First off, gas is frakking expensive and second, um, did anyone actually check out the Indy 500? It was like some Will Ferrell joke of awfulness. They said they kept it crappy because of the “rule book.” Yikes.

For Bernie Ecclestone is “the best circuit in the World”.

Pardon the shout out to Yakov Smirnoff because he’s Russian, not Polish, but his joke rings true anyway. Here we are in the future, Soylent Green is people, gas is a bejillion dollars a gallon and what do our Polish peeps come up with in Lodz? Cop-sponsored drag races — or, to quote the city’s police commissioner,”We just want to let people go fast and let them do it safely.” It’s in the Times.

Danica Patrick just wanted to talk…

Danica…this will do nothing for the old cliche about women drivers.

Race car drivers occasionally become pilots. Unfortunately, their cars weren’t actually meant to fly, so if they find themselves suddenly airborne…it’s bad.

Dang, that’s crazy. Thankfully, the driver Stephane Ortelli survived with only a broken ankle.

I say again…cars aren’t supposed to fly. Except Deloreans.

Ashley Force defeated her father John in the finals of the NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta, claiming her first career Funny Car title, and the first ever by a non-male driver.

I’m not sure how John ever looks his buddies in the eye again after this. It’s bad enough getting beaten by a woman, but your own daughter? He might as well turn in his penis and go live in the mountains as a eunuch from now on.

(picture: ashleyforcepictures.com)

NASCAR bad boy and occasional tire-humper Tony Stewart will reportedly leave Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year and sign with Haas CNC.

Stewart’s JGR contract actually runs through 2009, but it’s believed that he will be bought out. Neither JGR or Haas have any comment on the story.

The JGR/Stewart partnership has been a fruitful one, leading to 32 wins and a pair of championships. However, it’s believed that Stewart, a life-long Chevy driver, was unhappy when Gibbs decided to switch to Toyotas at the beginning of this season.

Stewart’s Haas deal would reportedly include part-ownership. The Haas team has yet to crack the top 25 in owners points at the Cup level, and its top car this year, Scott Riggs’ #66, is currently just 28th in the standings.

Danica Patrick won a race. Now everyone will fuss over her even more than before. Never mind that half the good racers in IndyCar quit to go to NASCAR, making the field much less formidable. A win is a win.

Weird interview. Danica’s cute but not funny. Letterman seemed ready to cry there at the beginning.