Hallelujah, Graham finally has a seat…

Well, at least for two races.  Cavin broke it and Miller has confirmed that Graham will run two races, St. Pete and Barber, for Sarah Fisher Racing.

At this point, it’s a grab for what can be got for the ‘Stache. 

Tony Johns of PopOffValve.com literally read my mind on the way home from work:

As a man who has built his entire website around photoshopping pictures of Graham Rahal, to Tony I say: Bravo!  I couldn’t have done it any better myself.

I’ll be honest.  I don’t have the discipline to do fantasy sports. I used to, but at some point, I lost it.  Checking in on something with any sort of regularity just doesn’t work for me.

That’s why I developed…

All you have to do is fill it out once, before the season, and you’re done until the end of the season.

You can find the Pool here.

I think it is pretty self-explanatory, but there are rules at the bottom if you need them.  Basically, you’re guessing:

• Whether a driver will score above, equal to, or below their final rank in the 2009 points standings,
• The number of wins a driver will have in 2010 season,
• The number of Top 10s a driver will have this season compared to 2009 (more, equal, less),
• and the answer to a few specific questions.

It’s that simple!  The scoring is described in the rules, and the margin of victory at Indianapolis is the tiebreaker.

I’ll probably throw some sort of prize together at the end, but I haven’t thought that far.  That’s why I ask for your email.

(Thanks to thehairpin at TrackForum, as I used his silly season list as the baseline, and to Mr. Dog, Mr. Pagdoa, and Mr. nameisirl for additional input)

After I declared the Series dead late last year, Dale Coyne Racing saved us by announcing that Milka Duno will run her first full season with the team.  With this, he accomplishes both a return to the Series in 2010 and also gives the people on this thing we call the internet something to be negative about.  You know, being negative is kind of the internet’s thing.

Immediately people are crying out that the fact that Milka has a seat and Graham Rahal doesn’t is the biggest injustice since OJ was indicted. When you think of it reasonably, though, you see the two are entirely unrelated, and that’s coming from one of the largest Graham Rahal fans you’ll meet.  

Let’s think positively about Milka Duno and discuss the things Milka has not done over her career:

Milka Duno never hit a poor, defenseless bird.

Milka Duno never stole Pee Wee Herman’s bike.

Milka Duno never ran over Nigel Mansell’s head.

Milka Duno never crashed on a parade lap.

Milka Duno never dove into a pond before checking the water.

So let’s see…that makes Milka better than Scott Dixon (and Randy Johnson), Francis Buxton, Dennis Vitolo, Roberto Guerrero, Phillipe Gache, and some Scandinavian dude.

I said on twitter that if half the race winners last season were as fan-friendly as Milka, we’d be in a lot better shape.  She may not be the best driver, but I’ve never met anyone at a race track who was there because anyone on Ganassi or Penske was outwardly kind to them at a race a number of years prior. I met an older couple at time trials last year who were in from out-of-town solely to support Milka. 

Milka Duno, you’re ok by me.

Dario, you’re a two-time Series champion and an Indianapolis 500 champion…

You’ve got the right to request a re-shoot.

P.S. HUGGIES~!

Hopefully it isn’t as big of a failure as King Ralph.

Monday, Lord Randall Bernard, Duke of Bull Racing takes the reigns as the king of our world.

I, for one, cannot wait for the ceremony.  It’s going to be so big that it was, in fact, prophesied 1200 years ago.  Shown, clearly, is King Randy being coronated by Belskus and the sisters.  Nancy knit everyone’s outfit.