To all the Kahne haters out there...

After Kasey's amazing win on Saturday night, a couple of articles have popped up on Nascar.com stating that the fan vote is a joke and that having the fan vote allowed someone who shouldn't have been in the race in the first place to upstage the winner's of the previous year's races. To these two reporters I say quit whining and be happy for Kasey - the other drivers are.

Kahne made history at the all-star race by becoming the first fan vote winner to go on to win the race and he also gave Dodge their first win ever in the 23 year old event. Kahne and his crew chief, Kenny Francis, won by using what has become the norm with the "Car of Today" - they used strategy to get them ahead.

To the writer, who shall remain nameless - I'll let you readers seek him out, calling the fan vote a joke, I ask - If Junior had to race his way in, placed fifth in the showdown but got in anyway on the fan vote (he is the reigning Most Popular Driver award winner), and went on to win the race, would we even be having this conversation? I doubt it. I also think that if Kasey hadn't won the race, there wouldn't be an issue.

The all-star race was created for the fans.....it just so happened that the fans made a great choice in their voting this year. ;)

Okay, off my soapbox for now...