2012 NASCAR Driver Review: Juan Pablo Montoya
Qualifying for two consecutive pole positions in August (at Pocono and Watkins Glen) was the highlight of Montoya’s year.
Mark Howell
Professor of Speed: A Little Light NASCAR Housekeeping
Speaking of Kurt Busch, I came across a piece of notebook paper that read “KuBu at RFR again?”
Professor of Speed: Practicing NASCAR for Father’s Day
The afternoon I had just shared with my wife and son at MIS was eerily similar to an afternoon I shared with MY dad and mom more than 40 years ago.
Professor of Speed: A Kurt Response
His reputation exceeds his behavior – the “fiction” of Kurt Busch transcends the “fact” of who he is as both a person and a professional athlete.
Professor of Speed: A Turn, Turn, Turn for the Worst?
The cars and stars of the Sprint Cup Series are facing an entirely new Pocono Raceway experience.
Professor of Speed: The Polarization of NASCAR Nation
A key term heard regularly in-and-around NASCAR these past few months is “polarization.”
Professor of Speed: The Twitter NASCAR Revolution a Trivial Pursuit?
NASCAR’s recent announcement of signing an exclusive deal with Twitter should have me all a-twitter, but I’m feeling more skeptical than anything else.
Professor of Speed: We’re ALL Stars…
Well…. here we are…. at the All-Star (but not yet mid-season) point of the NASCAR schedule. As the national touring divisions swing into Charlotte for a much-deserved homecoming, the collective attention of NASCAR Nation looks forward to the slams-and-bangs of this weekend’s Sprint Showdown and the Sprint All-Star Race. This no-holds-barred slugfest for big bucks is often touted as just that: a no-holds-barred slugfest for big bucks.
Professor of Speed: Cutting the Ties That Bind
Dover’s all-inclusive event (the “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks”) marks the first-ever autism friendly NASCAR race.
Professor of Speed: A Clean Slate (of Expectations)
Perhaps no issue over the years has raised more eyebrows and ire than NASCAR’s abuse of natural resources.