Iowa Caucus Leftovers & Bachmann Pulls Out

First off, 8 votes separated Romney from Santorum whereas Ron Paul finished 3rd at 21%.

The biggest news to come out of this, is Michele Bachmann's stunning decision to cease operations on her campaign for President. This comes as a result of low numbers from Bachmann in the Iowa Caucuses.

The final numbers were as this...

Romney 24.6% (8 vote difference)
Santorum 24.5%
R. Paul 21.4%
Gingrich 13.3%
Perry 10.3%

And then...

Bachmann 5%

And then...

Huntsman 0.6%. Wow.

Also former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer (was Louisiana Governor from 1984 until 1988) and former Presidential candidate Herman Cain got votes as well in the Iowa caucus. Interesting.

During Bachmann's speech, she talked about how she and Marcus both shopped for "doggie sunglasses"! Check out Marcus' reaction!

I never buy stuff like that for my dog, unless I want to dress her up for a certain occasion. Brilliant idea though.

On to New Hampshire!

51st 410 Knoxville Nationals this weekend!

First of all, congrats to Shane Stewart who once again is 360 Nationals champion. Rain plagued the entire weekend bunching up the heat races at the Knoxville Raceway.

Now there's another Knoxville Nationals, and this time it's the 51st installment of the 410 Nationals, starting Wednesday and featuring all your favorite heavy hitters of the winged sprint car world, including some former winners of this event.

Speaking of those heavy hitters, the Wednesday and Thursday qualifiers are here. It should be live on Speed and on kniakrls.com, where there's great live streaming too!

360 Knoxville (IA) Nationals This Weekend!

The best time of year to be a sprint car fan, no matter if it's wings or non-wings. The first of two back to back Knoxville Nationals begins Thursday night, with the 360 ci Nationals. Mostly American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) touring series drivers, this will be just the right treat before the 410s begin on Wednesday night, the 10th.

Some of the best 360 racers will be there including the "Cajun Sensation" Jason Johnson, multi-time ASCS national tour champ Gary Wright, as well as a bunch of others. Even the "Dude" Danny Lasoski, a former Nationals winner (410s), will be there too.

Here are the entries and all the lowdown, including the qualifiers on Thursday and Friday!