Boris gets it done

And the Wood Brothers move up in owner standings.

Boris Said, driving for Bill Elliott, finished 14th in the Centurion Boats at the Glen on Sunday.

1 - he got to drive on his "home track."

2 - he did well enough to get the Wood Brothers team into the owner standings cutoff.

and 3 - he finished 14th after starting at the back of the pack.

Not a bad day.

After qualifying washed out Friday, Boris was pretty dejected when Bill Elliott saw him and asked what he was doing. Bill suggested Boris drive in his place. The team checked with the sponsors, OK'd it with NASCAR, and a switch was made.

Boris said it was the nicest thing that had been done for him in 44 years.

It was, without a doubt, the most selfless gesture in NASCAR in a long time. Yeah, I know, the underlying motive was to finish well enough to move up in owner points. But it was still a nice thing to do.

Everybody at Wood Brothers seemed happy with the outcome.

Crew chief Fatback McSwain said it was a good road course and a "great road course driver. The weekend was a strange twist...but it worked out for everyone involved."

Fatback's right, it was a strange weekend. Sorry Gordon fans, Tony took the track - again. And what a little dustup with Happy Harvick and JPM. Look, Juan Pablo isn't making friends in the Cup series. Aggressive driving is good, but he's taking it to a level where I wonder if he's listening to his spotter at all. Let's see how ABC news Primetime makes him look.

Oh, well,

Good job Tony!

Who said? Boris Said!