He can drive a truck too!!!!

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Clint Bowyer didn't lose his touch during a three-year hiatus from NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series.

Driving Kevin Harvick's No. 2 Chevrolet, Bowyer won Friday night's Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway in his first start in the series since Oct. 20, 2007 at Martinsville.

Bowyer beat race runner-up Kyle Busch (Kyle Busch Motorsports) to the line by 1.039 seconds. Johnny Sauter (ThorSport Racing) finished third, followed by teammate Matt Crafton and Almirola (Billy Ballew Motorsports).

"Everybody back at the shop did such a great job building this thing," Bowyer said. "They were excited about it before we came down here, and any time these guys get excited about building a truck back at the shop, you know as a race-car driver that you're going to have a good hot rod, and we certainly did.

"I love this series, and I think this is some of the best racing we have in NASCAR. It's fun to be back in it."

Bowyer had the dominant truck in the early going. After taking the top spot from polesitter Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) following a restart on lap 24, Bowyer opened a lead that reached 6.626 seconds before NASCAR called the second caution of the race on lap 53 because of fluid on the track.

Busch led 25 laps in the middle of the race, but Bowyer reasserted his superiority after beating Busch out of the pits for a restart on lap 67.

“It was a good run for us,” Busch said. “I’m real proud of the guys from the way we turned it around – the first run of the race, that came out of nowhere. We didn’t know what happened with the truck or what we did on the start there. But they changed some air pressures, and made some chassis adjustments and got the truck to handling a lot better.

“The last run of the race … just didn’t have it. We didn’t have enough to keep up with Clint.

“He was really good. … He had everything going for him tonight, he had a good truck – that truck’s won here three years in a row here I believe – that’s a tough truck to beat.”

While Todd Bodine wrapped up the driver’s title, Busch holds a 120-point lead over Bodine's No. 30 Toyota, fielded by Germain Racing, in the battle for the owners' championship.

COURTESY of NASCAR.com

Turn away NOW.....

if you are not in the mood for a tearing jerking post by me. Close your eyes, hit the search button, just move on if you must, but you have been warned. This one is about to go uber sentimental!!!!

8-2......that's one hell of a record. I know how much you boys wanted to be in that Championship game, but it wasn't meant to be. Is it fair? Hell no! BUT here is what I took away from this season of Newman Grove Football.

So much pride for six seniors boys. Six senior boys and one Football team that are loved by so many. I hope someday each of you will look back on your High School football careers and not think about a trophy, or the victories or the Championships lost, instead I want you to each look back on what you meant to each other. Remember who you were as a team. Know what you all mean as young men, not as athletes, to your family and friends.

Those people who were standing behind you tonight in that post-game huddle. They will be the ones you can always count on. The ones who love you the most. The ones who are there when LIFE is real bad, ALOT worse than losing a football game. We are the ones who will always remember your pride, your happiness and yes, yours tears, because we love you!

This was one of those moments where it hit me. It was down to less than a minute in the game, this was right before you went back in for the last few seconds to finish out your High School football career. I realized it was the last time I would watch you play Football. It is amazing how this moment just carried on, almost in slow motion. I didn't care about the score. I didn't care that you guys were losing, all I cared about was you. I knew you knew the minutes were ticking away too. I treasure each second of every game watching you play. You have made me so proud.

But as I look back on your four years of football here's what I remember. I remember this little boy who loved to hunt with his grandpa, pick on his sister, fish with his uncles and hug his aunt. I could not stand seeing such heartbreak on one young man's face. I knew it was going to happen, I tired to prepare myself, but I couldn't. You crying on my shoulder broke my freakin heart, but that is what family is for, all I wanted to do was make everything better, even though I knew all I could do was stand by your side. When someone I love is sad, so am I, that's how I roll. When I tell you I love you, I mean it. I never want any of you to be hurt or sad, it just breaks my heart. It reminded me of when you were little, but that's ok cause you have always been one special kid!!! It means so much to me that you love me too. Please Sheldon don't ever stop being the kind and loving kid that you are and always know that I am not only your Aunt, but I am your friend and you can always count on me if you need me.

You kids have all been such a joy in my life, I love you each as if you were my own. I am so grateful to my brothers and my sister-in-law for allowing and encouraging me to be a part of your lives.  Look at the beautiful and wonderful people you have all become....I love you all so much!

Now, you think this football post is sad.....wait till the Wrestling one!! :) I love you kid!! Forever and always........

A BIRTHDAY wish to my.......

GODSON.......my amazing 24 year old Godson. HOW did you get to be 24??????????? WOW. You are such a great young man. You are so smart and talented and just a super  guy. 

We all love you and miss you so much here at "home". I hope that Texas is never really home, not that there is anything wrong with Texas, but I know how much of a Nebraska boy you are. 

You were a tremendous help to us this summer. I appreciate EVERYTHING you did to help us, uncluding a very difficult painting job at our lakehouse, but your Aunt Kristin thinks of you every time I walk in and it is perfect! 

I love you a millon times over. To infinity and beyond. A billion times squared....so me and Jessica have a our own little love you thing, Sheldon and I do too, now you have one....I love the Seth Boschen and wish you NOTHING but the most happiness in life...it was such a special day for me having my first Godson............

Slow motion....

Have you ever had one of those moments where your whole life seems to move in slow motion. Like ever second is just a tiny clip in time? That is what happened to me on the last two laps of today's NASCAR race at Loudon New Hampshire. It just seemed liked that last lap was an eternity. First, it was turn one, turn two, turn three, turn four.......when the words "Unofficial results" showed up on the screen I still couldn't believe Clint did it. Clint won Loudon for the second time in his career and the second time as the opening chase for the Sprint Cup. There is nothing that could take that moment away from Clint or so many of my Clint Bowyer fans. We have been waiting a long time and we have never lost hope....ever.......and he did it!

I am so glad I picked you as my driver Clint. Look at you in Victory Lane. You are so underrated and underappreciated, I ok with that because your fans are the best of friends........

CONGRATULATIONS driver..............

Excuse me......

DAMMMMMM IT! I am getting very frustrated about being nice and polite. I really really try my best but people are just plain rude!!!! Today I am in the store. My cart in on one side of the isle way out of the way and I reach across to grab a bottle of hand soap.....out of the blue comes this guy who nearly knocks off my arm. Not one word. Not one sorry. He just had this arrogant attitude like he didn't care who he ran over. It happened to me three times in the same place....someone rude. WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why do people now care that they run someone over. I wanted to walk up to the guy and slap him silly.

I saw this book on Amazon and I am thinking I might by 1000 copies and pass them out along the way.....

Sunday......

musings.....on this labor day weekend I seriously thought I was going to PUKE! NICE 7th place at Atlanta.......Clint just two races out of the case for the NASCAR cup. I was soooooooooooo nervous. I prayed, I cried, I kissed the rest of the night goodbye cause I wore myself out just plain prayin. I think I might have to send Clint a bill for heartburn medication and high blood pressure pills not to mention possibly replacing a bottle of Tequila :) I am sooooooooooooooooo proud of you Clint. I am glad I picked you as my driver.....just one more race bud one more....and your in the chase.

and I even made the Helping Hand help with his good luck from Bristol. 

BRING on Richmond!!!!!!

The Farewell Tour...

begins for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 Conference. It will be most challenging when we play our first Big 12 Conference School later this month.

It is kind of bittersweet for me. I was comfortable with my Big 12 Schools, but then again I remember when we were the Big 8. Gonna kind of miss watching that old Colorado game on TV while putting up my Christmas tree each year. I always enjoyed having the Huskers be part of the Big 12. I enjoyed the old rivalries and games to look forward to, like Oklahoma!

So on the morning of the beginning of our Last Season in the Big 12 I wish for one thing......for the Huskers to be the Big 12 Champs one last time!!!!!

The Final Countdown

Three seasons....three seasons of football have come down to this final one. The fourth season for my nephew and his senior teammates. 

It hardly seems possible that little Freshman boy has grown into a fine young man with so much talent. Where did my little guy go? I love my nieces and nephews but it is Sheldon, for some reason his final year seems...well...so final. I have so enjoyed watching him play football, play baseball, wrestle and just general be an athlete. 

Last night was the first Home game of his last season. It was parents night. I swear I felt like a 17 year old myself again sitting there in the ole Hometown bleachers......

The Newman Grove Bluejays took on the Shelby Huskies, who they were just barely suppose to beat and ended up winning 52-12. Sheldon had a great game. I was so proud of those boys, they play with alot of heart and a whole lot determination! 

Good luck to one of my favorite High School seniors ever. I hope you have a wonderful final season because you deserve it! I love you Shel! 

Ponderings of the day......

Recently, a friend asked me "Kristin...what happened to your blog"? You use to update it almost everyday. I sat there in silence for a couple of moments and said...."Gosh quite honestly.....I don't know" She then proceeded to tell me how much she enjoyed reading it, which surprised me because she didn't seem like the blog reading type to me, but on the other hand several people have mentioned that they read this thing. So without further ado (I apologize to those I tick off in advance) here is why.

I guess what kind of turned me sore on this blog posting thing was when a complete stranger somehow found my blog and posted  some crappy comments about my commentary on my NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer. Apparently, she does not like Clint, (that's ok with me, not everyone does or will) I have no problem with that. I could give a crap less if anyone likes Clint, but I do....and so do several complete strangers who I am now proud to call my friends...all because of ONE NASCAR driver who brought us all together. That is what Clint has done for me more than anything. Being a fan has introduced me to a whole new group of people who I admire and trust. Such wonderful folks who love racing and are Clint fans as well.

When she starting shoving her driver down my throat that was it for me. Sorry, lady I don't want to be a Jr fan, there is nothing in the NASCAR rule book that says I have to cheer for Jr. I swear this is why I live in America, so I am free to cheer for whomever, whenever I want. I wasn't a Sr fan, oh lord call the authorities. I respected him. I realize and appreciate what he means to NASCAR, I get that, but why oh why do you have to hammer mine. Just cheer for Jr and let the rest of us do what we want.

I was a huge Chad Little fan, I loved Ricky Rudd, I cheered for Ward Burton. So as many have suggested, I need some kind of a 12 step Bowyer program.....my name is Kristin and I am a Clint Bowyer fan....take it or leave it you crazy nut job. Another gal did the exact same thing to be on Facebook. I haven't been able to connect the two and there probably isn't any connection. I think there are people out there who google things just to be a big pain in everyone's blog. So now that those comments have been removed and her blocked......I think I will start September off by turning a new blog leaf..........

So to my many friends, aquaintances, buddies and pals.........I am back until some idiot decides to be a pain in the........................

So to finish off this kind of comin to the NASCAR Jesus meetin. I'll post this photo for all to ponder. THIS PHOTO IS ONE OF MY SCREEN SAVERS:

You crazy nut bag check this out.........Junior and Clint ON MY COMPUTER together. AMEN. 

The story of....

the helping hand.

I bought this Hamburger Helping Hand at the Kansas Speedway at Clint Bowyer's souvenior trailer. I FINALLY had the opportunity to take the boy on a NASCAR trip. This one was very special because it was one of the major races in the race for Sprint Cup Chase. I thought we needed some extra support, so I brought the boy along to help out.

Here are some the photos from his adventure to Bristol.