Another benchmark race is in the can. There haven’t been that many in the history of Nascar. You don’t even have to take your socks off to count them. The last was maybe nineteen years ago. That keeps them special when they do happen to come along. I know, in the short- sighted corporate sort […]
Category: 2011
Ko-Konspirators 500K
Another good race is in the can. So Nascar is still trying to manipulate the point system to reward winning. 60-some years later, we’re at square one. Maybe that’s just how racing is supposed to be. Just take the rules as they are and try to come out on top. And now there’s all this […]
Top Guns 500
Another good race is in the can. It started off on the right foot – the famous 4 words were actually just 4 words for maybe the first time this year – and kept on going. Thanks AAA. And, not surprisingly, Charlotte was finally dethroned as this year’s fastest track (qualifying-wise). What is quite curious, […]
Not Enough Tums 500
Another great race is in the can. Aah. How comforting to be back to real racing (pink curbs notwithstanding – nice touch). It had it all. Great drivers acting average and average drivers showing signs of greatness. Finesse and bullying. Courtesy and spite. Hopes kept alive and more dashed. Was that the ghost of Earnhardt […]
Good Gracious 500
Another race (and I use that term loosely) is in the can. I didn’t mention “Nascar” once last week. That must mean they weren’t intrusive and did a good job. Thanks. Unfortunately, this week is different. This Noah’s Ark type racing was cute for a while. Now it’s just silly, if not embarrassing to the […]
Jack (Not) In The Box 500
Another race is in the can. Aahh… it’s that time again in Charlotte: wild onions, late colors, roaring engines, and the “ring of fire” (per ESPN folk). During the 1st 80% of the race, I was thinking maybe I owe you all in places such as New Hampshire, Kansas and Chicago an apology. The racing […]
Crap Shoot 400
Another race is in the can. I am inching closer and closer to finding a new passion. My quest was postponed somewhat by the late caution that took the pure fuel mileage aspect out of the picture, but once again the miraculously timed debris caution straddling the fuel window still had a significant effect on […]
Legerdemain Mile 300
Another race is in the can. So I sat down to watch a stock car race and an F1 race broke out. Thanks to the mercy of Nascar, eventually a yellow flag appeared. Does Nascar have a death wish? Staging 30-40% of the “playoffs” at tracks such as New Hampshire that not only have less […]
Fast And Not So Furious 400
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 […]
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. […]
