It took all of 20 minutes to find my first little nugget of Friday morning.Juan Pablo Montoya, the most recent Nextel Cup Series race winner, walking through the Busch Series garage -- the least secure place in the field -- complete with firesuit and Oakleys, and not a single person even acknowledged his presence.
No fans, no crew members, nobody. Sure, he gives off this air of being above it all -- but his anonymity in a Busch garage speaks to the lack of respect Formula One racing gets in this country. This is one of the most accomplished and talented racers in NASCAR, and still no one notices.
Think he could walk through the streets of Monaco without drawing attention?
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The Busch Series cars are on the track, prepping for the Camping World 200 on Saturday. They don't qualify until tomorrow morning.
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The NASCAR Busch East Series will have a title sponsor here in September, with the running of the Aubuchon Hardware 125. All parties are hopeful the deal will be extended after that time.
"I'm sure, Mike, if you give them enough ink," said NHIS owner Bob Bahre, speaking to outstanding Boston Globe auto racing writer Michael Vega, "they'll come back."
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