What a moronic decision

For those that don't follow NASCAR you'll never understand the vent, for those of you that do you'll probably agree with me.
Last year Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motor Sports fame decided that Casey Mears was a much better talent then Kyle Busch AKA "the bad boy of NASCAR". When Kyle first came up you could tell he had talent, he just needed to be tamed. Teamed with the likes of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Terry Labonte. Kyle became a force to be wreckin with both on and off the track, by his actions and his verbal outburst. He chastised his teammates for not working with him, quite similar to how Jeff talked about Jr at Talledega. Get over it Jeff Jr doesn't help anyone but Jr., just ask Michael Waltrip how many times he has been left hung out only to be freight trained.

Anyone with half an inkling of common sense could see that Kyle Busch's talents far outpace that of Casey Mears, so much so in fact that Casey who is now in Kyle's old ride can't even run consistent top 10's. The 5 car was DOMINATE last year, and now it is a middle of the pack heap. It shouldn't surprise anyone tho' since Casey Mears did the same for the 25 car vacated by Brian Vickers.

The "dream team" as it has become known now consist of four time champion(actually it is 6 time) (changing the points system to prevent another 7 time winner SUCKS)Jeff Gordon, two time champion Jimmie Johnson, never time champion and won't become one either Dale Earnhardt Jr., and mister middle of the pack driver Casey Mears. My how things would've been different if Kyle was still piloting the 5 car.

Daytona 500

While watching the Daytona 500 I just couldn't believe the strides Toyota has made to become a competitor in the NASCAR series. I'm still not a huge fan of the COT, but it did make for some good racing and it also allowed for breakaways in the field which the older bodied cars couldn't do because of the restrictor plate.
These cars also have a restrictor plate but because the cars are much bulkier NASCAR has allowed for a larger hole opening in the plate which allows for more horsepower. Kyle Busch looked like the car to beat except with a late race blocking strategy by Jeff Burton it cost young Kyle the race. As a former driver and a former owner of a race car I hate the blocking aspect of this sport and have always believed if the person behind you is faster then race them straight up, don't block them from passing.
To Ryan Newman congrads on breaking your winless streak. Kudos to Dodge for having what it takes at the proper time to pull out this victory. Kurt Busch you clearly have matured quite a bit, with an occasional temper tantrum. Reed Sorenson looks to be a front runner all season long, he will be battling the regulars as this season progresses.

Jeff Gordon won't be down long, neither will Jimmie Johnson, tough break for Casey Mears but he waited just a split second too long before jumping up in front of Tony Stewart, only to be put into the wall and then have his night come to an end.

It would have been nice to see Kenny Wallace get some television time, more so then pulling into the garage when his day was over.
What happened to Michael Waltrip Racings three entries, they weren't even competitive after lap 2. Next up is California where Ford seems to have the magic.