Opinions on Racing
Charles Martin Jones never drove a racecar, but he did have an influence on racing. Chuck Jones was Warner Brothers’ most famous animation director, and created a cartoon character that became among Chrysler’s most famous automobile nicknames. The Roadrunner became the ultimate chase fanaticism allegory, and it also badged Plymouth’s machinery in NASCAR in the […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Before the SPIN OUT, I have to give a huge BURN OUT to Johnny Benson. What a mountain you have climbed and I am so glad you have that MONKEY off your back. I live in Michigan and the talk of the state for […]
Finally – Johnny Benson gets that elusive first win – congratulations go out to him on a terrific performance at the Pop Secret 400 in Rockingham, North Carolina. Mark Martin was on him ’til the bitter end, and even said he was overdriving the car trying to win. But Benson was not to be outdone […]
Remember the 1970s ABC series Soap? A satirical soap-opera, it spun off a more successful series from one of its characters, played by Robert Guillaume. The show, Benson, lasted quite a few years, and Star Trek fans seeing it today will recognize one of the show’s central performers, Rene Auberjonois. This is mentioned because a […]
We’re down to three. Traditionally the American 400 at Rockingham came a week before the Dixie 500 at Atlanta, but this year the opposite is the case. While Homestead and Talladega have seen heavy Cup testing this past week, it is The Rock that beckons. Tony Stewart is the favorite going in, though he’s yet […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Following up on last week’s SPIN OUT of VALVOLINE and their sponsorship of VH1’s TV show "Music Behind Bars", I am happy to report that VALVOLINE made a statement last Friday via their web site about the issue. Timothy Caudill, a customer service manager […]
Apparently Jo Dee Messina and Michael Nesmith didn’t get the hint. A few columns back I noted how rain and racing don’t mix, with tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek growls about rain-themed country-pop songs. Obviously someone was still playing Jo Dee Messina’s "Bring On The rain" and Michael Nesmith’s "The Rainmaker," for racing and rain didn’t mix again at […]
As more the norm than not, the rain once again played havoc with race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway; qualifying rained out, the race ending on lap 248 – but there’s one guy who didn’t really care. Kurt Busch brings home the win for the second week in a row; he didn’t mind the rain […]
In 1960 it opened its doors, the fourth super speedway of NASCAR’s existence after Darlington, Daytona, and Charlotte. Since then it has changed owners several times – Larry Lopatin bought it from the original owners in 1970, almost bankrupted it, then L.G. DeWitt acquired it, and now it is part of Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Rarely do I SPIN OUT a sponsor, but this time I am going right after Valvoline. I think their sponsorship of Johnny Benson and the #10 PONTIAC team is terrific. I am hoping that the same people that sponsor the racing division of the […]