Opinions on Racing
On November 20th, I attended my first NASCAR press conference. In the days leading up to the big day I was nervous and excited. My plan all along was to be professional and introduce myself to people. Although I didn’t stick to the original plan, the day went pretty well. What It Was Like As […]
Well, we all made it to the end of the season – and I have a big "I told you so" hanging over the heads of several people. The weather was beautiful in New Hampshire, and over 91,000 diehard fans were in attendance. It was too bad that the win by Robby Gordon had to […]
GET SAFER, OR ELSE: Well, the "threat" has finally surfaced: "We need to get the government involved in racing if they can’t make it safer themselves." Some newspaper in Charlotte, with nothing better to do, had some guy do some research and he found that there have been almost 300 fatalities in racing since 1990. […]
"So a season that opened with grave safety questions will close with more safety questions of a different sort." So writes Mike Mulhern in an editorial within a story about the Dixie 500 at Atlanta and the sudden crisis level of pit road. Mulhern is a writer who usually cuts to the chase, and he […]
CATCHING UP: I did get a chance to watch the Rockingham race, then that Sunday night, we headed for Florida. From then until I wrote this paragraph (Tuesday, Nov. 13), the only racing news I was aware of is that Bill Elliott won at Homestead, and some over-the-wall crew and a NASCAR official were hurt […]
Kevin Grubb has been replaced at Brewco Motorsports by longtime Busch Series veteran, Jeff Purvis. Purvis, who was released earlier in the 2001 season by Joe Gibbs Racing, will make his first appearance in the 37 car at Daytona in February. Kevin Grubb, who had been with Brewco the past two years, improved upon his […]
"Every time I see Ray I smile at him because I know what he’s going through. I’ve been there. I know what it’s all about." The older a driver gets, the harder it becomes to win. And when Ray Evernham came to Bill Elliott, it changed for the veteran driver: "Now it’s, ‘you guys set […]
In Greek mythology she was the sorceress daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis. She seduced Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece, deceived her father and aided Jason’s capture of the Fleece, and sailed to Greece with Jason alongside her younger brother Apsyrtus. In one variation of the tale, she killed her brother and […]
Finally, Dodge gets the win they were looking for – Bill Elliott takes the Penzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Michael Waltrip finished second, with Casey Atwood coming in third. At least Mr. Evernham had a good day. The Dodges’ had the advantage, no doubt! The race was the usual boring event, and the only […]
Joe Nemechek was the winner of the Pop Secret 400 at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina this past weekend. Nemechek led for a total of 196 laps and was the dominant car throughout much of the race. This was only his second win in 250 starts, and comes on the heels of the […]