December 25, 2011
By Kim Roberson
Kim Roberson
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone! I hope that everyone is awakening to loved ones close by, presents under the tree (or present number six awaiting opening at sundown this evening), and the smell of food cooking in a warm kitchen close by.
I debated what direction to take with this holiday edition of my column, and decided that the most fun thing to do would be to ask the question “If you had to present 12 Days of a NASCAR Christmas, what would you give each day?”
As you read some of the responses the below, keep the tune from “The 12 Days of Christmas” going through your head…or at least, trying to. (And for time and space’s sake, I won’t do all 12 days repeating each update – I do want you to finish reading this before New Years!)
Some provided me with entire lists of their own:
“12 wins for Piquet Jr.
11 poles for Patrick
9 DNQs for Waltrip
8 wins for AJ
7 nights in Vega$
6th cup for Johnson
5 more truck races...
4 days at Daytona
3 pit passes for Indy
2 cautions at Bristol
And a personal call from Tony to Little B to congratulate her on being an A honor roll student. ;) and being his number one fan!”
12 Martinsville paybacks
11 blown out tires
10 penalties
9 trips to hauler
8 pissed off drivers
7 fist fights
6 Back flips
5 KASEY WINS!!!!
4 Helmets thrown
3 broken bones
2 birds o flipping
And a newly crowned champion Kasey!”
Some provided me with ideas for just a few of the days:
“The 12th day would have to be cans of Budweiser” (Or maybe Miller Lite?)
“12 days of infield!” (You are gonna need a whole lot more than that 12 pack of Bud – or Miller Lite)
“12 Sponsorships for S.PARKY” (That would be Steve Park to his non-fans)
“11 NASCAR drivers in Subaru Rally Cars” (This could be interesting…)
“11 Hamlin top 5's” (only top 5’s?)
“10 Fords a winning”
Or, more specifically…
“10 wins for Kenseth!”
”5 chuggs of milk” (Someone is going to be calcium rich after their win at Indianapolis…)
“And a bottle of Crrowwwwwwwwwwwwn Royal!” (Between that and the case of Bud/Miller Lite, someone is going to need a bottle of Tylenol as well…)
My twelve would go something like this…
“12 neck and neck finishes”
“11 new full time sponsors”
“10 different first time winners”
“9 races without a Busch brother cussing”
“8 ‘Smokin hot wife’ style invocations”
“7 underfunded teams winning”
“6th Championship still on hold for the 48 team”
“5 Championships for Jeff Gordon”
- or -
“4 Championships for Tony Stewart”
“3 drivers in contention for the Championship rolling into Homestead”
“2 ‘big ones’ all season”
“1 way to find an even better finish to the Daytona 500 than in 2011”
If you want to see Richard Childress’ racing’s version of the 12 Days of Christmas, visit Richard Childress Racing: The 12 Days of Christmas – and keep in mind, these are NOT professional singers.
Regardless of what you are celebrating, and where you might find yourself today, a safe and happy holiday to you and your loved ones.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and all the best to you and yours!
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