As where’s Good ‘Ol Homer Simpson to say MMM-MMM,
Sprinkles?
Whale’ lookie Tahr Folks. My Cable TV Bill just
keeps going up and up, Bastardoes! As welcome home Tomaso, we’ve tacked on an
additional $7.00 to your overpriced bill, Jackarses!
Hmm, what’s my
Cable TV provider’s motto? Oh yeah, Spectrum, We Care!
So guess it’s a good thingy’ I “watched”, Err
listened to over half of Saturday mornings practice session from Milwaukee on
FS1 during a leisurely breakfast. But I
just don’t get any “excitement” or Buzz listening to the Booth boyz’,
especially Wee Willie Buxom’, aka Will Buxton, or Kevin Lee.
Even with FOX owning a third of the series,
which I hear they threw IndyCar under the Bus at Portland by moving the race to
FS1 since the Live Gold game was going long. As all that IndyCar Radio would
say was it was a programming problem when the start was delayed 15mins from
12:22 to 12:37PM Pacific, FOUR!
As even Tacoma Bureau Chief Mary ellen asked me
why hadn’t they started the race yet? Which I listened to in its entirety via
IndyCar Radio on one of the Islands in the Puget sound’s “Archipelago”.
Accessible only via Washington State Ferry (WSF) fleet of “Timeless” boat,
which even sometimes run on schedule, Toot-tooth!
As for Milwaukee, as much as I’d liked for Palou getting win #9 w’; having boldly told
boss Cheep’ He was going to win. Have to say I was Rootin’ for William Steven
Power or ScottyMac’ to win instead.
As I thought it would be Hilarious for Power to
win His second race of the season and really make Penske squirm!
Although it was Kyffin Simpson making DJ WillyP’ squirm
instead, when giving Him the Kyff-Dog’ Swerve, Youch!
While once again I was Rootin’ against my
Numero Uno IndyCar Driver Pato Who? During Qualie’, wanting to “See” Davey
Malukas “Break His Duck” and claim His first IndyCar pole. Which the Chicago
lad came Oh, so tantalizingly close to. Until Alex Palou did what He’s done All
season long, claiming His sixth pole of the season, Boo!
As this left me begging the question. What
would you take? A one year extension at Penske, knowing your toast afterwards.
Or a two year deal with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing As it sounds like RLLR
clearly wants Power; with Sparky’ making way for the Man from Down Under…
Whilst it sounds like it’s a foregone
conclusion that Penske will take David Malukas next year, even if He claims to
be on a two year contract with Foyt. Which would leave Foyt in a Huge Hole for
its second car’s budget! Especially since Team Penske is footing the bill for
Malukas’s ride.
As Marshall Pruett pointed out that Penske
hasn’t taken a young driver with zero poles or wins in 40 years! And yes, Scott
McLaughlin was a rookie with zero IndyCar poles or wins. But He was a
multi-times Supercars champion with some 57 W’s if I remember correctly.
With Pruett noting in His August 8th Racer
Silly Season update. For which I was still waiting for the website reboot to be
upgraded to the Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) standards “promised”
by the time I returned home; Uhm, Oopsadaisy, Butterfingers!
Noting how perhaps Jacob Abel could “Backfill”
the second Foyt seat? Although perhaps Sparky’, nee Devlin DeFrancesco could
take His pocketbook there?
For which perhaps, All of this will merely be
conjecture by now? Although DJ WillyP’ politely told Ryan Marin on the winners
podium at Portland that He wouldn’t know until after Nashville…
As Milwaukee turned into a day ‘O firsts
Sunday. Beginning with Mexican Salvador de Alba scoring His maiden Indy NXT
win, leading wire-to-wire! With Andretti Global claiming a clean sweep of the
podium. Including runner-up Dennis Hauger securing the Indy NXT and Rookie Of
the Year (ROY) Championships.
Then after Alex Palou had led a staggering 195
of 250 laps. A momentary light shower producing sprinkles on-track set the
stage for a dramatic end to the Headliner’s event.
As Ed Carpenter Racing’s (ECR) Christian
Rasmussen, who’d incurred a speeding penalty earlier, along with ECR teammate
Alexander Rossi and others, bolted on fresh Firestone rubber.
Thus Rasmussen splendidly carved His way thru
the field, making mincemeat of the competition. Before brazenly shooting past
race leader Palou to lead the final 16 laps enroute to His first career IndyCar
win!
As the victory was Oh, So Sweet for Rasmussen
driving the Splenda car! Giving ECR its first IndyCar win since I believe Rinus
VeeKay won on the IMS Road Course Wayback’ in 2021?
As Palou said Himself during His podium
interview, Rasmussen simply had fresher rubber and Congrats to Him! With Rossi
finishing a disappointed fourth. Giving ECR two Top-five finishes on the
legendary Milwaukee Mile!
As how can you not be Happy seeing another first time winner in victory lane, Eh? As Congrats Christian Rasmussen!
