Opinions on Racing
DRIVING TO DISTRACTIONS: Here’s an interesting quote from Tony Stewart (via Frontstretch): "I’m just looking at what I need to do to be better this year and trying to knock out some of the distractions that we had last year." I guess the thing about this quote is, Stewart himself created all the distractions from […]
As Travis Kvapil heads to Daytona to begin his second full season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he has one major goal in mind: to win the Championship. With three-time Truck Series’ Champ Jack Sprague heading to the Busch Grand National Series, Kvapil has one obstacle out of the way. Well, make that two […]
I’m still a little on Cloud Nine from the Patriots’ win in Super Bowl XXXVI, but as far as racing goes, I was just thinking…….. – First off an apology for an oversight. In my 2002 Preview piece I neglected to mention Brett Bodine’s team. While a win is admittedly out of the realm of […]
Okay this is it – we’re getting ready to go! This weekend we start off with qualifying on Saturday to determine the starting lineup for next Thursday’s Twin 125s. The two fastest qualifiers will lock in their position on the front row for the Daytona 500. Drivers who qualify in odd-numbered positions compete in the […]
Twelve things we know won’t happen during Speedweeks (but will or should be considered): 1. Angry sportswriter, who disregards speedway announcers, gets a clue that it’s not all about him/her. 2. Driver conducts entire interview without any sportswriter’s perceived expectations. 3. Teams run the restrictor plate rules with no complaints. 4. Professional ballplayer gets an […]
I was 14 when I started to watch NASCAR. My older brothers watched it all the time, so I thought I’d give it a chance. Everyone in my family had their favorite drivers. But I wanted to be different. I didn’t know too much about the drivers at the time, so I picked the guys […]
Young talent is all over NASCAR lately. Many drivers are starting younger, coming through the ranks of go-karts, ASA and ARCA divisions. One driver grabbing attention while he pays his dues is 20 year old Stuart Kirby. Kirby, who grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, began racing go-carts at the age of 11. Over time […]
Over NASCAR’s history a number of seasons boiled down to equally-matched showdowns involving two dominating drivers. Entering its 55th season, NASCAR enters the twentieth anniversary of one such showdown year, a season of some of the sport’s greatest races and another round of perhaps its bitterest rivalry. 1982’s dramas began even as the 1981 season […]
CORRECTION: I’ve been informed that Robert Pressley didn’t bring any sponsorship money with him to the #18 truck ride. To me, that makes Joe Ruttman’s release even more puzzling. Why drop a driver that’s had several top five finishes in the championship for one that doesn’t have that type of experience in the series? Wouldn’t […]
The 24 Hours of Daytona are upon us, and with this race the wait for the stock car portion of Speedweeks gets radically shorter. So as several Winston Cup drivers run twice around the clock at Daytona, their main show looms. A final look at the varied teams entered in this year’s season: CHEVROLET – […]