Another good race – and great finish- is in the can. Unless you were on line or maybe listening to the radio, it wasn’t until lap 73, when TNT put up a graphic of lap leaders (plus some deductive reasoning), that we learned definitively who led the first lap. We also were treated to another […]
Author: Gary Erdakos
Reflections On New Hampshire
Another good race is in the can. It shouldn’t end that way, but sometimes it does. Maybe it’s the COT and/or the restart rule, but amazingly New Hampshire may no longer be the waste of asphalt it has always been. It’s been a death trap. It’s given us some of the worst races in Nascar […]
Reflections On Sonoma
Another great race is in the can. That’s a thrilling race. Lots of fun, a beautiful venue, constant battling, strategy – tons of strategy- and points. It’s a great exhibition, but I’m not so sure there should be points involved. So, is it 11 or 12 turns? Maybe Larry Mac can do the calculations. I’ve […]
Danica Patrick
Is it just me or did Ms. Patrick just dis Roger Penske? According to quotes from Danica today, she indicates Sam Hornish Jr. does not drive for “any of the top teams” and his team “does not have the resources”. Before she decides to “up and drive Nascar” (as Harry Hogg would say) further homework […]
Reflections On Michigan
Another good race is in the can. Well, that finish railroaded my post plans. Mark is certainly the one you’d expect to be able to pull that off. Has MIS reverted to its mode of old – high speed wagon train with fuel mileage the major factor? To TNT summa cum laude for its free […]
Preflections On Michigan
The 1st Cup event I attended was this race 18 years ago. Emerging from under the stands and beholding the track and the brightly painted cars queued on pit road for the first time was as awe-inspiring as your first trip to a Major League Baseball game or the scene in the Wizard Of Oz […]
Good Read @ Scene Daily
Steve Waid has a touching commentary about Dick May at SceneDaily. Dick passed away this week. Steve mentions Dick’s official stats are deceiving because of the innumerable times Dick was a substitute driver. What’s not in Steve’s column is, according to Dick’s obituary, that Dick drove 5 different cars for 5 different owners in the […]
Reflections On Pocono
Another good race is in the can. I have to say it. Pocono is a gorgeous race track. On the smoothness scale, Bill Weber (in the anchor category) is right up there with the 48. You’d think the 24 would know better by now not to give up the lead voluntarily to anyone. It seems […]
Reflections On Dover
Another great race is in the can. It’s that time of year for my 6 favorite words in racing: (Fox) ” Our final broadcast of the season”. Whew! Racing at Dover is intense – kinda like Talladega with options. Sidebar: If the broadcast crew wants to know if Kyle’s tire was going down in Saturday’s […]
Good reads in Nascar Scene
Kenny Bruce’s column in the 5-28-09 issue is spot on. While you’re at it, Steve Waid has a nice retro look at Kyle Petty’s last victory. What was not part of the column was the role Providence played – at least to some – in that race. Barry’s young children had been killed in an […]
