High Gas Prices? Blame NASCAR.

There’s an excellent letter to the editor in the current edition of the Northeast Times, about high gas prices. The letter blames several people and/or groups for the high price of gas, but most notable are these two:

The second is a group of people, who many probably do not even think about: Race car drivers like NASCAR. They use the same gas we do. They have to put gas in the trucks that transport the race cars. If NASCAR did not exist, there would automatically be less demand for gas, and therefore more of a supply. And let’s not forget the fans that expend gas traveling to these events.

The third group consists of store owners. If we lived in a perfect world, we could go to one place and purchase everything that we needed, from groceries to clothes to auto parts, etc. But we do not live in a perfect world and businesses are shuffled all across neighborhoods, towns and cities. In reality, we cannot fault store owners, though. They have to purchase properties where they can.

And what about NASCAR drivers who drive to the stores? Those greedy shop owners, not selling every product imaginable, and instead only having specialty shops that sell “ice cream” or “compact discs” or whatever!

I do like the idea of lowering gas prices by eliminating NASCAR and making every store a Wal-Mart. Don’t they have the same clientele?

Update: Hey, look, NASCAR actually answered this complaint back in 2004 on its official website. Er, well, not really, it just mentioned other ways we Americans waste gas.

5/29 Letters [Northeast Times]

Screw This, Let’s All Move To York

Okay, while Philadelphia may lead in murder-related categories, York sure has a ton of disgusting/interesting news! Yesterday, there was a man impaled attempting to get to the Papa Roach show. This was at the county fair, which also featured a woman soliciting girls around the age of 11 for exotic dancing! (She was wearing a polka-dotted dress, if you see her.)

Philadelphians are so weird we might have that too. But do we have long-winded comparisons of American Idol’s Chris Daughtry and the guy from Live?

Turns out Chris Daughtry and his band, cleverly named Daughtry with a debut album titled Daughtry, played the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, which is in RIchmond. If you want to know how different York is from Philadelphia, just realize that people from York head to Richmond for entertainment.

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As If You Needed Another Reason Not To Vote For Him

Rick Santorum moved one step closer to re-election the other day when he received the most important endorsement of all: The one of NASCAR stars.

Yes, as part of a new coalition called Racing For Rick, several NASCAR officials and drivers — Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Burton, etc. — weighed in with support for our state’s current junior senator.

If you’re not exactly a fan of Santorum, don’t let this endorsement sully NASCAR’s name for you. This is merely individual drivers supporting Ricky. And it’s not like they’re endorsing his social views, either. No, this time it’s simply a matter of that old political chestnut of you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours:

Jack Roush, President of Roush Racing, made the following comments: “I have always admired Senator Santorum for his leadership, tenacity and commitment to getting the job done. He is a fighter for what he believes in. And he doesn’t back down when the going gets tough. Rick has also been a champion for an issue that is of great importance to me. He is working to pass legislation that would positively impact the motorsports community by clarifying the tax code for our industry. His efforts are greatly appreciated, and I am proud to stand by him during his reelection campaign.”

Rick gives it 110 percent! He takes it one race at a time! He plays the game like a kid! He’s trying to get NASCAR tax breaks!

Full release after the jump.

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Blue Collar Comedy Post

If when your Dale Earnhardt flag gets stolen…

300 block N. Pennsylvania Ave., 4:33 p.m., Wed, Dale Earnhardt racing flag/steel pole from porch, $42 value.

… you report it to the police, you might be a redneck.

Public safety log 5.20.06 [Bucks County Courier Times]