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Kyl: The Smart Money is on Busch for NASCAR Sprint Cup

September 09, 2008 11:19 AM ET | Paul Bedard | Permanent Link | Print

The race for the presidency isn't the only thing on the mind of many Washington insiders. Some are even more gripped by the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which ends about two weeks after Election Day. "I can't wait," says Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona's other Republican senator, who's dubbed "Mr. NASCAR." Ask him who will win the cup, and he's much more cautious on that than with his easy prediction that Sen. John McCain will win the election. "I think the smart money would have to be on Kyle Busch, but [Carl] Edwards is hot right now. And I don't think you ever count out the current champ, Jimmy Johnson, " he says. And, he adds, "look at the guys right behind them, [Dale] Earnhardt Jr., [Jeff] Gordon, [Jeff] Burton, [Tony] Stewart. Would you bet against any of those guys?"

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Ahem

Nobody with a lick of sense gives a d____ who wins Nascar. This is a severe problem with our country. Too many people spend their time chasing sports crap (that has absolutely no long term meaning to anybody or anything). This group includes Sarah Palin most of her life to date. This is why ninnies love her to the core. Yes, ninnies. Come on, you guys. Show me how you can throw a mean fit.

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