Opinions on Racing
The RacinDeals archive: race reports, commentary, and the conversations that followed.
I hate races where the outcome is so obvious before the green flag flies that awarding the trophy beforehand actually makes sense. Such was the case at the Brickyard. From the first lap of qualifying it was obvious that only a monumental fiasco would derail the Elliott Express, and no such luck came for those […]
A crowd of over 275,000 showed up this hot August day to witness Bill Elliott take the win. An emotional Ray Evernham could hardly speak as he made his way to victory lane for the second week in a row. Even the infamous "debris" call late in the race couldn’t stop the number 9 from […]
Entering the Brickyard, some thoughts – Bill Fleischman, less is not better. Shortening races at Pocono is never a good idea. 500 miles is a much better test of drivers and machinery than 400 miles, and 200 laps at Pocono is a better test than 160 laps. 160 laps on a 2.5 mile track is […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Before I begin the SPIN, I have to spill my guts about a few issues. I really wasn’t going to say anything, but no one seems to be talking about it. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that every since the […]
It was a Dodge weekend. Robert Pressley opened things up by winning the Craftsman Truck 200 at Michigan. Casey Atwood then won the ARCA Summer 200 at Pocono in a ray Evernham R&D car. Saturday then wrapped when Hank Parker Jr. played the fuel game to win at Pikes Peak. Dodge then dominated the Summer […]
Hank Parker Jr.’s Dodge took the win in the Busch Series at Pikes Peak; Robert Pressley, winner in the Craftsman Truck Series race held in Michigan; the ARCA RE/MAX race in Pocono brings Casey Atwood a much needed boost, and became a prelude to the final act where teammate, Bill Elliott, took the lead from […]
Hold on – here is the bump and the SPIN OUT! Have you ever found yourself watching a NASCAR Winston Cup race and questioning why you like a specific driver more than another? Whether you like Ricky Craven for the person he is or because you use Tide everyday when doing laundry, there is something […]
Having digested the varied coverage of NHIS, some follow up observations: That a fundamental change is occurring with Winston Cup drivers was shown in several incidents. A reporter at NHIS tried to ask a well-known Winston Cup driver – who has won at least one championship – some questions after the race, and that driver […]
Three races, two wild endings, and another win for one division’s newest dominator. And that was Saturday – Sunday saw multiple cautions, frustration galore, some surprisingly good racing, and a forgotten star’s comeback. Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway was even more chaotic than normal. Two scheduled races became three with an ill-timed rainout from […]
Ward Burton picked up his second win this week, and to make it even sweeter, at the "hometown" track for crew chief, Tommy Baldwin, Loudon, New Hampshire! Burton passed race leader, Matt Kenseth, with ten laps to go to pick up the win. Kenseth had a tire go down and ended up finishing way back […]