The sport is going through a generational transition as it has from its start. With Johnson, Harvick, Kenseth, Bowyer and possibly Newman all over 40, the next few years will see the retirements continue. The shelf life of a driver seems to be about 45 these days as the experienced drivers no longer have a monopoly on good equipment. With the way Gordon and Stewart drove in their last few years, that age seems to hold up as the competitive limit for most of them. As far as Earnhardt, Jr. is concerned, I am glad to see him leave the sport when he chooses. He has had a few nasty concussions over the past few years, and as we have seen with football players, it does not have to take too many of these before real problems set in. As far as the future is concerned with his fans, he is a car owner. I imagine a lot of them will gravitate to his teams, particularly if he can move them up to the Cup level. I am sure Rick Hendrick will offer his support if Junior decides this is what he wants to do. So he will have immediate access to sponsorship money, drivers and equipment. I can also guarantee it that Chevrolet will pony up the necessary support as well. They will not want to see an Earnhardt associated with anything but their cars with everything that last name has done for their car brand. With regard to the comments on the segment racing, I don't see the problem. After the first dozen laps or so, the race settled into the drivers turning laps and positioning themselves for the last quarter of the race and then they went for everything they could get. Now with points on the line, they have to race in this part of the race. I have certainly seen the intensity level pick up when they approach the end of a segment. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but I do not see how that is bad.