I went off the topic with the Indy Car mention without giving Rico the big Congrats! It doesn't matter what the path to success is, AS LONG AS THERE IS ONE! and RICO, BELL, LARSON AND CLAUSON and several others DESERVE ONE on talent alone.

I give props to Johnathan Byrd Racing for picking BC and coming out of retirement as a race team. The young man is one of the toughest racers I've had the pleasure to see grow as racer since they started with Armstrong Farms back in dadadada.

Not only that, They're down to earth, genuinely nice people who even if they don't know your name, Will give you a "How are you"? when walking through the pits.

Like Minor league professional hockey, Im a little sad when they leave our hometown or series. But wish them all the best and success they can achieve. Even if you get rides running last place at NASCAR and nationwide. It still tops some of the bigger purses in dirt track racing.

Whats always great about our sport though, is we get to follow them. Watch the new talent develop and blossom and in some cases, IT IMPROVES THE TOP PRODUCT.

Most of Napcar has become a leader running away. But a handful of races last year were just that, GREAT RACES. One of the chase races, I think Chicagoland? Larson and Gordon were swapping sliders. Then later Larson and Harvick near the end of the race.

The more of that, The better as NASCAR is going to have to realize. Their marketing has grown it as big as it probably will ever be and has since declined by a third. The PRODUCT is whats going to have to push and maintain it.