Opinions on Racing
So, who in there right mind would have messed with Mark Martin those last two laps as he bullied his way through lap traffic to bring home the win at the Coca-Cola 600 this past weekend. More than likely I would have been one of those individuals saying good race, but I was soured by […]
The Hendrick Motorsports #25 has been in the news with some frequency this season. It has not, though, been for any particular success on the racetrack. In April crew chief Tony Furr was released, and in mid-May driver Jerry Nadeau was axed. Joe Nemechek has slid into the #25 seat for the rest of 2002. […]
What a great weekend for race fans! I enjoyed the format, the fan’s vote to invert all 10 cars and the drama. I was not disappointed and I hope you weren’t either. Being a wild and crazy race fan, I wanted a bit more drama. So I put on my marketing pit cap and came […]
I haven’t written much over the past couple of weeks; partially due to the fact that I’ve been rather busy, in combination with picking up a rather nasty cold – one that continues to linger. It’s making me a little grouchy; I may have to revisit some of these statements later. However… Some thoughts about […]
Over the past few years I got used to my family’s annual routine of going to Michigan twice a year. Over the off season, I was a real life "How bad have you got it" NASCAR commercial. When the season finally started back up, I wasn’t sure I could hold out until June when it […]
You knew it was going to be bad when Martina McBride delivered perhaps the most disappointing rendition of "America The Beautiful" ever done – I’m sorry, I like Martina McBride, but she blew it as a singer this time around; interestingly McBride’s presence at a NASCAR race brought back memories of her presence at the […]
There has been considerable hand-wringing about Michael Schumacher’s tainted Austrian GP win because his teammate literally gave it to him per Ferrari team orders. Some have suggested such would not happen in NASCAR, others have wondered if eventually it will. Well, it already has. I still get grief from people who say the roof spoiler […]
SIMPER FI: Last year I gave the #25 Busch car a hard time, first for the lousy equipment they gave Chad Chaffin, then for the way they released him right before the Nashville Superspeedway Busch race. That still wasn’t right. When I found out they’d hired another former Fairgrounds Speedway driver, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., I […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Just like most of you, I am ready for racing! My wife, who is the mother of my child, qualified on the POLE to enjoy the annual Mother’s Day festivities. Her comment on this fine day was "I’ve got it bad, cause I wanted […]
New Hampshire International Speedway’s new wide-apron corners got their first racing in mid-May with two events – the New Hampshire 200 for Grand National, and the New Hampshire 125 for GN North. All the scuttlebutt had been fairly positive, though usually with the old "the track needs more banking" caveat. The actual wider aprons don’t […]