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 […]
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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.) […]
The Unknown Racers
Another season is in the can. So yeah, I like to watch the “In Memoriam” sections of the Grammy’s, Oscar’s and Emmy’s. I also want to be reminded and informed of the passing of those in the Nascar family. I guess this crop of dearly departed wasn’t up to snuff. It appeared there were quite […]
That’s Gotta Hurt AAA
Another race is in the can. This is what Nascar is all about – Yogi Berra style. Just like there was no way Regan Smith with old tires could hold off Carl Edwards at Darlington, Terry was going to catch Dale at Bristol, Rowdy was going to catch Blaney at Indy, there was no way […]
Relief Shot 493
Not just another race is in the can. It never entered my mind, even with all the week long hoopla surrounding the “feud”, that Kenseth would have gone that far. He’s one of the best and, it seems, most respected drivers in the sport. Of course, it may have been a mechanical issue as he […]
CAMPtown Race
Another edge of seat race is in the can. I’ve never shied away from calling out Nascar when they seem to make questionable decisions. I’ve also tried to give them credit where credit is due. (Somehow, I’m guessing there have been a lot more of the former than the latter.) So let me just say, […]
The Patellar Reflex
Another race is in the can. Once again, if the actual racing isn’t water cooler fodder for the week, Nascar’s decisions are. As they say, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. I know somehow there’s a reasonable solution to having fair restarts. However, Nascar’s decision vis-a-vis the 16 and the 2 was not it. […]
Clean Air Act
It is beyond my ken why Nascar continues to prefer ( and has for many years ) the racing off pit road be more important than the racing on the track. They must, or they would have fixed it by now. Well, maybe not. They also haven’t been able to figure out how to conduct […]
