Holding a Pretty Wheel: No Cries of “Cheater” on NASCAR’s Playground?
Sometimes I wonder why some things get magnified until they seem larger than life while some things that should be a big deal seem to …
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Holding a Pretty Wheel: An Open Letter to the Unsung Heroes of NASCAR
To the emergency workers and officials at California Speedway: I don’t envy your jobs. You (and hundreds like you at tracks big and small, across …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Change is Both Necessary & Evil in Today’s NASCAR
The winds of change have blown strong in NASCAR lately, and, judging by the uneasy grumblings, race fans don’t take kindly to change. The character …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Wallace, Vickers & Andretti are the Best Story of Speedweeks So Far
It’s easy to get blinded by the big picture. Especially when the big picture points out what is wrong with NASCAR today–the Top 35 rule, …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Time to Put This Bud (Shootout) on Ice
On Saturday night, NASCAR will roar back onto the landscape with the Budweiser Shootout. The race is an exclusive, members-only affair, with only pole winners …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Has 21 Reasons to Up Minimum Age
Word on the street is that NASCAR is toying with the idea of changing the minimum age for racing in the Sprint Cup Series from …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Warning – This is Only a NASCAR Test
Winter is a stark time, indeed, on the NASCAR landscape; although as a recent transplant to beautiful Mooresville, N.C., I must say the weather is …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Imagine if the NASCAR Banquet Was Actually Fun?
The NASCAR banquet is the event of the night. The Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria will be transformed into the stage on which the …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: White Flag – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Last Lap at DEI
It seems like a lifetime ago, and in a way, it was. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a decade since Dale Earnhardt …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: NASCAR ER – It’s Time to Bring Reality to the Show
NASCAR has come a long way on safety in recent years. The HANS device, SAFER barriers, the Car of Tomorrow; all were implemented to improve …