Driven to the Past: No, Really! I’m Serious… ly Kidding
I keep thinking about some of the offbeat suggestions I’ve made over the years that have made the “powers that be” simply roll their eyes … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past
Driven to the Past: Those Aren’t Bumps – They’re a Test
Watching drivers deal with the bumps at Las Vegas last week reminded me of something that happened 48 years ago (amazing how the memory works, ain’t … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: ‘Different’ Tracks
Got to thinking about some of the stranger tracks I’ve worked on. First one that comes to mind was a UMRA TQ Midget race in … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: Potts’s Short Stories
On one of our “test runs” last week for the live blog we did during the Daytona 500, somebody asked how much the Hendrick people … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: Knock the Fence Down, Pops
Somehow, while the guys on television were going over the past bringing up the names of legendary drivers, one came to my mind. Curtis Turner. … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: Supercharged Studebaker
Each year about the time we’re getting ready to race again, I have to think about the guys who have had an effect on my … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
Once again, something I read on the website Dayton Speedway Lives brought back some memories. A photographer named Scott McIlwain wrote about his experience attending … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: He’s Outta the Park
I found myself taking issue with something that was said during last weekend’s telecast of the Nationwide Series race at Phoenix. After a couple of … Continue Reading
Driven to the Past: The Best Way to Slow a Racecar Down
Once again, one thing leads to another. In trying to explain how easy it is to misjudge a slower speed after you’ve been traveling really fast, I mentioned that I first heard the phrase “You lose your reference to zero” from Dick Trickle. He said that after the first ASA race at Milwaukee, on May 7, 1978. We had never run on anything bigger than a 5/8-mile track, so it stands to reason that most of our guys had never seen the kind of speeds they were experiencing on that big ol’ mile. Neither had I from the flagstand, actually. When the first car went out to qualify, I threw the green flag and then told the tower to wake me up when he got to turn 3.
Driven to the Past: NASCAR’s Most Spectacular Accident
The first thing I want to say this week is how much I appreciate the comments we’ve been getting and the emails I’ve been receiving, … Continue Reading