Opinions on Racing
Such pieces are inevitable – "What could have been?" From time to time such pieces appear, be they about NASCAR or anything else. Indeed, within writing circles a mini-industry has arisen pertaining to the ultimate "What could have been" scenario – the alternate history. It is a good question. What could have been? Here’s one […]
On occasion the sport’s Comedy Central – aka Silly Season – see a blockbuster change – or at the very least a block-whacker change. And at Penske Racing South such a mini-blockbuster has transpired with the termination of Robin Pemberton as crew chief for Rusty Wallace. The change ends a seven-season period for Pemberton that, […]
At the NASCAR Banquet in New York Dale Jarrett made the comment that Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were vital to the sport’s growth. Though he included a caveat "not to take anything away from everyone else," there was a curious sense of urgency in his comment about how the sport needs both to […]
The NASCAR Awards dinner showed the strength of the Winston Cup series. Drivers down to Robby Gordon’s 44th place in points came away with more than $1 million in prize money. At the top of the list was Jeff Gordon, the 2001 Winston Cup champion, who came away with a $6.6 million check. Coupled with […]
Since the checkered flag fell at New Hampshire, I knew this was coming, the off season. I am aware that it will be fairly short this year, but until February, what is there to do? Fridays are fidgety, with no qualifying to watch I re-read my Winston Cup Scene checking for any articles I may […]
ENTERTAINMENT: I’m not sure which is more boring… a race with a LOT of cautions or a race with no cautions. I got a chance to see both (more or less) Sunday, and you could tell that the end of the season was wearing on these guys (the All Pro and Dash Series). The All […]
A record number of winners emerged from 2001. Each had newsworthy seasons within and beyond their wins. A look: #15 MICHAEL WALTRIP – By far the worst of the winners of 2001, Mikey’s lone win came because of F1-flavored team orders – Dales Junior and Senior made no attempt to pass him, instead pushing their […]
Here goes: 10. Recognition of 2001 first time race winners – It is extremely tough to win a Cup race. First time winners should be welcomed into the fraternity. 9. Genuine humility, humor, and spontaneity from drivers making speeches vs a lot of uh’s, umm’s, heh-heh’s and a litany of sponsor names. 8. An presentation […]
With the awards banquet on tap, the sport has wound down its competition for the year, but the debates and retrospectives continue, and the safety issue keeps burning with a warning issued by a panel of safety experts at The Performance Racing Industry show in the Indiana Convention Center. "They said the factors that killed […]
Now we know why the race had to be run. New Hampshire’s Turkey Weekend 300 proved to be anything but anticlimactic despite the near-universal belief that it would amount to just a waste of people’s holiday weekend. It saw the sport set a new all time record for seasonal winners at nineteen. It saw an […]