This weekend the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas will be the backdrop for the NASCAR Cup teams as the awards banquet will be choreographed by the best of corporate management and NASCAR protocol of how to read your NASCAR approved acceptance speech from the teleprompter. Quite a change from the early banquets in Daytona and later in New York. NASCAR has grown, as we have all acknowledged repeatedly and, whether we like it or not, we are reminded of at every twist and turn. Not saying it’s a bad thing but sometimes the glitz and glamour tends to cover the things that would be more appreciated by fans like those of us who gather here on Tuesday evenings.
There is one mantra sure to rock the casinos and theaters of Vegas all week, and will be repeated on Speed, ESPN, FOX, ABC, and any other sports outlet with access to anyone in the public this week. I have already heard it so many times since Homestead
