Movin' On

I just wanted to let you know that I have moved The Park to a different manufacturer. If you have me linked on your site, you will need to change it to http://trixiestrailerpark.wordpress.com/

If you haven't been to my "old" site in awhile come on over and see what you have been missing.

Thanks.

Trixie

Things I Know on a Friday

It's Friday...WOO HOO!!! I haven't look forward to a Friday in a long time. It's been quite a rough week for me.

I don't know what to talk about right now...so here are some things I know today.

1. I know that I am tired of Junior Watch 2007. I know there has been a lot of changes with him, but let's move on.

2. I know Sponge Bob in my office really hates the plastic flamingos. I think two of them over plotting to over take the world.

3. I know that I hate it when people ask completely stupid questions. Like, are you a NASCAR fan? I am not kidding one this one. Look at my car, my office, my home, and hello the Tony Stewart t-shirt I am wearing. Here's your sign...

4. Men can be the biggest babies and pains in the butt. I am still trying to understand what's up with that. I guess I should ask one of them and maybe they could explain it to me. Of course, they probably can't explain it either. But I still love them.

5. I know that riding in the back of a Ford Pinto with my feet outside the driver's side window will cause one to fall on the butt when the driver slams on his brakes. Thanks Shane!

6. I know that my 20th high school reunion is next summer. Rock on Class of 1988!

7. I know that Richard will ALWAYS pick Matt Kenseth for his Driver Draft pick if available.

8. Now matter what I how much I want to leave work on a Friday and get home to start the weekend, I always get behind the complete idiot who doesn't understand the concept of speed limit.

9. I know fair food is delicious. Bring on the funnel cakes, corn dogs, and turkey legs. YUM!!!

And finally...

10. I know this is probably the stupidest post I have done, but hey...it's what I know.

Have a great weekend!

Drum Roll Please...

The wait is over--finally we all now know whatever one else knows.



Announced Tuesday...

And finally...today's annoucement...

Now that all of this has been settled...let's get back to racing.

Out There

I would like to say a little "I'm there for ya" to one of my buds who is going through a tough time.

And in honor of that I would like to post one of my favorite pictures of my Super Bowl attendees from this year's Super Bowl. Every time I look at it I smile.

Hang in there.

Chase Race 1: New Hampshire

I am raising my glass of Jack Daniels to congratulate Clint Bowyer. Before yesterday he was the only Chaser who had not won all year long. Well, I guess he took care of that yesterday. Clint dominated the race by starting on point and just taking over the race. He went from 12 the to 4th in the standings and only 15 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson. What a great way to start off the Chase.

Tony finished a solid 3rd yesterday. I remarked to Postman yesterday that in 2005 when he won it all, he won Indy. Does this bode well for Smoke this year? I hope so.

Here is how the Chasers finished yesterday, where there are in the points standings, and how far back from the leader.

1. Jimmie Johnson 6th

2. Jeff Gordon 2nd

3. Tony Stewart 3rd -10

4. Clint Bowyer 1st -15

5. Kyle Busch 4th -35

6. Martin Truex 5th -40

7. Matt Kenseth 7th -54

8. Carl Edwards 12th -63

9. Denny Hamlin 15th -82

10. Kevin Harvick 17th -88

11. Jeff Burton 18th -91

12. Kurt Busch 25th -102

I am hoping this will shape up to be an exciting Chase. I still am standing by my dark horse pick of Kyle Busch. There are still 9 races left in this thing and you know anything can happen. I have a feeling Talladega will shake it up a bit once the Chase gets there in a few weeks.

Next week onto Dover.

Announcements this week...

1. Kasey Kahne will now be the face of Budweiser. Taking the place of Dale Jr. who will be at HMS next year with a new sponsor and number.

2. The wait will be finally over this week...we will all finally know who will sponsor Dale and what his number is. Thank you. Now perhaps we can all move onto other things. Junior watch 2007 is officially over.

Now for the other sports news of the weekend

NCAA Football

1. Michigan vs Notre Dame--Michigan finally won. I would have at least thought Notre Dame would have put up something on the scoreboard.

2. USC vs Nebraska--I really was hoping this would have been a decent game, but alas it wasn't up to the task. I still don't like USC, but they showed why the have the #1 ranking.

3. Texas vs Central Florida--I REALLY wanted CFU to win. I don't care if UT is representing the home state, I don't like Texas.

4. Texas Tech vs Rice--This wasn't pretty. I watched the WONDERFUL television coverage (sarcastic tone here) and even though they were in Houston, with all the red there you would have thought they were playing in Lubbock. This week Tech will be tested when we head to Stillwater, OK to play to the OSU Cowboys. OSU got beat pretty handily by Troy this weekend.

NFL Football

1. Cowboys looked good. They are 2-0. Keep it up Boys!

2. Colts scraped by the Titans

3. And finally, the whole thing with the Patriots. He should have been suspended. He is too good of a coach to be doing this. And the fact that EVERY TEAM was told prior to the start of the season, this was ILLEGAL. Um...does this sound familiar (i.e. COT)? I believe the Pats are a good team and they didn't need to do this. I mean come on...3 time Super Bowl champs. And you have dominated the first two games of the season.

Oh well...that's all for now. Have a great week everyone!

I Don't Know

Is it wrong of me to be happy for someone but yet not? I know this may sound weird, but that's how it's going right now.

I can relate to this little kid in the picture. What am I waiting for?

I guess the train that never comes.

9-11

Always remember...

The Chase Is On

The Chase is here. I for one am glad to get things going. Finally the reporters can stop discussing whether or not Dale Jr. will make the Chase. Those 100 points that were taken away from him earlier in the year didn't come into play. He has not had a good run this year to challenge for the championship. He can now focus on just racing, just like Tony did last year.

Now let's look at who has made the coveted 12 spots.

1. Jimmie Johnson--He has the momentum going into the Chase. He has won the last two races, but it's not always where you start that matters. One of only two drivers to make each of the Chase races since it's inception.

2. Jeff Gordon--I think he and the next driver are the ones to watch out for. Jeff has a good year. I belive his life outside of racing is good and that reflects on the race track.

3. Tony Stewart--He's had good runs over the last couple of races. His pit crew needs to step up to Chase standards. Every time I looked up on Saturday, Tony lost spots coming out after a pit stop. It may have been 2 or 3 spots, but when it comes to winning a race that's vital.

4. Carl Edwards--I have to admit I didn't know he had been in the top 12 until a few weeks ago. I do have to defend myself on this one. I don't keep up with Carl. I mean he does have a chance to win both championships this year, but with the three amigos above him it's going to be rough.

5. Kurt Busch--He lost 100 driver points, got a new crew chief and raced his way into the Chase. I am not a fan of Big Shrub, but I have to give him props and say you can overcome a loss of 100 points and make the Chase.

6. Denny Hamlin--Two years in NASCAR and this is his second time in the Chase. Watch out.

7. Martin Truex Jr.--Congrats for making the Chase for the first time. I have always believed Truex was a good driver and he would make the Chase. He has had a quiet season this year. Who would have thought he would be the ONLY DEI car in the Chase.

8. Matt Kenseth--The only other driver besides Jimmie to make the Chase every year since it's inception. I think Matt isn't given enough press some times. He can drive the wheels of his car, but he has had some bad breaks throughout the year.

9. Kyle Busch--This kid can drive. He is growing on me. I think he will be a force in the Chase, but I am not sure he will win it all. He has to race over some of his future teammates as well as current teammates to get to the top.

10. Jeff Burton--Way to go Jeff. He was my dark horse pick last year, but had trouble late in last's year Chase. I would like to seem him win one. He has the elder statesman of the group this year since Mark is not in the Chase this year.

11. Kevin Harvick--He started of the season on a high note with Daytona, but he has had some runs that almost cost him a spot in the Chase. I think he can challenge for the championship, but he has to bring the "A-game" every race.

12. Clint Bowyer--The only driver in the Chase who didn't win a race during the "regular" season. I don't think he will have a shot at the title, but it will be good experience for him. It's nice to see all of the RCR teams in the Chase.

My pick: Tony Stewart.
My dark horse: Kyle Busch.

I do want to thank David Ragan for finishing third. He won me some dough in the driver's pool I thought Carl Edwards was going to be the one to win me some cash, but that blew up when his engine let go.

I am looking forward to this year's Chase. I think it will be interesting with 5 of the races being COT races.

Now on to some things I didn't get a chance to comment on last week.

1. Toyota and Gibbs--I guess it doesn't really matter to me. Tony Stewart can drive the wheels off anything he sits behind and the Camry will be the same. Winning championships is the name of the game in NASCAR. If this gets Gibbs to where they need to be, then so be it. And yes, I am excited about Kyle coming over to JGR. I believe JGR will be one to watch in 2008.

2. Junior and The Chase--This is a moot point. It just seems there's not fight left in him this year. I am not saying he doesn't have the fight in him, it's just this year is pretty much a wash. He can just race and think about next year.

3. Dale--I loved the movie. It gave me a deeper understanding of what Dale meant to the sport and what the sport meant to Dale.

4. NASCAR in Primetime--I thought last week's episode was interesting. I belive the last episode is on Wednesday. It's been somewhat of an eye opening experience to me especially with regards how the NASCAR life can take a toll not only on the drivers but their family and loved ones as well. It's all about the sacrifice and what one is willing to give to achieve the ultimate.

5. I saw that Dario Franchetti is coming over to NASCAR to drive for the #40 team. I guess NASCAR is the where everyone wants to be.

6. Robert Yates--Good luck and enjoy your retirement. Welcome aboard Travis.

7. Interesting to see how JJ ended up at Hall of Fame racing. Isn't this a psuedo-JGR team???

On to Race #1--New Hampshire. GOOD LUCK BOYS!

Non-NASCAR--aka Football
1. If you told me both Michigan and Notre Dame would start off the season 0-2, I would have asked you what you were smoking.
2. Major props to Fresno State for taking Texas A&M to 3 OTs. Too bad A&M won. That's ok--the Ags have to still play us and Tech has owned them over the past 10 years.
3. Dallas won. There were glimpses of years past, but that's it--glimpses.

Have a great week everyone!

Enough Already

Can someone out there explain to me why people don't take pride in their work?

Just asking....

NASCAR and Football

NASCAR
First things first...congratulations to the winner of the California race--you know who you are.

I wasn't too upset where Tony finished. He got a top 15. Still no win at California...maybe next Smoke.

Hey Michael...next time you have a fender rub...bring it on in. The crew will take care of it for you.

I don't think Ricky Rudd is rethinking his retirement after this weekend.

I have to give major props to Brad Keselowski to walk away from that crash.

I hate to say it, but the door is closing on Junior for making the Chase. He is going to have race the race of his life and have a few above him to have a disastorous night.

News alert...JJ Yeley to Hall of Fame Racing and Eury Jr. to go with Junior to HMS.

FOOTBALL
This marked the first weekend of college football. I love this time of year.

A big WOO HOO goes out to Appalachian State! You went into The Big House and BEAT MICHIGAN!!! Sorry for all you Wolverine fans out there...I'm, after all, a BUCKEYE fan. I was SHOCKED, to say the least, that Michigan went from being #5 in the nation, to not even in the Top 25. I would have figured lower 20s, but not even in. WOW!!!

Another WOO HOO for Georgia Tech. I caught most of this game and I have to say...was that Notre Dame I was watching.

My Red Raiders rustled up some Ponies this weekend. The broke SMU...49-9. Next up for the Red Raiders...UTEP.

And finally...the NFL season begins on Thursday! Go Colts and Cowboys!