Opinions on Racing
The RacinDeals archive: race reports, commentary, and the conversations that followed.
NASCAR has announced a rule change for the Chevrolet’s in time for this weekend’s race at Atlanta. The Chevy teams will be able to "extend their front air dam two inches forward below the bumper from the current measurement." I’m no engineer, so I’m not sure of what the exact effect of this will be. […]
Side by side racing, fast action, lead changes, close racing… but enough about speed skating… it’s time to talk about the Las Vegas Winston Cup race. NASCAR2day is on right now as I write this, and if I had a dollar for every stupid Las Vegas pun they’ve had on the show in the first […]
Figured I’d set down in front of the TV with the laptop during the race today and jot down some thoughts as the race progressed. I’m afraid that we’re getting an idea of what happens when you’re a lame duck network. At the 1/4 point of today’s race, TNN was so screwed up on the […]
I’ve been paying attention to all the stories that have been written since Sunday’s Daytona 500. In the literally hundreds of stories I’ve seen, I’ve only seen one that called the race “exciting.” That article was written by Ernie Irvan for his new FoxSports gig. At least his byline is on it. If you took […]
I’m not sure where to begin with today’s race. It was pretty much as Dale Earnhardt predicted last week with everyone staying in line and no passing. Except for Jarrett’s ______ (fill in the blank with your own adjective) move at the last on Johnny Benson, there was no real action. Why was there no […]
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series started off a few years ago with a lot of fanfare and promise. The first couple of years, it was a pretty exciting series to watch. But then NASCAR started messing with a good thing. They did away with the half time stops so that teams had to perform pit […]
I wonder if there is any other sport that has as many conflicts of interest as racing? From sanctioning bodies to the media, racing, especially NASCAR racing, is full of them. For a truckload of cash, you can be the official this or the official that of NASCAR. I think Ford is the official truck […]
The title says it all. I hate races that are decided by the pit crew. I daresay that most people go to a race to watch the drivers compete, not their crews. How many times have we seen a Winston Cup race decided by a fast pit stop? The driver comes in in 5th or […]
The year 2000 will see the introduction of two new bodystyles to NASCAR competition. Chevrolet has undertaken a major overhaul of the Monte Carlo body, creating what is quasi-officially known as the MC Intimidator. As for Ford, its overhaul of the Taurus racecar is less radical, more of a minor facelift. Pontiac, meanwhile, remains […]
Ah, Robin Miller. The commentator/columnist/reporter for The Indianapolis Star is at it again.. In his January 1 column, he takes another cheap shot at stock car racing. To wit: “If ESPN’s expert panel hadn’t put Richard Petty ahead of Mario Andretti in driver of the century rankings, or the fans hadn’t selected the 1998 Daytona […]