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Vegas always seems to leave you scratching your head

By Mark Spoor, NASCAR.COM
March 13, 2006
03:39 PM EST (20:39 GMT)

... how long will it be before Robin Leach is a cast member on Celebrity Fit Club?

Looks like ol' Robin has had a few too many champagne wishes and caviar dreams lately. Seriously, was there anyone cooler than this guy in like, 1985? He was E! before E! was E!

DO YOU WONDER?

It was always difficult for me to get into Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, though. When I got done looking at George Hamilton's 10,000-acre house with the eight swimming pools, 14 tanning beds and 19 bathrooms, I left feeling like I hadn't made enough of myself -- and I was in high school.

While we're at it ...

... how did Leach get asked back again this year?

True story. When Leach served as M.C. for last year's pre-race ceremonies at Las Vegas, while introducing Morgan Shepard, he mispronounced his sponsor -- Racing with Jesus.

That's right -- he mispronounced Jesus.

Use your imagination.

... if Darrell Waltrip drove his Richard Petty Driving Experience car on the street at the same speed he drives it in his pre-race feature, could he get a ticket?

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Yes, I know that question sounds like something you might see in an SAT test. However, when you watch "Wally's World," or ... uh ... DW's pre-race feature, you expect to see some old grandma passing ol' DW on the right.

Speed it up.

... when will the poker fad finally go away?

Listen, I like a good game of Texas Hold 'Em as much as the next guy. Still, enough already. We saw the "1st Annual Jeff Gordon Poker Tournament" -- a complete butchering of the English language by the way, there's no such thing as a "1st annual" anything -- and "I was in the right place at the right time and luckily I can now move out of my parents' basement" Phil Hellmuth on the pit box.

We get it. We've all played it. It's fun. Enough. Doesn't anybody realize this is our generation's Rubik's Cube?

... when will FOX wise up and have Simon Cowell critique the national anthem singers each week?

Wouldn't that be great? Can't you just picture him saying, "That was just the most horrific, mind-numbing performance I can ever remember" after seeing some top-40 star just butcher another version.

... did Mike Joy swallow Willard Scott's script on Sunday?

Hey, did you know that Matt Kenseth celebrated a birthday this weekend? Geez. The only thing that was missing was "he loves playing scrabble and peeking out the window at his weather station."

... what exactly is a "waggle"?

Joy said that Casey Mears' No. 42 Dodge had a "bit of a waggle" about halfway through Sunday's race. It sounds like a cuddly, four-legged animal. In actuality, I think Joy meant to say "wiggle."

... would you watch a Busch Series race with no Cup drivers in it?

A day after Nextel Cup Series regulars swept the top 10 spots in Saturday night's Busch Series event, FOX had a poll on its Cup broadcast asking if Cup regulars should be allowed in Busch Series races. The question should have been, "If no Cup regulars drove in the Busch Series, would anyone watch?"

The answer is likely no. See minor league baseball or the NBDL for proof of that.

After all, would there be more than 30 cars in the race?

... can we put a moratorium on the gambling metaphors during Las Vegas race weekends?

Either a crew was going to "roll the dice," a driver was "going for broke" or fans were going "all-in." We get it. They gamble in Las Vegas. They have casinos all over the country. You don't hear anyone making gambling metaphors in Watkins Glen, but there's a casino less than two hours away.

... does John Schneider ever get sick of being called "Bo Duke"?

Schneider sang the national anthem for Saturday's Busch race and his introduction went something like, "you know him as Bo Duke."

Poor guy. He's got 60 acting credits on IMDB.com, including such standout projects as Stagecoach, Cocaine Wars, Gus Brown and the Midnight Brewster and Ministry of Vengeance.

You know what, never mind.

The opinions expressed are solely of the writer.

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