Opinions on Racing
Erin Titman is miffed that some race fans described the wrecks at Darlington as "cool." Now there is certainly validity in Titman’s criticisms, but there is also a bit of exaggeration as well. The blunt truth is that crashes are the sport’s guilty pleasure; that doesn’t detract from the genuine concern felt when someone gets […]
Sterling Marlin picked up his second win, just five races into the season, at the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 in Darlington, South Carolina yesterday. Marlin also remains solidly atop the points standings with a 99 point lead over Ryan Newman. As in recent weeks, Marlin will undoubtedly, once again, become the subject of discussion just […]
"The political warfare in the Winston Cup garage over aerodynamics escalated……" So notes Mike Mulhern. And so continues the battle that has become more heated than some of the racing. James Ince is there again, whining that no one brought their best cars at Atlanta, and Greg Zipadelli seconded this in regard to the Dodges, […]
With qualifying completed for Sunday’s running of the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Darlington Raceway, Steve Park "parked" ((I would say no pun intended, but…) his #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet in the fourth starting position. This marks Steve’s first start in any race since the somewhat freakish accident last fall during the Busch Series event at the […]
RETROACTIVE SPONSORSHIP: Did you ever notice that when a new sponsor comes along for a race, suddenly every race in the past was sponsored by that company? For example, when DieHard and Winston swapped race weekends at Talladega a few years ago, suddenly every prior race corresponded with the switch. Where the Winston 500 was […]
Now NASCAR’s Big Three enter Darlington – the Trucks raced on Friday, Grand National races Saturday, and Winston Cup Sunday. Entering Darlington, the big story is the publication of unofficial wind tunnel numbers, and Ray Evernham’s 1,800-lb. downforce figure, while an exaggeration, nonetheless wasn’t quite so far off after all. Thanks to the always-reliable Jayski […]
Atlanta was supposed to be a good race – but this was a little ridiculous. Actually, it was a bit of a mixed bag. The racing up front was good, but it involved a curiously low number of cars – only eight leaders, not exactly a number to expect in modern NASCAR. And while Tony […]
Once again the Joe Gibbs team brings home a win in Atlanta, only this time it was the Home Depot number 20 driving into the winners circle. Stewart ran with the front group throughout the day leading for a total of 143 laps, but there was plenty of "fussin and fightin" going as there were […]
If you haven’t been paying attention, you will be soon. Ryan Newman is definitely the one to watch in 2002. Not only is he a contender for the 2002 Raybestos Rookie of the Year, but if he stays on the roll that he’s on now, he may also be involved in a thrilling title contention. […]
One of the traditional big dates in the first half of the season is the Atlanta 500, historically the first superspeedway race after the Daytona 500, and for many years the first race televised on over-air television after Daytona – those of you who remember the days without cable will understand the context here. Atlanta’s […]