Another race is in the can. 2:36:50. (Time of race.) These are numbers drivers love. These are numbers some of us viewing fans despise. These are numbers anyone planning a special trip, spending maybe a thousand dollars as a family, and more time than 2:36:50 getting in and out of the track, should be ware […]
Category: 2011
Foggy Mountain Brakedown
Another good race is in the can. I love Pocono (at least on TV). This is not an opinion shared by all, as I have discovered. History has shown there are few close or exciting finishes. But there’s always good racing going on somewhere and drama surrounding the event. Not to mention the beauty and […]
American Ethanol 400
It’s noogie time. Get up. Another good race is in the can. Fuel strategy is part of racing and the American Ethanol marketing folks should jump on this opportunity. But that scenario can get old pretty fast. Indeed, the next 2 or 3 races lend themselves to such shenanigans. Beware. That was a surprisingly decent […]
Yogi Berra 500/600
Another annual grandest day in sport is in the can. Not a good day to have JR as part of your name. Although I’m not sure what the definition of a sport – or an athlete for that matter – is, for simplicity I’ll include auto racing for the time being. Memorial Day (more precisely, […]
Pave Paradise?
Another All-Star Race is in the can. Let’s hope rumors (i.e. false statements) don’t contribute to the call from some pundits to eliminate grassy areas from race tracks. I was on the fence about going to the race for a while. Two things changed my mind: The impending Rapture and the news that again […]
Rubber Match
Another good race is in the can. Right now, TNT must be thinking “What are we, chopped liver?”. We know there’s at least one genius at Fox. Never has a network got so much (good) press out of a single minor broadcast moment. Granted, it would have been a major moment if it had been […]
Crank It Up More
Back to last race. So Fox got an Emmy for Best Live Event Audio for “Crank It Up”. Imagine. An award for racing sounds at a race. Isn’t “Crank It Up” just the volume turned up on the racing sounds and the volume muted on the announcers? I wish I could do that at home. […]
Automobile Row
Another good race is in the can. Good thing I’m not a gambling man. OK. Good thing I wasn’t watching the race in a gambling environment. With 2 laps to go, I would have bet the ranch against the 78. Nice job, Regan. So we have resigned ourselves to the fact that Nascar seems satisfied […]
Juan More Time
Another good race is in the can. I should have more to say about the actual racing. It was a beautiful Saturday evening of racing in the former Capital. There was a lot of action and some doubt surrounding the outcome. For the most part, all the players performed well. All of those not included […]
Break In The Action Update
While we were away: In the news it was announced that Baker/Curb Racing was being sold. It’s a sad day if that means Mike Curb is getting out of Nascar. He may easily be considered a “renaissance man”. Besides being involved in several forms of racing for decades, he’s performed on #1 record, had hits […]
