Opinions on Racing
"NASCAR officials want to strike the buzzword ‘aero-dependent’ from garage vocabulary. Later this summer, their intentions are to decrease the size of cars’ spoilers significantly and end what has become an aerodynamic war among manufacturers." So writes Lee Spencer. She also notes that in the Kansas test of a larger greenhouse earlier this year, cars […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! For a few minutes every Wednesday I read Track Smack just to see what NASCAR.com’s famous foursome are thinking about the hot topics of the week. However, this week I am walking away wondering to myself why I even waste my time. Like so […]
The Pocono 500 has been run, and it proved a replay of sorts to 1976 when the leader blew a tire within sight of the checkered flag. Dale Jarrett’s win was his third at the track and Robert Yates’ seventh, four as DiGard Racing’s engine builder and three as a car owner. While hardly the […]
It was good to see Dale Jarrett back in winning form, and congratulations go out to him for picking up the win last weekend at Pocono Raceway. But, one has to feel bad for Ricky Rudd, who, once again, was the man to beat. Rudd took the lead from Jeff Burton on lap 179, and […]
Casey Atwood has had an awkward season so far. Moving from Evernham Motorsports’ No. 19 to the new Ultra/Evernham merger’s No. 7, it took him a while to get used to his new surroundings. Now that he has, look out, this kid’s on a tear. The Nashville native started out 2002 with Kevin Cram as […]
One monster has been wrapped up and another looms further north. Some observations entering the Pocono 500: I always hear or read two gripes about Pocono – one is the traffic. A new interchange off I-80 at Stoney Hollow Road is being worked on and should debut in June 2004. And this additional defense of […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! After this weekend I’m feeling like Jimmie Johnson, I can bump anyone without fear of bringing out the black flag. Someone explain to me how a ROOKIE can make it look so darn easy! If you weren’t physically bumped out of his way like […]
ANOTHER "FINE" MESS: Driver wins race, car too low, crew chief fined, driver keeps win. SSDD. But at Dover, NASCAR really put their foot down. They say they’ll start taking away points if it continues. Could they be getting a clue? Nah. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. or Matt Kenseth or Rusty Wallace or whoever will win […]
The theme of the Memorial Day sports weekend was The Comeback. The weekend saw the Yankees come back in game two of their series with the Red Sox, though erasing a six-run gap wasn’t enough to win the game in extras. The Sox’s basketball cousins trailed by 19 in the fourth quarter of Game Three […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Silly Season might keep the media in a frantic hunt for breaking news, but for a NASCAR fan, the anticipation keeps our minds very busy. Whether you’re working, playing or just plain day dreaming, inquiring minds want to know! Knowing where Elliott Sadler will […]