Paper or Plastic

Okay, Nascar Nation has really gotten out of control. The stupid questions are just absurd. Do we really care -- or want to know -- that Travis Kvapil asks for paper bags at the grocery store because they're old school, or that Jeff Burton wants plastic because they have handles? The three hosts seem like they know about as much about NASCAR as do third graders from Maine.

And a rap video? You've got to be kidding me. Nascar's "Drive for Diversity" is not going to be helped by two guys thumping up and down and singing/rapping about pit stops. Nascar Nation produced and paid for the video, but I honestly cannot imagine why.

What on earth has Speed TV come to?

At least NBC 24/7 was good. Interesting story and great coverage about the Tim Fedewa firing. Good interviews with Armando Fitz, a mechanic, and Fedewa himself. All involved seem to be class acts. It was sad, though, the cameras showed us both Fedewa's house and David Stremme's new house. Stremme's seemed much much nicer, and man, is it sweet. His landscaping, however, was awful, and I agree that he should contact Carl Edwards to get some Scott's lawn care stuff. He also needs to trim his hedges, and hates snakes.

On NBS 24/7, we see Stremme in action discussing snakes. We don't have drivers looking absolutely mystified that someone would actually ask them whether they prefer paper or plastic. Good for Tony Stewart -- a couple of weeks ago, he said "Who cares?" in response to one of the dumb NN questions. Keep it up, Smoke. We like hearing gossip about a driver, or watching them as they go about their daily lives, but this NN nonsense is just plain stupid.