Driven to the Past: Rules? In a Knife Fight?
What brought my attention to rules was the “controversy” over NASCAR telling the Nos. 48 and 5 that they were getting close to the limit on the body standards.
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Driven to the Past: When We Were Young & Crazy, Part II
Quite a few of my ramblings in this space generate phone calls and emails from people who remember and revere what happened “back in the …
Driven to the Past: When We Were Young & Crazy…
I was going to head this column, “Getting There is Half the Fun,” but the above seemed more appropriate. Back in the ’60s, I owned a 1965 Corvair. Loved it.
Driven to the Past: Getting Off the Ground…
I’ve always been a fan of all kinds of racing. When things are dull and we were waiting for a shower to pass over, I …
Driven to the Past: Random Thoughts on Mark Martin
I keep hearing comments on television that Mark Martin might be the best NASCAR driver who has never won a Cup championship. That may well …
Driven to the Past: Harry Hyde – the Short-Track Years
I’ll have to confess that I don’t know a whole lot about the really early years of Harry Hyde’s racing career. I know that he …
Driven to the Past: Harry Hyde – The NASCAR Years…
Recalling drivers and others I’ve known through my years in motorsports has been one of the most gratifying things about writing this weekly column for …
Driven to the Past: Taking a Risk at Michigan…
Heard a lot of talk on the TV broadcast from Michigan, as well as in all the shows recapping the race, about crews taking the …
Driven to the Past: A Few Short Stories From ASA
As I’ve said before, one of the neatest things about going back to O’Reilly Raceway Park for the Kroger SpeedFest was meeting old friends. However, …
Driven to the Past: Those Were the Days…
One of my old acquaintances from Louisville reminded me this week of something that happened at the old Fairgrounds Motor Speedway there back in the …