Thanks for the well wishes. However, it turned out to be a bad weekend for us. A teammate, in his first Busch race, tagged the car from behind before the first lap was over and sent us into the wall and other cars into us. The guy had to have been blind- it was so obvious what he did. Urrrggghhhh! But them's the breaks. We ended up sixth in points which, optimistically, is better than seventh!

 

OUCH! Saw this on TV...sorry this happened. Best of luck to the whole team.

 

Kalan,

Obviously this was a very disappointing weekend for everyone on the Nesquik team. But it is nice to see the type of people invoved with your team. I pasted this article by Marty Smith on nascar.com

Scott Riggs' reaction to being wrecked out of the championship picture on the very first lap -- by his teammate, no less -- was one of the most impressive examples of self-restraint I've ever seen.

Scott Riggs: "I didn't see how anybody showing their emotions yesterday (in the Truck Series race) on the interviews helped the matter at all." Credit: Autostock

In a day when colorful outbursts are commonplace and humility has gone the way of the transistor radio, Riggs took the proverbial high road, simply exiting his car and walking towards the infield care center.

No tantrum. No barrage of expletives. He didn't say much at all, really, and when asked how he could remain so calm under such frustrating circumstances, he gave a response that showed not only impeccable character, but keen awareness of his position;

"I didn't see how anybody showing their emotions yesterday (in the Truck Series race) on the interviews helped the matter at all," Riggs said.

"I'll go back and cuss and be mad and beat on a wall or something somewhere when it makes me feel better, but I don't want to give anybody racing for this points championship or racing my competitors the satisfaction of seeing me get upset."

I couldn't believe what I was witnessing. Here's a guy with an open forum -- and every right -- to verbally undress an overzealous Jon Wood for a boneheaded rookie mistake, and he's able to maintain his composure?

Unheard of.

Here's a guy in his final Busch Series race, with a very real shot at winning a championship just by keeping the fenders on the car for 200 laps, but hadn't so much as broken a sweat before his car was stuffed into the Turn 4 wall, and he's emotionally stable?

Impressive doesn't even begin to describe it.

These days outbursts are expected in all forms of sport. When Barry Sanders scored touchdowns, he'd simply hand the ball to the referee. And he was recognized for it.

Sad.

When Keyshawn Johnson gets cut for having a sour attitude, no one bats an eye.

Even sadder.

Luckily, NASCAR hasn't gotten to that level -- and I'd venture to say it never will. But our guys are still apt to show their frustrations following on-track misfortune, be it via verbal insult or a helmet flung in a rage of fury.

I can't say I blame them. I'd do precisely the same thing. Heck, I get lambasted any time a "bad" word shows up in a piece I've written, whether it's my own words or I'm quoting someone else.

So we can all learn from Riggs' example: It's fine to get fired up, but one needn't drop an obscene word to make a point. Matter of fact, an audience is often more apt to respect a reaction devoid of expletives.

Makes Tony Stewart look a bit silly for lashing out at Goodyear following a third-place finish at Dover, doesn't it?

 

So whats next of the Quik team? New driver?

 

Yes, that was a really great article on Scott. And he would have been well deserved to have thrown a tantrum after what happened. He really is a nice guy.

As for the Nesquik team, this is our final year as a sponsor. Nestle has chosen not to participate in motorsports for awhile. So unless I want to move to Glendale CA I am off to find another job at the beginning of next year.

 

Hey Kalan, what are you looking to do next? Post your interests here; there's a lot of good networking opportunities here!

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