Random Short Stuff

....the title probably has lots of interpretations, but oh, well.

1) NASCAR lowers purse winnings by 10% -- It's an effort at cost-cutting, and well, it's definitely a cost to someone. What does this mean for the winners? not a lot, but for the start-and-park drivers and teams, it could make things more difficult... it's a separate question on whether anyone really cares on THAT account, though.

2) RACING FINALLY STARTS THIS WEEKEND!!! -- Rolex 24 at Daytona (Grand Am series) has its green flag at 2:30PM CT tomorrow. Today meant the start of RallyAmerica's season opener SnoDrift in Michigan.... Currently, Travis Pastrana leads after Day 1... not a terrible surprise, there. But Ken Block, who recently announced a nice agreement to run both RallyAmerica and WRC races with Ford is out of the event, and that IS a surprise. But in motorsports, anything can happen, and rally is motorsports to the Nth.

3) Tony George is out of the IndyCar loop, both with Indianapolis Motor Speedway and with his now-defunct Vision Racing team.... IndyCar will move on (yay for finally having a title sponsor again), but it's still a strange deal.