As a little diversion during NASCAR’s off season, I’ve compiled a few clips from Racing Through History at racersreunionradio.com . As far as I can tell, there has been just one (what is now) Cup race at Soldier Field (7.21.56), but there were hundreds of other races in a myriad of different types of vehicles, […]
Author: Gary Erdakos
Waiting On a Race
Another boring off-season is upon us. Thank God for curling and the great bloggers and commenters at racing-reference.info. They make this time of year more tolerable with their information and insights. Since I’m kind of stuck indoors because of the 1″ of some combination of winter precipitation in my area of Charlotte ( though the […]
The Boy Who (should have) Cried Wolfe
Paul Wolfe and his driver are realists. They understand what they have in a car and the track situations. They’ve made a very successful career out of pit strategy and fuel management with that understanding. Then there’s Adam Stevens’ call for the 2017 championship. Considering the gravity of the situation, he made one of the […]
When Sparks Fly…
Nascar sees an opportunity to create drama. Another race is in the can. I’ve never seen so many cautions just for sparks. Good thing it was a night race. It was apparent after a quarter of the race that nothing was going to change in the top 16 Chase order since there was no rain […]
A Colossal Convoy
No, I’m surely not talking about Talladega. The carnage notwithstanding ( I don’t know what that means or if it’s what I mean, but it sounds good ), it was white knuckle all the way. Nor am I referring to Richmond. An excellent event even without the one-off finish. And as much as the media […]
Angry Beeds
Another race is in the can. I noticed a few days ago, thanks to a Charlotte Observer article ( http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article68126532.html#navlink=SecList ) that we are no longer privy to driver race winnings. In the Racing-Reference.info recaps, the column “Winnings” shows “0”. Most of the alert readers of that site probably already noticed that. I occasionally look […]
A Speedway By Any Other Name…
..is still a speedway no matter how many times you call it a “field”, “park” or “stadium”. When I’m going to a race, I’m going to the track or speedway. You can call it “Al” or “Carl” for all I care. (PS If you get the Carl reference, contact me for a reasonably valuable reward.) […]
The Unknown Racers
Another season is in the can. So yeah, I like to watch the “In Memoriam” sections of the Grammy’s, Oscar’s and Emmy’s. I also want to be reminded and informed of the passing of those in the Nascar family. I guess this crop of dearly departed wasn’t up to snuff. It appeared there were quite […]
That’s Gotta Hurt AAA
Another race is in the can. This is what Nascar is all about – Yogi Berra style. Just like there was no way Regan Smith with old tires could hold off Carl Edwards at Darlington, Terry was going to catch Dale at Bristol, Rowdy was going to catch Blaney at Indy, there was no way […]
Relief Shot 493
Not just another race is in the can. It never entered my mind, even with all the week long hoopla surrounding the “feud”, that Kenseth would have gone that far. He’s one of the best and, it seems, most respected drivers in the sport. Of course, it may have been a mechanical issue as he […]
