Opinions on Racing
"So a season that opened with grave safety questions will close with more safety questions of a different sort." So writes Mike Mulhern in an editorial within a story about the Dixie 500 at Atlanta and the sudden crisis level of pit road. Mulhern is a writer who usually cuts to the chase, and he […]
CATCHING UP: I did get a chance to watch the Rockingham race, then that Sunday night, we headed for Florida. From then until I wrote this paragraph (Tuesday, Nov. 13), the only racing news I was aware of is that Bill Elliott won at Homestead, and some over-the-wall crew and a NASCAR official were hurt […]
Kevin Grubb has been replaced at Brewco Motorsports by longtime Busch Series veteran, Jeff Purvis. Purvis, who was released earlier in the 2001 season by Joe Gibbs Racing, will make his first appearance in the 37 car at Daytona in February. Kevin Grubb, who had been with Brewco the past two years, improved upon his […]
Finally, Dodge gets the win they were looking for – Bill Elliott takes the Penzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Michael Waltrip finished second, with Casey Atwood coming in third. At least Mr. Evernham had a good day. The Dodges’ had the advantage, no doubt! The race was the usual boring event, and the only […]
In Greek mythology she was the sorceress daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis. She seduced Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece, deceived her father and aided Jason’s capture of the Fleece, and sailed to Greece with Jason alongside her younger brother Apsyrtus. In one variation of the tale, she killed her brother and […]
"Every time I see Ray I smile at him because I know what he’s going through. I’ve been there. I know what it’s all about." The older a driver gets, the harder it becomes to win. And when Ray Evernham came to Bill Elliott, it changed for the veteran driver: "Now it’s, ‘you guys set […]
Joe Nemechek was the winner of the Pop Secret 400 at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina this past weekend. Nemechek led for a total of 196 laps and was the dominant car throughout much of the race. This was only his second win in 250 starts, and comes on the heels of the […]
From time to time we get opinion pieces tut-tutting the time-honored practice of fans booing certain drivers. The most recent comes from Liz Allison at NOL. In this season, several instances of vicious conduct against drivers and other participants in the sport have occurred. Liz notes fan death threats against Sterling Marlin over Daytona, she […]
The following is a quick and dirty history of a rule change whose modus operandi was similar to the change coming for the restrictor plate tracks in 2002. In latter 1997 the issue of speeds was becoming more acute at intermediate supers like Charlotte and Atlanta. In November Atlanta debuted as a 1.54-mile quad-oval and […]
PHOE…YAWN…NIX: The folks that don’t like the racing at Talladega must’ve been on the edge of their seats during Sunday’s race at Phoenix. Instead of waiting for the "big one" we were waiting to see who would be Goodyear’s next victim. But Jeff Burton took advantage of everyone else’s tire problems and cruised to a […]