NASCAR Announces New Penalty, Appeals System
As NASCAR continues to make sweeping changes to the sport in terms of competition, yet another new round of changes has come about, this time …
Cup Series
Mark Martin’s Last Hurrah
One of the most storied careers in motorsports came to an end Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After 882 starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, …
Couch Potato Tuesday: NASCAR Finishes Up In Homestead
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Couch Potato Tuesday, where race telecast critiques are the primary objective. We’ve reached the final races of 2013 for …
Couch Potato Tuesday: Phoenix Penultimate Recap For FOX, ESPN
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Couch Potato Tuesday, where TV criticism is the name of the game. This past weekend, the Sprint Cup, Nationwide …
Couch Potato Tuesday: NASCAR’s Chase Coverage Versus The Invisible Field
Hello, race fans. Welcome back to Couch Potato Tuesday, where race telecast critiques are the name of the game. This past weekend, the Sprint Cup, …
One For the Ages: Looking Back At Darlington’s Most Epic Battle
Were you watching on that March Sunday as racing history was made? Were you on the edge of your seat? Did you think one or both of the drivers wouldn’t make it to the finish as neither one backed down an inch? Who were you rooting for to pull out the win: the brash youngster who already had the reputation of being hotheaded and aggressive but could drive a car almost beyond the ragged edge, or the beleaguered veteran who never quite seemed to live up to his potential? Were you holding your breath as they made the final lap?
Voices From the Cheap Seats: Gibbs Redemption Shows NASCAR is Out of Touch
With all the hubbub over the last two weeks about a connecting rod that was found to be a mere three grams underweight in the engine of Joe Gibbs Racing star, Matt Kenseth, and the resulting penalties levied by NASCAR, the main question in my mind is: did we really need to go through all this stupid drama?
Are the powers that be, _that_ out of touch with common sense? Ok, that’s two questions. But really, is there any one among us that didn’t think NASCAR was way off base? Make that three questions … or maybe it’s all one, I don’t know.