After writing for The Frontstretch for the last 4-5 years, the time has come for me to rejoin the real world. So it is with mixed emotions that I present you with my final Top Ten. (A small check in the 2 million dollar range could just convince me to say “forget the real world” and continue writing though!) :-)
10. It is rough being idolized by all the drivers on the circuit. It’s actually quite embarrassing when I go to races and they ask for my autograph.
9. Something about Steve Park, Jeff Green, numerous insults and a restraining order"¦ It’s all actually quite a bit hazy.
8. Those darn holiday lay-offs. The editors at the Frontstretch delivered mine with a fruitcake that I swear was made from debris found on the track during the season finale at Homestead.
7. I accidentally accepted an invitation to the real world and now I’m not allowed back into fantasy land.
6. After being banned from 95% of the NASCAR tracks, I’ve decided to see how many IRL tracks I can get banned from.
5. After the editors finally quit laughing over the fact I picked Robby Gordon and Johnny Sauter to go 1 and 2 in the championship, they decided I should submit to random drug testing. (It was cool though, I got to hang with Shane Hmiel for a while!)
4. Well, all the cool kids like Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin (kinda), and Ricky Rudd were retiring, so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon!
3. Been there"¦ done that"¦ and my employers stiffed me on the T-Shirt.
2. Why write for The Frontstretch when I can drop everything, follow the circuit around for every race and become a world class pit lizard!
1. After much debate and number crunching, I’ve come to realize that working at McDonalds is a much more lucrative profession.
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