Sweet Home Talladega "News" and Notes

Wood Bros. has signed Kelly Bires (a male, by the way) as a developmental driver. Expect them to Give Him Three Steps--ARCA, Trucks, and Busch, before embarking on a series of failed Cup team attempts.

Clint Bowyer runs the DirecTV paint scheme this week, in response to Jack Daniels' issues with Poison Whiskey. Thankfully this race isn't on Fox, which would result in about 75% of the coverage going towards Clint's thrilling 7th place finish.

Goodyear is on strike, but it won't affect Nascar. Even a Simple Man can see that anyone can build a race tire. Now, taking the abuse from Tony Stewart--that's irreplacable.

Kyle Petty was forced to race his way in for Sunday's race, as he is outside the top 35 in points. Kyle hasn't been under so much qualifying pressure since his brief stint Working for MCA--Mr. Cary Agajkjaljdlfjian.

After a strong 3rd-place finish in his first ARCA race, Juan Pablo Montoya was estatic about the freedom of being able to pass in a stock car, much like a bird. However, it remains to see if he can change.

Sure, this is a stupid gimmick for an article. But All I Can Do is Write About It.

ODDS:
4:1 Nascar RaceDay will use Talladega as an opportunity to unveil their new nickname for Jimmy Spencer--"The Big One".
8:1 The crowd will start a "War Tide" or "Roll Eagle" chant or something like that.
30:1 A street fight will ensue between the Alabama Gang and the dreaded Mears Gang.