasses.

I'm very proud of myself, as I rung up 10 home runs AND a no-hitter in my town's little-league tournament this weekend. Oh, but if Kevin Harvick does it, its alright.

David Reutimann will be meeting with Burger King executives next week to get approval to drive their Michael Waltrip Racing car in 2007. Reutimann is said to be very nervous about the encounter, not just because his career is riding on it, but because Bill Elliott warned him about something called "...the royal treatment".

Speaking of Michael Waltrip, he won't be racing tonight after a DNQ on Friday. Meanwhile, Morgan Shepherd made his first race of 2006. No joke needed here.

As reported on Speed TV, rumor has it that 12 teams will make the Chase in 2007, as the system is further tweaked. FINALLY Stanton Barrett has a fighting chance.

ODDS
2:1 You'll suffer an epileptic fit after seeing the "In Chase/Eliminated/On Bubble" graphics on the TNT Scoring Crawl.
10:1 Kevin Harvick will be thrown off the track for featuring "Barenaked Ladies" on his car hood.
50:1 Kevin Harvick will be thrown off the track for featuring "Barenaked Spencer" on his deck lid.