Happy Hour: NASCAR Should Reconsider the 4 Cars Per Team Rule
At Darlington this past weekend, three of the top-five finishing cars were from Hendrick Motorsports. The other two got their engines from Hendrick. A part-time … Continue Reading
Kurt Smith
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Southern 500
The Track Too Tough to Tame may have a new surface, but she’s that same old fickle girl. The rankings may not have taken a … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: Tony Stewart is Making Me Look Like an Idiot – But Lesson Learned
One year ago Haas CNC Racing had already reached obscurity. Today its co-owner/driver Tony Stewart is third in the points standings.
Mirror Driving: Does TV Owe NASCAR Underdogs? Grading the Childress Crew Swap & Nationwide Surprises
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or … Continue Reading
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
Some retro short-track racing in Virginia provided a lot of high-powered action Saturday night, with the end result a record 15 caution flags and a … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: Carl Edwards Wasn’t Quite Right
When Carl Edwards said “I guess we’ll race like this until someone gets killed and then we’ll change it,” he was right about everything until the word “then”.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
The wildcard that is restrictor-plate racing at Talladega certainly mixed up our rankings as much as it mixed up the standings. The Big Ones led … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: Is NASCAR Seeing What’s Happening?
Long ago as a young lad, I worked for a department store you may have heard of called Caldor. I wasn’t the best employee – … Continue Reading
Mirror Driving: Coming Clean at Roush Fenway, Cleaning Up NASCAR’s Ratings Decline & More
Continuing a recent trend, the NASCAR race at Phoenix saw an 18% drop in ratings from over a year ago despite a popular Mark Martin victory. Why?
Happy Hour: Why We Don’t See as Much Emotion as We’d Like
I play in a fairly competitive but unofficial softball league. During a game last season while playing first base, I squatted and reached to my … Continue Reading