Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: Rainy Days & Mondays
With all due respect to the incomparable Smokey Robinson, one of those things that’s sadder than the Tears of a Clown is rain at a racetrack.
Cup Series
The Cool-Down Lap: New-School NASCAR Non-stalgia Eroding Sport’s Fanbase
My tenure as a NASCAR fan has been contained entirely in the “New School Stock Car Era.”
Dialing It In: Is Short-Track Racing the Solution to NASCAR’s Problems?
With NASCAR searching as to how to rekindle fan interest, is the answer building more short tracks?
Rain Postpones 2010 Goody’s Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville
RIDGEWAY, Va. – After steady rain at the Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR has postponed the running of the Goody’s Pain Relief 500 to Monday afternoon (March 29).
Casey Mears Has Tough Task Ahead Replacing Denny Hamlin
Casey Mears was selected Saturday to sub for Denny Hamlin while he recovers from ACL surgery. It’s a deal Mears knows could relaunch a fledgling Cup career.
Testing Ban Another Example of NASCAR’s Brilliance
What’s clear is that this continued testing freeze that NASCAR insists on is asinine.
Bettin’ the Horsepower: Mark Martin Makes Better Bet Than Hendrick Teammates
Give me Mark Martin, who is in the same equipment and has a pair of top 10s in his two Martinsville races with Hendrick at 15/1 odds.
Happy Hour: Brad Keselowski Overcoming the Odds, Again
When Brad Keselowski was interviewed by our own Tom Bowles, he avowed that he isn’t going to change his aggressive style.
MPM2Nite: Martinsville Shouldn’t Lose a Date… It Deserves Another
The two Cup dates at tiny Martinsville are circled on my calendar as must-see events.
Fanning the Flames: There Were Start & Parkers in 1992? Blasphemy!
I don’t see NASCAR putting an end to the S&Pers. NASCAR needs them too much – or at least it thinks it does.