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April 29, 2006
Michael Waltrip Makes the Race!!!
Michael Waltrip and the #55 team did exactly what they needed to do today and qualified on time for the Cup race at Talladega which willl be run tomorrow on Michael's birthday. I was afraid of what might happen all week and even more concerned after the practice times weren't wonderful yesterday. But the fates were on Michael's side this afternoon during qualifying and not only did he make the race, but he qualified 21st! Jim and I were out shopping while qualifying was happening but thanks to the wonders of XM I was able to keep up with what was going on when we were in the car going from store to store. When it was Michael's turn to take his qualifying run I made Jim sit in the car of the parking lot of Bed, Bath and Beyond until I heard how well he did. When I found out he was among the fastest of the drivers who needed to qualify on time I was estatic. I was ready to dance though the parking lot but I managed somehow to contain myself!
I don't know how the race is going to turn out for Michael. There is always the threat of being caught up in The Big One at any plate race. But now that he's in the race Michael is very positive about his chances for doing well. In fact Michael thinks that he has a chance to win. He said,
"I believe I can win the race now that I am in it. I just have that much confidence about it."
Even though Michael has always been outstanding at plate races and was always considered a threat to win at these tracks when he was at DEI, it would be something of an upset if he won tomorrow. But he can definitely do it if he has a strong car and it appears that he might have a fairly decent car. So I will have my fingers crossed for him that he will get a most wonderful birthday present in the form of a win! But if that #55 car isn't destined to be in victory lane, I at least hope that he will be able to get a top ten or top fifteen to jumpstart his season going in the right direction!
Posted by silverdsl at April 29, 2006 10:42 PM