Opinions on Racing
PHOE…YAWN…NIX: The folks that don’t like the racing at Talladega must’ve been on the edge of their seats during Sunday’s race at Phoenix. Instead of waiting for the "big one" we were waiting to see who would be Goodyear’s next victim. But Jeff Burton took advantage of everyone else’s tire problems and cruised to a […]
The following is a quick and dirty history of a rule change whose modus operandi was similar to the change coming for the restrictor plate tracks in 2002. In latter 1997 the issue of speeds was becoming more acute at intermediate supers like Charlotte and Atlanta. In November Atlanta debuted as a 1.54-mile quad-oval and […]
From time to time we get opinion pieces tut-tutting the time-honored practice of fans booing certain drivers. The most recent comes from Liz Allison at NOL. In this season, several instances of vicious conduct against drivers and other participants in the sport have occurred. Liz notes fan death threats against Sterling Marlin over Daytona, she […]
My brother is a huge Ricky Craven fan. Throughout Craven’s career he was always in the middle of Winston Cup "silly season." Rumors he was going here, or going there, flew almost every year. Ricky now has a stable ride and his name is excluded from any kind of speculation. Talk for the past several […]
After reading Rich McKay’s article Cooler ban revs up race fans in the Orlando Sentinel in which McKay had interviewed David Talley, the current spokesman for for International Speedway Corporation (ISC – Nasdaq/NM: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB), I found myself doing what has become a regular habit when it comes to NASCAR racing these […]
Jeff Burton wins the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway! This team has been struggling for most of the year, but lately appears to be back in winning form. After gaining the lead on lap 278 from Mike Wallace, Burton had an almost three second lead at the end of the race. It’s […]
Tire Problems Ruin Atwood’s Run In The Phoenix Sun Casey Atwood led 71 laps and rode in the top 3 for nearly 200 laps. Tires were the talk of the day due to eight cars having flat right fronts. Atwood was one of them. While leading the race, he got a flat right front, putting […]
They were of course still talking about Talladega entering Phoenix. Drivers and teams were "happy to be at Phoenix." By the end of the weekend, there was little reason for them to be. Bobby Hamilton noted that the cars never have tire or chassis problems at Daytona and Talladega – Phoenix and the other tracks, […]
If NASCAR were any other sport, the mini-assault of six drivers into the NASCAR trailer after the Alabama 500 would have earned those drivers five-figure fines for unprofessional conduct. As it was, NASCAR would probably be well advised to pass out such fines – certainly those drivers were no less guilty of unacceptable deportment than […]
MEMO TO TRACK OWNERS: I don’t care if they are a "national recording artist." You need to audition anyone who claims they can sing the National Anthem. The guy who sung it Sunday screwed it up big time. THAT’S RACIN?: Here’s what Bobby Labonte says about Talladega: "You do not have to have the best […]