Full Throttle: Phillip Morris Wins Again With a Little Different Style
Phillip Morris came into the last race with a comfortable lead and a second-place finish was enough to wrap up the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series title.
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Talking NASCAR TV: ESPN… Chase… Overload
September brings about the beginning of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. This is something that I have generally not been a fan of in …
Driven to the Past: Getting Off the Ground…
I’ve always been a fan of all kinds of racing. When things are dull and we were waiting for a shower to pass over, I …
Talking NASCAR TV: “Chasing” Diverts Too Much Attention From “Racing” at Richmond
Hello, race fans. NASCAR’s Richmond race weekend every September has always been an exciting weekend. Good racing is nearly guaranteed and, since it’s a short …
Driven to the Past: Random Thoughts on Mark Martin
I keep hearing comments on television that Mark Martin might be the best NASCAR driver who has never won a Cup championship. That may well …
Tony Stewart Once Again Claims Victory in 2009 Prelude to the Dream
In last year’s Prelude to the Dream, Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart started the 30-lap feature on the pole, took the lead at the start …
Driven to the Past: Harry Hyde – the Short-Track Years
I’ll have to confess that I don’t know a whole lot about the really early years of Harry Hyde’s racing career. I know that he …
Beyond the Cockpit: Jarit Johnson on Making It As an Independent, Family… & Cheese
Making it in NASCAR isn’t easy and for Camping World East Series owner/driver Jarit Johnson, there’s another, surprising obstacle: his name. When your older brother …
Full Throttle: 2009 Modified Race at Bristol Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
Heading into last week at Bristol, race fans were eagerly anticipating seeing the Whelen Modified Series run around the high banks of the World’s Fastest …
A Thousand or a Million: Jarit Johnson Searching for Sponsor Dollars on His Own Merit
The shop is located in a part of Mooresville, N.C. that is still mostly in the country, though the growth is slowly encroaching like so …