SPEED Covering Gibbs Annoucement Tuesday

SPEED will cover an announcement Tuesday at Joe Gibbs racing, where Kyle Busch is expected to announce he'll be in the No. 18 in 2008.

Will people actually watch?

SPEED covered the Dale Earnhardt Jr. saga live (just like the FanHouse!) so they must feel that Kyle Busch has the same power for ratings.

I don't see it, but I suppose there a few people that will stop their day, wake up, or at least laugh at the press coverage for an announcement that carries much less weight across the NASCAR Nation as Dale Jr.'s did.

And that's not a diss on Busch.

The announcement also isn't expected to carry any deep surprises or reveal major unknowns like Dale Jr.'s two announcements seemed to carry.

ESPN had a beat on the announcement Sunday night after Watkins Glen:

JGR president J.D. Gibbs acknowledged on Sunday at Watkins Glen International that Busch would replace J.J. Yeley but that the deal had not been completely finalized.

"Right now we feel good about it and the direction we're going," Gibbs said.

ESPN.com reported on Aug. 6 that Busch selected JGR over Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc., Richard Childress Racing and Evernham Motorsports.

None of the rumors have had any public denial issued, either, making one believe that Busch's announcement is pretty much straightened out.