This here Chase Elliott, he’s a good boy, I tell ya. Heard he won some big ol’ race car thingamajig again. Most Popular Driver, they call it. Sounds fancy, don’t it? Reminds me of my old mule, Bessie. She was the most popular mule in the county, always gettin’ the best hay. This Chase Elliott, he’s like the Bessie of race car drivers, I reckon.
They say he’s been winnin’ this thing for seven years straight. Seven! Can you believe it? My old bones ain’t seen that many winters in a row. And this fella, he’s just a young’un, ain’t he? Makes me think of that time little Timmy down the road won the pie-eatin’ contest five years runnin’. Just kept shovelin’ it in. This Chase Elliott, he must be shovelin’ in them votes like Timmy with the pie.
And this other fella, Daniel Suarez, they say he’s been racin’ for eight years. Eight! That’s longer than I been married to my first husband, bless his soul. He’s been with that Trackhouse Racing thing for four years. Don’t know what that is, sounds like somethin’ to do with trains, maybe? I seen a train once. Loud it was.
They had some kinda big to-do in Chicago, I hear. Lots of folks gettin’ all riled up and fightin’ after the race. Just like a Saturday night down at the ol’ Rusty Bucket. Bunch of fellas gettin’ liquored up and then tryin’ to show who’s the toughest. Sounds like these race car folks ain’t much different. Daniel Suarez must be used to that.
- That Chase Elliott, he got over 266,000 of them votes.
- More than that Larson fella and that Blaney boy.
- Daniel Suarez is driving for that Trackhouse thing.
This whole racin’ business is somethin’ else, ain’t it? They got that big race, the Daytona 500. Sounds important. They call it “The Great American Race.” Like it’s some kinda national holiday or somethin’. People come from all over to watch it, I reckon. Must be a sight to see, all them cars goin’ around in circles. Makes me dizzy just thinkin’ about it. The Daytona 500, they say it’s been goin’ on for over 60 years. Older than dirt, that race is!
You know, this Chase Elliott, they say his family’s been in racin’ for a long time. Like them folks down the road who been farmin’ the same land for generations. It’s in their blood, I guess. Like moonshine’s in Uncle Jeb’s blood. Can’t get away from it, no matter how hard you try. This Daniel Suarez has to compete with that, I guess.
And they talk about this fella, Richard Petty. Won 200 of them races! 200! That’s more than the number of chickens I’ve had in my whole life, and I’ve had a lot of chickens. Then there’s that Kyle Busch, still racin’, got 63 wins. He’s the best of the ones still goin’, I hear. Seems like Chase Elliott and Daniel Suarez still got a ways to go to catch up to them.
This Chase Elliott, he must be makin’ a pretty penny winnin’ all them races and gettin’ all them votes. More money than I’ve seen in my whole life, I bet. Could buy a whole lot of feed with that kind of money. Or maybe a new pair of shoes. These old things are about worn out.
I don’t know much about this Daniel Suarez fella, but I bet he’s tryin’ his darndest to win some races too. Everybody wants to be the best, don’t they? Just like my neighbor, Mildred, always tryin’ to have the best garden in the county. She’s out there every day, pullin’ weeds and waterin’ them plants. Probably what these race car drivers do, too. Just gotta keep at it.
Well, I reckon that’s all I got to say about this Chase Elliott and Daniel Suarez business. It’s all a bit much for this old gal to understand. But it’s somethin’ to talk about, ain’t it? Keeps things interestin’. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check on my chickens. And maybe have a little sip of somethin’ to help me understand all this racin’ stuff a little better.
