Michael Waltrip has another take of the missing part that he actually had and I’m sure Jack Roush will not like the explanation very much either.  According to Waltrip somehow the part arrived at his shop and when he seen it did not belong to his shop they put it aside. In January someone came looking for the part so he turned it over.

In Waltrip defense there are so many things laying around in garage areas that it probably got picked up by mistake and they did not realize it until it was to late. I can understand jack Roush being upset, but it water over the dam and he probably has learned to keep a tighter reign on his part now I will imagine.

With the success of Joe Gibbs Racing and the Toyota program BAM Racing could be the next to follow suit and jump to Toyota engines. They are trying a Toyota engine from Bill Davis racing this weekend in the no.49 car and see how things work out for them. I’m sure if they have good success they may jump to Toyota as well.

This could become a problem for Nascar if teams keep jumping to Toyota and where does that leave other foreign engine i. Will they be the next to jump in. I’m sure the big three would not be happy about that at all, but like we said this is competition and you have to put in what you think will win for you. I guess only time will tell if Toyota racing engines are up to par.

Kyle Busch has raced well all weekend long so it should not come as any surprise that Kyle Busch and Toyota won at Atlanta yesterday. Busch had a very good car and since Joe Gibbs Racing switch to Toyota this year it has been another great move. Busch also made it to victory lane before Dale Earnhardt Jr the other big free agent last year, plus Busch use to drive for Hendrick Motorsports so this makes it more special for him.

Maybe though the big news was the after race interview where Tony Stewart who again had another top run blasted the Goodyear tire that he had to race on. Most people will not tell you publicly how bad they were, but Tony did and I’m sure Nascar will have a talk with him. At least he stood up and spoke the truth. In my mind nothing wrong with that.

Michael Waltrip started out last year hoping his new venture would start out smooth. It was anything but a smooth ride as his team got caught breaking the rules. Toyota had a black eye for awhile as Waltrip drove for them. Making races was very tough for Waltrip and Toyota early, but towards the end they became much better.

Fast forward to 2008 and it seems a new year brings renewed hope for both Waltrip and Toyota. First a year under the belt can never hurt and adding Joe Gibbs racing to the Toyota sure can’t help. In fact it should move the Toyota program forward much quicker. It also should help out Michael Waltrip out. No matter what it can’t be as worse as last season was for Waltrip or Toyota racing.

Toyota Racing struggled last year, but this year they have added some big guns in the stable of Joe Gibbs Racing who switched to Toyota this year. With Tony Stewart doing well no matter what he drives it seems this could be a great fit for Toyota who had a very rough year last year.

Stewart wasn’t one of the people who wanted to the switch to Toyota, but he could be singing a different tune if he starts winning races in one. Toyota likes the marriage as they get their product out there with a driver who they know will run up front. A marriage made in heaven if you ask me.