Opinions on Racing
And I quote . Wally Dallenbach. "While NASCAR officials are trying, unsuccessfully, to curb extracurricular stuff on the track, pits, and pit road, Dallenbach doesn’t agree with people who think it’s an embarrassment. "I’m not saying it’s bad for the sport. We need a little entertainment in it," he said in a column written for […]
Authors note: I regret that it has been a long sabbatical away from the racing press. Mind you, I realize that there aren’t throngs of readers waiting with bated breath for my next round of NASCAR musings. It’s just a personal thing for me, and personal things have been a tad overwhelming for many months […]
THE UNDO CREW: One minute, Casey Atwood is in the top ten. Then he pits, and comes out in the 20’s? And the car never really manages to run good the rest of the day. What’s the deal? Well, hopefully, next Saturday Casey will be the master of his own domain. He’s coming back to […]
Texas Motor Speedway was repaved last year and its first race on new pavement was the IRL’s Alamo 300 in early October. The new pavement didn’t affect the racing in the least, as the IRL put on one of the sport’s greatest races ever ending in a three-wide finish won by Sam Hornish. Of late […]
Kurt Busch gets his first Winston Cup win on the half mile track at Bristol Motor Speedway! From where I was sitting, Busch had the best car, drove a great race and was the man to beat. With less than 40 laps to go Busch retook the lead from Jimmy Spencer after giving him a […]
SARACEN PIG! SPARTAN DOG! And that’s for Alanis Morrisette’s pain! And that’s for the Sta-Puff Marshmellow Man! The preceding is offered with appropriate apologies to Keith Olbermann, and illustrates how the NHL invaded Bristol, TN for the Palm Sunday weekend. No, not the National Hockey League, I’m talking about the OTHER NHL – the NASCAR […]
RESTRAINT ISSUES: The obvious question one has to ask in regard to Tony Stewart’s crash is, "Is is he still modifying the Hutchens device to render it ineffective?" Regardless of the answer, NASCAR needs to look at the situation and determine how the device acted during his wreck. If the device was found to have […]
From one hellhole to another. Now the term "hellhole" is not meant as derogatory, for Darlington Raceway has certainly had an enormous amount of history and dramatic competition, and Bristol also has lots of history and excitement to it. But these two tracks are so tough – on cars, drivers, etc. – that no blunter […]
Last weekend during race weekend in Darlington, NASCAR President Mike Helton had breakfast with members of the media where he entertained questions from those present. Following is response from Mr. Helton to a question regarding the aerodynamic issues that the teams have been facing. Q – Address some of the aero issues…comment. "That can take […]
This week brings us to one of the more favored tracks of we race fans – Bristol Motor Speedway. Word on the street is that there are over 180,000 fans expected. And, as for the racing, expect the norm – a lot of short-track "bumping and banging" going on. But, then that’s half the fun! […]