PATRICK WIN FAILS SNIFF TEST

Ok, you did it. Despite what Richard Petty, Mario Andretti, and Danny Bridges all said would never happen, you proved us wrong. The "Little Photo Opp That Could" did it . A mere 17.9 seconds down with just five laps to go was not even a concern with that convoy of big time proven drivers heading in for some super corn juice leaving only the Dancing Queen to pass who was only 10 to 15 mph off the normal race pace himself. Your team is happy, your parents are happy, Jack Arute is happy and the IRL is elated even though nobody saw the race on television. Do not get me wrong, I am not saying you can not defeat Dixon, Wheldon, Kanaan, Castroneves, Rahal, Power, Servia, Fisher, and Duno in an on the track, no fuel issue type contest. But the results this last weekend did seem a bit odoriferous to some, but hey that was probably just a nearby landfill or some Motegi factory pumping pollution in to the air that people at the track were smelling. Who knows, maybe the combination of ethanol, hype, and sushi was what overtook some after the race. Now it is on to a whirlwind media tour that will no doubt lead to a sit down with Howard Dean of the DNC about being a VP candidate in November providing of course that Air Force One is made available to you to travel to and from all the IRL racing circuits each weekend. I will look forward to seeing you at Indy in a couple of weeks but I will not get the chance to say hello due to all the security and handlers that surround you every step of the way. But if the wind is just right maybe I will................UH forget it. Again, congrats and please do get me a coffee cup when you are on The View this week. Danny Bridges