Opinions on Racing
ARE YOU READY FOR SHORT-TRACK-IIIINNNNNNNNNN? Okay, I’m a fan of The Monkees and Michael Nesmith, so I can sing them better than I can do Hank Williams Jr. But the rainout at Martinsville forced a late-morning/afternoon Monday lead-in to Monday Night Football, a situation not entirely disagreeable, as previous Monday NASCAR events have proven quite […]
AMERICA STRIKES BACK: I’m not sure what to make of the fact that, at least in Nashville, CBS had not one word about the attacks on Afghanistan, and continued to show the Titan$ football game, while NBC basically moved the race to TBS. I don’t know if the decision to continue broadcasting the football game […]
I have asked this before is this column and I’ll ask it again. Has NASCAR completely lost it’s marbles? NASCAR seems to be going out of its way to remove any fun or personality from the sport that we have all come to love and appreciate. No climbing up on the roof of your car […]
Charlotte, Texas, and the street course at Houston held races the first weekend of October, and they provided a striking contrast in competitiveness. The Craftsman Trucks ran at Texas and the event was forgettable except for the late tire stops that robbed Jim Smith’s team of another sure win and gave the win to rookie […]
On Thursday, October 4, Blaise Alexander died from massive head injuries sustained during the ARCA series race being held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 9th in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. The family has requested, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the following: The Blaise Alexander Jr. Memorial Make-A-Wish Foundation of […]
Over the past year, safety in NASCAR has exploded as a hot topic in the sports world. For the drivers, safety is an afterthought to what they love, racing. The importance of safety in a stock car is a very thorough matter that must be examined repeatedly. After all, lives are at risk every time […]
Number One belongs to Hoss Ellington and Donnie Allison. Number Eleven belongs to Junior Johnson. Number Eighteen belongs to Joe Gibbs. Number Twenty-one belongs to the Wood Brothers and David Pearson. Number Twenty-two belongs to Glenn Roberts. Number Thirty-three belongs to Harry Gant. Number Seventy-one belongs to Bobby Isaac. We all know who Number Forty-three […]
DEATH AGAIN: My sincere condolences go out to the Alexander family. I was shocked when I heard of his passing this morning on Paul Harvey’s morning broadcast. OPPORTUNISM: Sadly, some people seem to be using his death as an opportunity to push their safety agenda onto NASCAR, even though this wasn’t even a NASCAR sanctioned […]
David Poole of the Charlotte Observer did an informal survey of Winston Cup tracks other than the recently opened Chicago and Kansas facilities. His survey rated a track’s qualities, its downfalls, and makes recommendations on what the track should spend its next $10 million on. Along the way Poole takes shots at tracks that don’t […]
From the What-If file: (doing my Ken Squier impression) – Here at the 1979 Daytona 500 Darrell Waltrip, in the Ranier Racing Oldsmobile, is on the pole, flanked by David Pearson, in the Rod Osterlund Olds. Buddy Baker has the Wood Brothers Mercury alongside Joe Millikan in the Petty Enterprises Dodge. Behind them, Benny Parsons […]