Full Throttle: You Too Can Be a NASCAR Hall of Famer
At this point, most anyone who wants to can strap into a stock car and then get voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame if they suck up to the right people.
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Full Throttle: New Rules Painting NASCAR into a Tight Corner
Friday, at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR distributed rulebook changes designed to specifically categorize personal conduct violations. The intent would seem to be curbing any activities … Continue Reading
Full Throttle: Time to Change How NASCAR Does Plate Racing
To say the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is going through a change heading into 2016 is an understatement. The charter system, reduced field size, the … Continue Reading
Full Throttle: So What’s with All These Changes?
As is customary during the annual NASCAR Media Tour, Brian France appeared before the media to give his annual State of the Sport address. After … Continue Reading
Kissing Your Sister, Race Control Style
The single most depressing thing to see at a race track is rain. It halts everything, it puts people in a bad mood, it prevents … Continue Reading
NASCAR’s Gen-6 Stumbles Out Of the Gate At Daytona: Can It Be Fixed?
The time and effort that has been poured into the rollout of the Gen-6 Cup car is probably more than the GDP of most Third … Continue Reading
Five Classy Competitors: One Last Look Back At 2013’s NASCAR Hall of Famers
The NASCAR Hall of Fame is now 20 members strong with the induction of the Class of 2013. The five members all made significant contributions … Continue Reading
What To Know Heading Into 2013: NASCAR’s Media Tour Hits And Misses
The Sprint Media Tour is a four-day trek through the racing landscape around the greater Charlotte area. It allows media members the opportunity to eat … Continue Reading
From The Drawing Board To Daytona: What Makes A Gen-6 Car A Gen-6 Car
There is no question that fans will be bombarded with the term “Gen-6” car throughout 2013, especially in the first few weeks of the season. … Continue Reading
Speedway Motorsports Incorporated Putting “Fans First”
Bruton Smith is well known for many things, but one of his more endearing features is that he has built a speedway empire by always focusing on the fans and their experience. During this week’s activities on the Sprint Media Tour Presented by Charlotte Motor Speedway, the chairman of SMI held court with the heads of all eight of his racing facilities. The focus of the presentation was to announce new initiatives designed to further engage the fans, a set of goals he’s entitled “Fans First.” The program will have several components, but it is designed to further remind fans that they are the most important piece that keeps SMI together.