Beside the Rising Tide: Same Trough, More Snouts
“May you live in interesting times.” Most of us have heard this blessing that is, upon further analysis, actually a bit of a curse. Some …
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Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR & the Wall of Death
This week’s column will take a decidedly different tack based not on opinion, but on undeniable fact. However the vast majority of fans, drivers, NASCAR …
Beside the Rising Tide: Seismic Shifts Ahead
Growing up a hardcore gearhead as a kid, I dreamed of one day relocating to Los Angeles. That’s where all the car guys were, as …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Less-Than-Memorable Memorial Day Weekend
It was 20 years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play Since then they’ve been going in and out of style But they’re …
Beside the Rising Tide: Brian France’s Spring Semester Science Fair Project
Say what you will about NASCAR’s 2018 Monster Energy All-Star Race but there’s no arguing it’s over. Or is it? If nothing else, we’ve gotten …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR, The Price Is Right
Dear NASCAR, Well, you certainly caught us all off guard last week with the news you’ve put out feelers about selling the whole Magical Mystery …
Beside the Rising Tide: 2 Out of 3 Ain’t Bad
For the first time in two months, NASCAR hosted a triple-header with all three of their top touring series staging races at the same track …
Beside the Rising Tide: Who’s Zooming Who?
Most of us were caught off guard Friday by the news NASCAR had acquired the ARCA racing series. At first glance, the merger of the …
Beside the Rising Tide: Indianapolis Groans & the Raiders of the Lost Ticket Sales
If the Brickyard 400 isn’t on life support, it’s not at the top of many race fans’ bucket lists anymore either. For decades, the Indianapolis …
Beside the Rising Tide: Bread and Circuses
In a move that should have surprised absolutely nobody with a pulse, NASCAR announced yet another new rules format for the upcoming All-Star non-points race …