Does Nestle products have the marketing budget to run a Cup Car Team?

Nestle is the parent company of WONKA which makes NERDS candy. Nothing says "money" to a dentist quite like NERDS candy, full of sugar and rock hard on the teeth.

Joe Gibbs: pick up the phone brother.

Only Burt Reynolds as the Chicken Man in the cult-classic Stroker Ace could be funnier than one of Joey Logano or Kyle Busch driving the NERDS sponsored Toyota.

Somehow I doubt one of Home Depot or MARS products will surrender these sponsorships anytime soon. They are both quality drivers. NERDS yes, but quality drivers also.

We have come a long way since the gruff and tuff used to dominate the circuit.

Hey Fellas,

Hope I'm not stepping on too many toes with my strong opinions so early in my life as a member. :-)

I'd describe myself as a big NASCAR fan. In fairness, I am from Toronto, Canada, have not been to a live race, but I love this sport and am passionate about a number of drivers with the 24 at the top of the list.

I try to watch most races, every week, and there are three Sundays each year that I plan with a purpose: Super Bowl Sunday, Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400.

The last two "big one's" in NASCAR have been a joke. Last summer I kept giving the Brickyard a chance....hoping...praying...that somehow it would get better...that by some miracle the tires would suddenly become adequate. No such luck.

Last weekend, there was some great racing, but the race was marred by the Jr. incident and the rainout. How you shorten your premier event is beyond me. The world was watching. They watched Harvick in '07 and Newman in '08 and now they were back for the third great finish in a row. No such luck.

NASCAR has been on top of the world for a long time. Eventually, everyone takes a step back. Unfortunately, the "economy" is not the biggest challenge that NASCAR faces. The problem is the senior executives that listen far less than they should to their most important partners, the fans and the drivers.