Potts’s Shots: Rules on Roof Numbers
I noticed in the photo from last week’s column that a car had a number facing the grandstand. In NASCAR, the numbers face to the inside. Why the difference?
ARCA
5 Points to Ponder: Red Bull Departs, Can Rowdy Shape Up & Hold the Paver MIS
Red Bull Racing’s Sprint Cup team, a two-car operation that has been around since Toyota’s entry into Cup racing in 2007, is not returning to NASCAR for 2012.
Shakedown Session: NASCAR, the Next Generation
In this week’s edition of the Shakedown Session, we’ll be taking a look at 10 NASCAR drivers who might not be household names yet.
5 Points to Ponder: The Junior Rule, Wishing for a Short Track & Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s Future
It took 12 races, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finally became the first Nationwide Series regular to win one of their own races in 2011.
5 Points to Ponder: Keselowski Loses Credibility, Dwindling Entry Lists & Ty’s Targets
According to Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, probation or not, went after him under a late-race caution at Dover.
5 Points to Ponder: Multiple Yellow Issues, Fan Woes & ARCA Goes Old School
After Talladega, 2011 is looking to be back to business as usual for the ARCA ranks; Frank Kimmel vs. the new gunslinger in town.
Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN Drops the Ball With the Big One at Talladega
Looking back at Saturday’s race at Talladega, ESPN did an OK job in televising it. However, there is something that they didn’t capitalize on.
Potts’s Shots: Remembering Jack Bowsher
Jack Bowsher was the Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus of his day, all in one person. Jack was also the car owner and there was a factory connection.
4 Burning Questions: Blue Oval Brigade’s On a Roll While Daytona Underdogs Head West
Thanks to efforts from crew back in Michigan, Brian Keselowski’s second car is prepared, meaning the Rookie of the Year candidate will attempt Phoenix.
Talking NASCAR TV: FOX Unveils New Look, but Old Issues Must Be Solved For ’11
The coverage itself saw almost all of FOX’s hallmarks from NASCAR 2010 return. Some of these were good… and some were bad.