Full Throttle: NASCAR Got This Year’s Hall of Fame Class Right
After the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class was announced there was much discussion about who was in and who was out.
Grassroots
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Needs More Eldoras, Not More Contrived Excitement
No matter how cool a NASCAR driver’s job is, it’s another day at the office. And if that’s true, then Eldora is the company picnic.
Potts’s Shots: The Future of Local Short Tracks
Angie in Kentucky comments on the fact that so many short tracks are experiencing difficulties and wants to know what can be done about it.
Potts’s Shots: NASCAR’s New Pit Rules
George B. from Amarillo, Texas wants to know: What do you think about NASCAR announcing that pit officials will remain with their cars longer in the future?
Full Throttle: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is at Rockingham
Saturday (May 15) was the first of four days of racing at Rockingham Speedway this year.
Potts’s Shots: Dick Trickle & the Open Road Engine Change
The story goes that Dick Trickle’s guys actually swapped the engine on the way to the race on an open hauler.
Potts’s Shots: Back to the Past
No questions this week, so we’ll do some more driving to the past with a couple of recollections.
Potts’ Shots: To Cross the Finish Line
“I know NASCAR used to have a rule that the winner of a race had to cross the finish line without help. With the tandem racing, what about that rule?
Potts’s Shots: For the Love of Their Wheelman – the Wives Who Make Racing Thrive
Racing could not survive without the support of wives, any more than it could survive without fuel or tires.
Potts’s Shots: A Flagman’s Tale or 2
Tom in Lafayette, Ind. writes in: Are you the John Potts that was the flagman at IRP in the 1970s?