| "Cheater, cheater, doesn't have a peter." | | | | As the Smokeless Set heads into Dover, the |
| | | | Monster Mile one-mile concrete track with the |
| So it goes around the garage this weekend, as | | | | extremely difficult turn exits, one imagines |
| the biggest story of the Nextel Cup week had | | | | this whole RCR thing will go one of two ways. |
| very little to do with the Chase's first race | | | | Either the #29 and #31 will be completely |
| in Loudon last weekend, and much more to do | | | | pissed-off, and post incredibly good results |
| with accusations that Richard Childress | | | | at a track where Harvick finished third and |
| Racing, and specifically Kevin Harvick and | | | | Burton finished fourth just a couple months |
| Jeff Burton, are performing so well because | | | | ago. Or else there'll be distractions, |
| they're cheating. | | | | because people remember Harvick's crew chief |
| | | | Todd Berrier being suspended for multiple |
| Supposedly, there's a possibility that both | | | | races in 2005 because of illegal alterations |
| the #29 team of Harvick and the #31 team of | | | | he made to the #29. If that's the case, I |
| Burton manipulated their tire pressures in | | | | suppose it's possible that all these rumors |
| New Hampshire, inflating their wheels with | | | | were the work of a rival, say, a certain team |
| less air than NASCAR allows. To be even more | | | | two of whose members had extremely difficult |
| specific: the report from the SPEED Channel | | | | times at New Hampshire, and currently find |
| claimed that RCR's teams equipped their | | | | themselves at ninth and 10th in the Chase? Et |
| wheels with "bleeder valves," which has | | | | tu, Jimmie Johnson? |
| nothing to do with what happens when Kyle | | | | |
| Busch shaves, but rather a change to Goodyear | | | | Last Week: Harvick may be a cheater, but the |
| rims that would allow teams to give | | | | money he's making us is real enough. |
| themselves "optimal pressure performance." | | | | Suh-weet. For two consecutive weeks, we've |
| Cars run faster with less air in their tires, | | | | won with Harvick both in straight-up wagers, |
| but are also more prone to bursting tires, so | | | | and with head-to-head bets (in which, I grant |
| for safety reasons, NASCAR mandates minimum | | | | you, he was the favorite) against Tony |
| tire pressures. | | | | Stewart. At Loudon, Happy's odds were |
| | | | actually a bit more favorable to our cause, |
| For their part, NASCAR officials claim the | | | | and so we netted a positive 1.51 units (on |
| charges against RCR are impossible. First | | | | bets totaling 1.5 units). Not a bad little |
| off, wheels are distributed at random before | | | | doubling of our money, if I do say so myself. |
| the race, and are actually put on by | | | | That's our sixth consecutive winning week, |
| Goodyear. Second, Nextel Cup officials do | | | | and puts us at a net positive 19.27 units for |
| intensive inspections on wheels that go on | | | | the season. We've made money in 19 out of 26 |
| and come off of the cars during the race. And | | | | weeks, which isn't all that bad. |
| third, DeLana Harvick is smoking-hot, and | | | | |
| they have a hard enough time just | | | | Note: I will make a head-to-head selection |
| concentrating on standing upright when | | | | late Saturday night or on Sunday morning, |
| they're around her, so sleuthing is right | | | | depending on whether the online books post |
| out. | | | | their slate of matchups. Please check back. |
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