Opinions on Racing
Though probably unaware of it, the drivers, owners and crew chiefs in all three divisions of NASCAR are part of on going public service project. Aside from the automotive improvements born of the fender to fender lap after lap competition, these gladiators lead by example as well. NASCAR has made our roads safer yet as […]
Well, the muse struck today after all. I spent most of the day at Nashville Speedway, but I got a chance to go out and visit the new superspeedway that’s being built about 25 miles east of Nashville, and that was inspiring, to say the least. But before I get any further, in the interest […]
When the #3 ACDelco Chevy with Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the wheel hit the Busch grand National Series full time in the 1998 season, we now know that this team had a mission much less humble than that of the Rainbow Warriors in Winston Cup. The Mission? "Open up a can of whoop ass on […]
Success in several racing divisions? Been there, done that. Success in NASCAR’s Busch Series? Am there, starting to find. That could sum up several drivers in the triple A division of NASCAR, but none more than Chad Chaffin from Smyrna, Tennessee, 20 miles southeast of Nashville. Chaffin, who started racing at Highland Rim Speedway, just […]
I just read an article online that was touting how competitive the season has been. From reading it, you’d swear that it was written by NASCAR, based on how it toed the NASCAR party line. As a matter of fact, it was written by NASCAR and was posted on their web site. The article says […]
The 50th victory of the career of Rusty Wallace at Bristol Motor Speedway will be remembered for many things to be sure, including his Polish Victory Lap in memory of Alan Kulwicki. And then there were those politically incorrect rants in the heat of victory: “My sponsor’s a beer company for Chrissake!” which was preceded […]
After a 4-½ year absence from victory lane, Ward Burton finally returned this past Sunday after winning the Mall.com 400 at Darlington. His last win, at Rockingham in 1995, was also his first Winston Cup win. During the post-race photo session, I bet Ward was thinking to himself, ‘Did I have to pose for this […]
Indulge me for a bit as share with you the reality that I live in when I don’t have my diecast lined up on the coffee table next to my beer, and my driver shirt du jour on, enjoying my favorite sport of stock automobile and/or truck racing. I spend twelve hours a day turning […]
There was an announcement last week that NASCAR was considering a change to the second round qualifying rules. Up to this point, a team that fails to make one of the top twenty-five times in the first round has the choice of either standing on their first round time, or throwing out that time and […]
I’m afraid we got a taste of things to come with ABC’s broadcast of the Cracker Barrel 500. As is usual with network broadcasts, the local affiliate has pretty much the final say. Viewers in Nashville got to see Dale Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte cross the finish line side by side, and then were cut […]