GotNoBlue’s Weblog

Here are some things I learned from watching the big race today:

1. Caution breeds caution. Announcer Darryl Waltrip uttered this phrase several times at the end of the race, which saw three cautions in the last ten laps. His point - all the scrambling for position after an accident often leads to more accidents.

2. Everything in America is for sale. Allergy drug company Claritin apparently owns the naming rights to the race restarts. Honestly, lots of money is being spent to get the Claritin name out there. How long before we see a church sponsor a car? I think Young Life sponsors a funny car, but let’s face it, the big viewership is in Nascar. C’mon, admit it. You’d love to see your church name on the hood of an 800 horsepower machine. I’d love to see the GotNoBlue Ford cross the finish line at Daytona. Question: would you be willing to accept corporate sponsorship of your ministry? The Viagra men’s ministry. High school club brought to you by Mountain Dew. Given how consumeristic America has become, this probably isn’t a bad approach.

3. Airing ads for another Larry the Cable Guy movie (really, another Larry movie?) during a race broadcast only reinforces the stereotype that Nascar fans are rednecks.

4. From the King (Richard Petty, if you don’t know): “All you can do is put yourself in a position to win. The circumstances will determine the outcome.” Are you putting yourself in a position to win? Whether it be in a personal struggle, project, or long term goal the best we can do is put ourselves in a position to win, and let God determine the outcome. It’s freeing to know that success only lies so much in what I do.

Well, that’s it for the race. Congrats to Ryan Newman on winning an exciting race.