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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Where Oh Where is that Mighty Cherry Tree?

On this George Washington's Birthday, where oh where is that Mighty Cherry Tree? I would find it would be more fun to have Integrity and not just not so Sweet Emotions.

I feel as a Man, namely a Disabled Gentleman, taking without asking and leaving with nothing is not a sign of Integrity.

I would rather be Outside like Mr. Cowboy instead of Inside like a Slob. If Body, or the Lack of It, is a Sign of No Integrity, that leads to different problems.

I feel I would want to be different and not just be edgy or inappropriate. There'd be too many things that would make me and others mad, and that is never good.

For Better or For Worse, The MLBPA was a Strong Armed Union

For Better or For Worse, the MLBPA was a Strong Armed Union, and a lot of these Recent Years have brought Shame to Organized Labor, Sports, and America, all in the Same Order. Instead of letting the Stars use you and use you like a Doormat, the next worst thing the MLBPA has been Guilty of is Weak Leadership.

And, not only Weak Leadership, but Weak Armed Leadership as well. It is problematic to where we can't Sit Down and Be Focused, and worse yet, getting Called Down would illicit Anger and Collapse. Where the MLBPA should be is an Unstoppable Force, but, instead, it is in its Own Way.

I could not think that anyone in Uniform currently would have the Jewels to deal with Leadership, amid other things, and Leadership is what makes you spend your Money on Summer Vacation. It doesn't help when the Worst Fixed Example is the Pittsburgh Pirates and it makes the Whole Sport Bug Out.

The Twins should be about Management, the Cardinals should be finding a Merlin after Ozzie Smith meets the Crazy Train out of St. Louis into the Sky, and neither are doing anything to solve those Problems.

2026 Week 5 Driver of the Year

Without Further ado, here is my 2026 Driver of the Year Standings for Week 5...

1 Justin Grant USAC 25 31

2 Logan Seavey USAC 16 16

3 Trey Osborne USAC 14 14

4 Ryan Wood V8 Supercars 12 12

5 Justin Bonsignore Whelen Modifieds 10 10

6 Michael Cosey,Jr. iRacing 8 8

7 Ken Roczen AMASX 6 6

8 Kyle Busch NASCAR Cup Series 5 5

9 McKenna Bold NHRA 4 4

10 Josh Berry NASCAR Cup Series 3 3

11 Stewart Friesen Craftsman Trucks 2 27

12 Mike Albertsen IMCA 1 1

After 5 of 40 Events

1 Isabella Robusto ARCA 52 -

2 Tyler Courtney ASCS 41 11

3 Justin Grant USAC 31 21

4 Stewart Friesen Craftsman Trucks 27 25

5 Myles Rowe Indy NXT 25 27

6 Brian Brown ASCS 18 34

7 Logan Seavey USAC 16 36

8 Felipe Nasr IMSA 16 36

9 Eli Tomac AMASX 16 36

10 Trey Osborne USAC 14 38

11 Ryan Preece NASCAR Cup Series 14 38

12 Chris Koehler Monster Jam 14 38

13 Luke Baldwin SMART 14 38

14 Ryan Wood V8 Supercars 12 40

15 Kenny Wallace DIRTCar 12 40

16 Oliver Rowland Formula E 12 40

17 Tim McCreadie World of Outlaws LM 12 40

18 Ryan Gustin World of Outlaws LM 12 40

19 Justin Bonsignore Whelen Modifieds 10 42

20 Dylan Thornton IMCA 10 42

21 Vittorio Ghirelli NASCAR Euro 10 42

22 Stephen Nasse SSS 10 42

23 Kris Whitfield NHRA 10 42

24 Michael Cosey,Jr. iRacing 8 44

25 Emerson Axom World of Outlaws 8 44

NOT CLASSIFIED

26 Chase Sexton AMASX 8 44

27 Scott Dixon Indy Car 8 44

28 Ken Roczen AMASX 6 4

29 David Stremme DIRT Car 6 46

30 Morice McMillin NDRC 6 46

31 Jacob Goede NASCAR Local 6 46

32 Kyle Busch NASCAR Cup Series 5 47

33 Cole Suckow IMCA 5 47

34 Haiden Deegan AMASX 5 47

35 William Byron NASCAR Cup Series 5 47

36 Alexis DeJoria NHRA 5 47

37 McKenna Bold NHRA 4 48

38 Cooper Webb AMASX 4 48

39 Jeg Coughlin,Jr. NHRA 4 48

40 Lauren Kanuik NHRA 4 48

41 Josh Berry NASCAR Cup Series 3 49

42 Austin Prock NHRA 3 49

43 Del Worsham IHRA 3 49

44 Teddy Hodgdon Whelen Modifieds 3 49

45 Tasker Phillips ASCS 2 50

46 Jordan Mallett ASCS 2 50

47 Garrett Alberson Lucas Oil 2 50

48 Meg Fuller SK Modifieds 2 50

49 Mike Albertsen IMCA 1 51

50 Lexi Arnold NASCAR Local 1 51

51 Toni Breidinger Craftsman Trucks 1 51

52 Luke Fenhaus O'Reilly 1 51

53 Natalie Decker O'Reilly 1 51

Monday, February 16, 2026

Stock Car Challenge 02162026

A Car Guy and His Family still doesn't trust Michael Jordan, as generally, a Man of Salt and His Family do not like or appreciate being Bought and Sold Down River as Without Further Ado, here are my Stock Car Challenge Standings

1 3 Austin Dillon 25 234

2 11 Denny Hamlin 16 137

3 24 William Byron 14 113

4 45 Tyler Reddick 12+44=56 81

5 88 Connor Zilisch 10 52

6 5 Kyle Larson 8 122

7 20 Christopher Bell 6 95

8 21 Josh Berry 5 126

9 97 Shane Van Gisbergen 4 23

10 2 Austin Cindric 3 82

11 23 Bubba Wallace 2 26

12 9 Chase Elliott 1 33

Stock Car Challenge 02162026 - W P W-L

1 60-Ryan Preece 246 - 1 1 1-1

2 3-Austin Dillon 234 12 4 1 4-0

3 11-Denny Hamlin 137 109 2 2-1

4 21-Josh Berry 126 120 3 1 3-1

5 5-Kyle Larson 122 124 1 1-1

6 6-Brad Keselowski 113 133 2 2-1

7 24-William Byron 113 133 1 1-1

8 20-Christopher Bell 95 151 0-1

9 2-Austin Cindric 82 164 1 0-1

10 45-Tyler Reddick 81 165 1 1 0-0

11 22-Joey Logano 56 190 1 1-1

12 88-Connor Zilisch 52 194 0-1

13 19-Chase Briscoe 51 195 0-1

14 1-Ross Chastain 50 196 0-1

15 8-Kyle Busch 48 198 0-1

16 71-Michael McDowell 37 209 0-0

17 9-Chase Elliott 33 213 0-1

18 12-Ryan Blaney 33 213 0-1

19 23-Bubba Wallace 26 220 0-0

20 48-Alex Bowman 26 220 0-0

21 35-Riley Herbst 25 221 1 0-0

22 97-Shane Van Gisbergen 23 223 0-0

23 17-Chris Buescher 22 224 0-0

24 16-AJ Allemindinger 18 228 0-0

25 38-Zane Smith 16 230 0-0

26 34-Todd Gilliand 16 230 0-0

27 84-Jimmie Johnson 14 232 0-0

28 47-Ricky Stenhouse,Jr. 14 232 0-0

29 40-Justin Allgaier 14 232 0-0

30 7-Daniel Suarez 14 232 0-0

31 77-Carson Hocevar 14 232 0-0

32 43-Erik Jones 12 234 0-0

33 10-Ty Dillon 12 234 0-0

34 99-Corey LaJoie 11 235 0-0

35 44-JJ Yeley 10 236 0-0

36 67-Corey Heim 10 236 0-0

37 15-Kaz Grala 10 236 0-0

38 36-Chandler Smith 9 237 0-0

39 62-Anthony Alfredo 8 238 0-0

40 51-Cody Ware 8 238 0-0

41 42-John Hunter Nemechek 6 240 0-0

42 66-Casey Mears 4 242 0-0

43 54-Ty Gibbs 2 244 0-0

44 41-Cole Custer 0 246 0-0

45 4-Noah Gragson 0 246 0-0

46 78-BJ McLeod 0 246 0-0

Sunday, February 15, 2026

2026 Week 4 Driver of the Year

Here is my Week 4 Standings of the 2026 Driver of the Year and Without Further Ado, here are my Standings....

1 Stewart Friesen Craftsman Trucks 25 25

2 Tyler Courtney ASCS 16 41

3 Ryan Preece NASCAR Cup Series 14 14

4 Kenny Wallace DIRT Car 12 12

5 Dylan Thornton IMCA 10 10

6 Emerson Axom World of Outlaws 8 8

7 David Stremme DIRTCar 6 6

8 Cole Suckow IMCA 5 5

9 Cooper Webb AMASX 4 4

10 Isabella Robusto ARCA 3 52

11 Tasker Phillips ASCS 2 2

12 Lexi Arnold NASCAR Local 1 1

After 4 of 40 Events

1 Isabella Robusto ARCA 52 -

2 Tyler Courtney ASCS 41 11

3 Stewart Friesen Craftsman Trucks 25 27

4 Myles Rowe Indy NXT 25 27

5 Brian Brown ASXS 18 34

6 Felipe Nasr IMSA 16 36

7 Eli Tomac AMASX 16 36

8 Ryan Preece NASCAR Cup Series 14 38

9 Chris Koehler Monster Jam 14 38

10 Luke Baldwin SMART 14 38

11 Kenny Wallace DIRT Car 12 40

12 Oliver Rowland Formula E 12 40

13 Tim McCreadie World of Outlaws LM 12 40

14 Ryan Gustin World of Outlaws LM 12 40

15 Dylan Thornton IMCA 10 42

16 Vittorio Ghirelli NASCAR Euro 10 42

17 Stephen Nasse SSS 10 42

18 Kris Whitfield NHRA 10 42

19 Emerson Axom World of Outlaws 8 44

20 Chase Sexton AMASX 8 44

21 Scott Dixon Indy Car 8 44

22 David Stremme DIRT Car 6 46

23 Morice McMillin NDRC 6 46

24 Jacob Goede NASCAR Local 6 46

25 Justin Grant USAC 6 46

NOT CLASSIFIED

26 Cole Suckow IMCA 5 47

27 Haiden Deegan AMASX 5 47

28 William Byron NASCAR Cup Series 5 47

29 Alexis DeJoria NHRA 5 47

30 Cooper Webb AMASX 4 48

31 Jeg Coughlin,Jr. NHRA 4 48

32 Lauren Kanuik NHRA 4 48

33 Austin Prock NHRA 3 49

34 Del Worsham IHRA 3 49

35 Teddy Hodgdon Whelen Modifieds 3 49

36 Tasker Phillips ASCS 2 50

37 Jordan Mallett ASCS 2 50

38 Garrett Alberson Lucas Oil 2 50

39 Meg Fuller SK Modifieds 2 50

40 Lexi Arnold NASCAR Local 1 51

41 Toni Breidinger Craftsman Trucks 1 51

42 Luke Fenhaus O'Reilly 1 51

43 Natalie Decker O'Reilly 1 51

Friday, February 13, 2026

Norman "Moose" Pearah is No Longer On the Loose!

In Breaking News this Friday the 13th, Norman "Moose" Pearah is no longer on the loose! There are lessons, and plenty of them rightfully so, that the NHRA never wants to go back to.

Other than Lee Shepherd and Kenny Bernstein taking off thanks to Baton Rouge, the Funny Car Boycott put Moose and Baton Rouge on NHRA's Bad Side Permanently and what became a Near Miss to an Otherwise Great Memorial Day Weekend in 1984 was when we nearly lost Ed "The Ace" McCullough.

My Uncle liked Baton Rouge because it was on a Semblance of Live TV, especially in a time when the Indianapolis 500 was Tape Delayed. The hegemony came right down to the end, as it lost its Memorial Day Weekend Station, and its Station on the Winston Drag Racing Trail, too, and the Last NHRA Pass of Darrell Gwynn before he was Crippled in 1990.

I would like to see for Memorial Day Weekend a Semblance of Monaco, The Indianapolis 500, a Top Fuel Funny Car 32, and The Coca Cola 600 at the Front as what is dangerous is we are not putting our minds to having a Billion Dollars Worth of Game in the Right Neighborhoods.

Stock Car Challenge After 1 of 31 Events

- W P W-L

1 60-Ryan Preece 246 - 1 1 1-1

2 3-Austin Dillon 209 37 4 1 4-0

3 21-Josh Berry 121 125 3 1 3-1

4 11-Denny Hamlin 121 125 2 2-1

5 5-Kyle Larson 114 132 1 1-1

6 6-Brad Keselowski 113 133 2 2-1

7 24-William Byron 99 147 1 1-1

8 20-Christopher Bell 89 157 0-1

9 2-Austin Cindric 79 167 1 0-1

10 22-Joey Logano 56 190 1 1-1

11 19-Chase Briscoe 51 195 0-1

12 1-Ross Chastain 50 196 0-1

13 8-Kyle Busch 48 198 0-1

14 88-Connor Zilisch 42 204 0-1

15 71-Michael McDowell 37 209 0-0

16 12-Ryan Blaney 33 213 0-1

17 9-Chase Elliott 32 214 0-1

18 48-Alex Bowman 26 220 0-0

19 45-Tyler Reddick 25 221 1 1 0-0

20 35-Riley Herbst 25 221 1 0-0

21 23-Bubba Wallace 24 222 0-0

22 17-Chris Buescher 22 224 0-0

23 97-Shane Van Gisbergen 19 227 0-0