NASCAR News

This is the time of year that NASCAR holds news conferences, makes announcements, and teams re-align for the coming season.  All ready the 2010 season is looking to be like a winner.  Lets start with my home town favorite Kyle Busch.  Kyle won the nationwide series for 2009, and has big plans for the truck series in 2010.  He announced this week that his company, Kyle Busch Motorsports will field two Toyota trucks in the Camping World Truck Series for 2010.  With that announcement Kyle said he would be sharing driving duties in one of the trucks with protege Brian Ickler.

What Kyle doesn’t say in his announcement is that “sharing” the driving duties in the truck series could give him more time and energy to concentrate on the Sprint Cup Series driving.  He had a great year in the cup series but failed to make the cut.  Could 2010 be the year?  I personally would like to see Kyle concentrate on the Cup Series this year.  The man can drive like a bat out of hell.  Sure he can be a hot head sometimes, but to me that shows great passion.  He has grown up a lot in the last couple of years.  I believe 2010 could be the year he gets the balance right between his incredible talent and passion for the sport.

Now on to the worst kept secret in NASCAR.  Danica Patrick.  Danica announced this week that she would be driving a limited schedule in the Nationwide Series.  She will be driving limited dates around her Indy Car schedule for Jr. Motorsports.  Danica will be driving the number 7 Chevy sponsored by Go Daddy.com.  Her first race will be the IRCA race in February at Daytona.  There have been female drivers in the Nationwide Series before but none have made the transition to the Cup Series.  I think it will take a couple of years, but this girl can do it.  She is a hell of a driver, and talented enough to make the transition from open wheel to stock cars look easy.  Danica has proven she can not only keep up with the boys but also earn their respect.  She has paired up with the best possible team, Jr. Motorsports and Kelley Earnhardt.  Danica’s schedule has not yet been released, but you can expect her arrival at any Nationwide race to be a breath of fresh air that series badly needed.

I am hoping that she will be driving at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in February.  You can expect the whole TVT gang will be there to catch the action!