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March 26, 2007

Sad State of Busch Whacking
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Bristol-Race 6
By Dennis Michelsen
The critics say that the new Car of Tomorrow in the Nextel Cup series will bring an end to or at least diminish the need for Busch Whacking. While there is no doubt that so many Cup teams race the Busch series to get more testing time there is always something to be learned in other type of racing on the same track. This week at Bristol Motor Speedway the cars are different but the tires are the same! Twenty full time Nextel Cup drivers raced in the Mini Sharpie 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday. The setups that they will run with the Car of Tomorrow are vastly different from the Busch Cars of Today. But Busch Whacking has become such a regular way of life with sponsors the drivers will still be required to Busch Whack! Take a look at the Bye Bye Busch Whackers Top Ten. Scott Wimmer is clearly talented enough and has the experience to have a full time ride in either Busch or Cup. So why is he only a part time driver? Youngster Danny O'Quinn Jr won the Busch Rookie of the Year award last year but he had to wait until this week to make his 2007 debut. Other youngsters deserve a better chance than just a part time effort such as Timothy Peters and Kevin Conway. Busch Whacking is here to stay until NASCAR changes the qualifying rules.

Bye Bye Busch Whackers Standings-Bristol
Mini Sharpie 300

1. Scott Wimmer (Finished 9th)
2. Todd Kluever (12th)
3. Jay Sauter (15th)
4. Stanton Barrett (17th)
5. Bobby Hamilton Jr (18th)
6. Stephen Leicht (20th)
7. Danny O'Quinn Jr (21st)
8. Eric McClure (24th)
9. Timothy Peters (25th)
10. Kevin Conway (26th)

Bye Bye Busch Whackers Standings After Race 6