Comparing the players in the Earnhardt Jr. drama (cont'd)

Hey Beau,
No. No. No. NASCAR is about making money and absolutely the last thing that they would want would be a one team, one manufacturer dominance. This year's results have been very far from ideal from a NASCAR perspective. The only people in NASCAR that want a Hendrick domination work for Hendrick. The people supposedly doing the manipulating would want parity.
Will -- Bridgewater Va.

I don't like the idea of NASCAR "wanting" anything, but I agree with Will. If this were a novel rather than non-fiction, NASCAR would not have written the script this way.

Chatroom Chatter

Breaking News -- HMS didn't win the race. How did our always wild chatroom on the JD Post Race Show react?

This win was one that Roush Fenway needed. Will this motivate Ford to put more money into NASCAR in a season that has been all Hendrick and Chevrolet?
Carlos -- Brooklyn, N.Y.

I don't know that Ford was surprised at all to get this win. Historically, Michigan has been dominated by the Ford gang and to a lesser extent Dodge.

DEI has finally started to make a difference.
Tony -- Omaha, Neb.

It appears that DEI has put the business side of racing behind them so they can now get down to the business of racing.

I say way to go Junior, shake things up.
Sam -- Kauai, Hawaii

I agree, and more importantly I found Dale Jr. to be a man of his word. He said he would go to the team that gave him the best shot at winning and based on that framework who can argue with HMS?

For the first time in my career as a race prognosticator, I'm on record as picking the last place finisher from the prior race to win the upcoming race. Juan Montoya is my choice, but my big hope for the race is that he is in second with a lap to go crawling all over the rear bumper of a Ganassi teammate. Then and only then will my friends over at TNT truly know drama.

Enjoy the race.