Another race is in the can. With tracks such as Chicago, Loudon and Kansas being part of the “Chase”, we can expect the midweek news to continue to be more interesting than the on-track activity – i.e. “spingate” at Richmond. Although it was fairly obvious from radio communications from the 27 team that shenanigans were […]
Author: Gary Erdakos
Teamwork 400
Another good race is in the can. I suspect Kevin Harvick’s new best friend is Paul Menard. It was likely the 24 was going to be victorious, but coincidentally – and without public instructions from the pit – the already crippled 27 just happened to lose it at the least harmful part of the track. […]
Tuesday Afternoon 500
Another good race is in the can. Many love them. The rest hate them. But that last 10 lap battle was worth the price of admission. (Or infinitely more if you were only watching on tv.) Although the outcome was less in doubt that we were led to believe, it was a battle that will […]
Vascar Enforced 500
Another good race is in the can. It could just be this race put the longing for the “spin him to win” days of Bristol behind us. With a lot of help from abcespndisney‘s presentation, and some lessons learned by the teams since the track was reconfigured, I believe Bristol is back. A pretty exciting […]
Pure Mishegoss 400
Another race is in the can. Well, it’s what has been typical Michigan for the last handful of years: pretty good racing and about normal brevity. Once again, Nascar ran a good event. However, my wife did ask “Why do they still race there twice a year?” There wasn’t enough practical time – or reason […]
Tasmanian Angel At The Glen
Another good race is in the can. Wow. And Boris Said what? Not that long ago Nascar road races were seen as throwaway events by not only many fans, but also many of the competitors. In this age none of the teams can take these races lightly. And actually, The Glen gives some of the […]
(His) Left Foot 500
Another good race is in the can. It’s probably just me, but there are very few tracks where rubber band racing doesn’t bother me at all, and Pocono is the only place I remember over the last couple years that I wasn’t aware of the size (or lack thereof) of the crowd. Actually, I did […]
The Contrived 400
Another race is in the can. It certainly could have been worse. Not many can be disappointed by Paul Menard’s victory. Regardless that his career has been family financed, he has worked hard, stayed out of trouble, always gives an enjoyable interview and has shown decent ability. This week his team put him in position […]
Museum Time
Another leisure day is in the can. First, I have to give credit to racing-reference member “ajcrdstr24” for setting the record straight on my previous reference to Sterling Marlin’s Cup debut. He did indeed make his first appearance 9 days earlier. Hey. I only know what I read in the papers. (Or in this case […]
Newman/Haas Rides Again
Another race is in the can. Not bad for New Hampshire. There have certainly been worse – like every other one? Somehow, somewhere some PR person named it the “Magic Mile”. I believe he meant the “Smoke and Mirrors Mile”. To its credit, NHMS showed that it still can attract a great crowd.Therein lies the […]
