Full Throttle: Try as We Might, Racing Is Still Dangerous
The sport of automobile racing excites competitors and fans on many levels. The speed, the sound, the engineering, the strategy are all things that stimulate …
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Full Throttle: Double File Looks Good for Now, but Let’s Wait & See
The earth-shattering news that NASCAR was implementing double-file restarts with all lead-lap cars at the front is still ringing in everyone’s ears, especially after the …
Full Throttle: If Carl Long Has Been Wronged, Fans Should Speak With Their Wallets
The National Stock Car Racing Commission listened to Carl Long’s appeal of his fines and suspensions that stemmed from the All-Star weekend and issued a …
Full Throttle: Good Strategy vs. Dumb Luck
There is good strategy and then there’s dumb luck. There are many aspects to winning auto races. The driver has to be on point and …
Full Throttle: 50 Years at Charlotte Wasn’t Just for Fans & Drivers
CONCORD, N.C. – Fifty years of racing at Charlotte is something special for two men. Earl Springs and David Suddreth have both been working at …
Full Throttle: Online Racing Now Falling Under the Purview of NASCAR
Most of the fans in the stands at a NASCAR race dream of being like their heroes, running around the track at 200 mph. They …
Full Throttle: Why Not Celebrate NASCAR’s Past During All-Star Weekend?
After 60 years of racing, Darlington Raceway celebrated this past weekend. Cale Yarborough was the pace car driver. The walls of the track were painted …
Full Throttle: Tony Eury Jr., It’s Time to Let Someone Else Guide the Ship
The whole NASCAR world was turned on its ear when Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced he would be racing for Hendrick Motorsports. Everyone from his staunchest …
Full Throttle: So Much for Emotion in the New NASCAR
Last year Brian France told everyone that he wanted to see more emotion out of the drivers. The fans wanted to see that drivers were …
Full Throttle: Dale Earnhardt’s Dream Now a Nightmare
In 1980, Dale Earnhardt, with his wife Teresa, formed a company named Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. Initially, the company was put together to compete in some …