10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Pocono 500 at Pocono
1. What Program? – NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program has now entered its ninth year of existence as of this weekend. There are 13 Sprint …
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Driven to the Past: A Few Short ARCA Stories…
Back in the ’60s and early ’70s, one of the most popular watering holes in Daytona Beach was Mac’s Famous Bar on South Atlantic Avenue. …
Driven to the Past: Let Your Judgement Be Your Guide
Quite often somebody or other is asking me what was the most memorable race I ever flagged. After 30 years in the flagstand, it’s hard …
Driven to the Past: Indy’s Triple Threat – From Kid Geniuses to NASCAR Superstars
They hold a race on Memorial Day weekend every year at what is now O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis (nee Indianapolis Raceway Park) called the …
Driven to the Past: Bobby Allison & the Black Flag
One of my favorites back when he was racing was the great Bobby Allison – and the biggest reason why was because he’d show up anytime, …
Driven to the Past: Darrell Waltrip
I first met Darrell Waltrip when he was still in his teens, racing on Sunday evenings at Kentucky Motor Speedway near Whitesville. A bunch from …
Driven to the Past: Kenny Wallace
We aren’t reaching too far back this time, but I did promise last week in a response to Kenny Wallace‘s driver diary that I would …
Driven to the Past: Tiny Lund
One of the more interesting people I’ve been privileged to meet in my 50-plus years in this sport was the late Tiny Lund, the big …
Driven to the Past: Dick Trickle
From some notes on the internet, phone calls, and e-mails, I’m one of those who has learned that Dick Trickle is apparently having some chest …
Fan’s View: This NASCAR Column Brought to You by Greed & the All-American Dollar
It’s been some years since I became a devout NASCAR fan. Unlike some of my readers out there, I wasn’t raised on the local dirt …