Hysteria vs. Hypocrisy: ‘Boys Have At It’ Rubs Some the Wrong Way
Between the fisticuffs on pit road, on-track contact and post-race inspection infractions the last two weeks, the reaction by fans and media members has run …
Holding A Pretty Wheel
Holding A Pretty Wheel: 2 Decades and That Day
It’s hard for me to believe it will be 20 years this summer since the day that irrevocably changed me, but there it is. Almost …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR’s Game-Changer That Doesn’t Change the Game
Raise your hand if NASCAR’s announcement on Monday left you a little shocked and confused. Oh, good, so it’s not just me. Segmented races? Championship …
Holding A Pretty Wheel: 3 Drivers, 7 Championships
For many years, there were two. There was The King, who had come along when the sport itself was still in its infancy and who …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Teamwork or Too Far?
Martinsville Speedway is one of those tracks where someone inevitably ends the day angry at someone else. It’s the nature of short-track racing, where racing …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Whatever Happened to NASCAR’s American Dream?
Picture this: Young driver breaks into a top-level racing series with a smaller team after working his way through the ranks, winning along the way, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: In the Interest of Fairness
NASCAR did something this week that should, on one level, be applauded: the sanctioning body made a rules change to post-race penalty procedures because the …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Perception Is Reality
On Wednesday, NASCAR handed down a bunch of penalties, as it generally does on a weekly basis. Most weeks, the penalties are minor: written warnings for …
Kyle Larson, 2016 Cup Champion? Not The Longshot You Might Think
After Kyle Larson won at Michigan Sunday not many have labeled the driver nicknamed “Young Money” as a possible title contender. They’d be wrong. The third-year …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR’s Best Move to Make Fans
It’s been a bit of a rough week for NASCAR. Between the rain delays at Bristol Motor Speedway and the continued absence of perennial most …