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 […]
Category: 2016
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.) […]
