Opinions on Racing
The RacinDeals archive: race reports, commentary, and the conversations that followed.
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Party today but dread tomorrow, has got to be the current emotions surrounding Ford and it’s racing program. With Ryan Newman’s sprint to the top 10 in Winston Cup points over the last several races and adding his first Winston Cup win last weekend […]
Even before the New Hampshire weekend it should have been clear that those bulldozers Rusty Wallace recommended for New Hampshire Int’l Speedway are needed to bulldoze his mouth, because his opinions are not worth a damn. His driving wasn’t worth a damn at New Hampshire either – James Ince called him a has-been after blocking […]
Once again – traveling caused me to miss watching this one. But, how could you not know a win by this young man would come to pass this season! The way Ryan Newman has been running these last few races, it was inevitable he would pick up that first win. Congratulations on winning the New […]
Yep, here we go again. New Hampshire is here and already the whining has begun. Not long after multi-millionaire Rusty Wallace ran his mouth in regard to how NASCAR driver salaries aren’t as big as stick-and-ball athletes’ salaries, he then went after New Hampshire’s configuration. "They’re going to have to bulldoze the place," Rustoleumn said. […]
A full year has passed since the tragedy of September 11, 2001 and I would like to take a moment to share my feelings about how NASCAR helped ease the pain. As I watched Monday Night Football this week, Madden and Michaels spoke about how football brought America back to the day to day activities […]
I must confess; I didn’t get to see the race in Richmond. And it’s one of my favorite tracks. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks traveling with Andy Belmont et al in the world of ARCA. It has been an interesting adventure; another time, another column. During the fourteen hour trek home, I listened […]
Ironically, the Craftsman Truck 200 at Richmond underscored the two big stories of the weekend. The first was the last-lap melee that involved ten trucks and injured Bobby Hamilton. Hamilton will miss at least three races and Greg Biffle took over the Petree Racing #55 for the weekend, getting into the field on a provisional. […]
THE STREAK: Jeff Gordon has won two in a row. Will the streak never end? UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Well, it looks like Deborah Renshaw has herself a Busch ride for next year, and a few races this year. Why? Is it because she’s a great driver? Is it because she’s done everything on a local level […]
What is the surest sign that racecar drivers are suffering the stick-and-ball sport mentality? Rusty Wallace, one of the most famously determined race drivers ever, says he deserves more money1. "Compared to other sports, we’ve got a long way to go," Wallace claims. "I think we’re perfect candidates for more money. That’s for sure." No, […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Survive: to endure or live through; AND that’s exactly what I’ve done since last week’s column. Mercy, I tell you what, the Gordon fans were out in force and gave me a bashing for my SPIN OUT of Jeff Gordon. To be honest I […]