Opinions on Racing
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Following up on last week’s SPIN OUT of VALVOLINE and their sponsorship of VH1’s TV show "Music Behind Bars", I am happy to report that VALVOLINE made a statement last Friday via their web site about the issue. Timothy Caudill, a customer service manager […]
Apparently Jo Dee Messina and Michael Nesmith didn’t get the hint. A few columns back I noted how rain and racing don’t mix, with tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek growls about rain-themed country-pop songs. Obviously someone was still playing Jo Dee Messina’s "Bring On The rain" and Michael Nesmith’s "The Rainmaker," for racing and rain didn’t mix again at […]
As more the norm than not, the rain once again played havoc with race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway; qualifying rained out, the race ending on lap 248 – but there’s one guy who didn’t really care. Kurt Busch brings home the win for the second week in a row; he didn’t mind the rain […]
In 1960 it opened its doors, the fourth super speedway of NASCAR’s existence after Darlington, Daytona, and Charlotte. Since then it has changed owners several times – Larry Lopatin bought it from the original owners in 1970, almost bankrupted it, then L.G. DeWitt acquired it, and now it is part of Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Rarely do I SPIN OUT a sponsor, but this time I am going right after Valvoline. I think their sponsorship of Johnny Benson and the #10 PONTIAC team is terrific. I am hoping that the same people that sponsor the racing division of the […]
"Bring On The Rain," sang Jo Dee Messina. "First day in August, last rain was in May, when The Rainmaker came to Kansas in the middle of a dusty day," sang Michael Nesmith. "I love a rainy night," sang Eddie Rabbit. Well – SHUT UP! We don’t need any more rain. NASCAR’s new video screen […]
After a fourth turn spin out on lap 180, Kurt Busch came back to lead for 111 laps and held of a hard-charging Johnny Benson to pick up his second win of the season at the Old Dominion 500 in Martinsville, Virginia. Busch also made the record books at this speedway starting from the 36th […]
The Old Dominion 500, the last short track race of the season. Considerable focus has been placed here because of its position in the season and because of the point battle. Given the chaos that is so frequent on short tracks one certainly should be wary. But given the increasing spread of the point battle, […]
He did what? No one thought much of Jamie McMurray with Ganassi/SABCO Racing. Here was a driver with just two seasons in Grand National, some starts in Craftsman Trucks, and only a handful of top fives to show for it. At Talladega he was timid in traffic and gagged on pit road, losing a lap. […]
Wow, what a way to start a Winston Cup career! Just two races in the series and a win – life could not be better for Jamie McMurray today. That car was the one to beat; Bobby Labonte tried, but McMurray held him off to pick up the win. Congratulations to Jamie for a job […]