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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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Carlington
A first ever “throwback” race is in the can. Another in a long list of races that Nascar just can’t help itself to get out of the way and let the race play out. It was an almost perfect evening. (Last Saturday at Darlington.) 40% of all Hall of Fame dignitaries on hand; Nostalgiac paint […]
Thick(headed) As a Brick
Another race ( and avoided tragedy ) is in the can. It appears the independent contractors ( aka drivers ) are going to have to chip in the money themselves if they want SAFER walls everywhere. Actually, there’s probably more than one of them that has the means to fund the whole thing alone. But […]
Bush Clash
And so it begins. Another opening weekend is in the can. I get the sense whenever Nascar can find a monkey and a football, they will do their best to put them together. I agree with what most ( or all?) of the drivers had to say about “Knockout Qualifying”. Of course, the shills in […]
I Had a Dream..
The other day there was a race. It was called the Snowball Derby. In the field were Nemecheck, Grissom, LaJoie, Elliott and Kenseth. None of them were named Joe, Steve, Randy, Bill or Matt. Man, I’m getting old. On a lighter note, Nascar’s corporate racetrack partners (including something called International Speedway Corporation which is of […]
Justified
Seriously. Were Boyd Crowder and Kevin Harvick separated at birth? They both also like to engage in pranks. Nascar came out smelling like a rose – by one point. We learned at least one thing from the Championship race: you need more than just “heart” to become the champ. Farewell to Allen Bestwick, Dale […]
A True Champion (?)
Imagine… a driver so good he didn’t need to run the full schedule, has had one top 5 in the last 10 races, has 1 victory through 97% of the season ( at a track where Ron Bouchard, Bobby Hillin and Phil Parsons got the only win of their careers ), and was middle of […]
