Beside The Rising Tide: And Now For Something Completely Different
NASCAR is perhaps unique in mainstream sports in that they schedule their biggest event of the season as the first event on the calendar. As …
Matt McLaughlin
Friday Faceoff: Should the Daytona 500 Remain the Season-Opening Race?
The Advance Auto Parts Clash has taken some criticism over how difficult it was for drivers to pull out of line and make a pass. …
NASCAR and the Pumpkin Eaters
Many of us were caught off guard by the recent announcement of NASCAR’s tough new policy towards drivers and teams whose cars are found to …
Does the Daytona 500 Still Matter?
Since its inaugural running in 1959, the Daytona 500 has always been circled in red on the annual NASCAR schedule. (Though it’s now the season …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Ruse By Any Other Name
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. -William Shakespeare Secondary education in the United States certainly has changed since it was the …
Friday Faceoff: Who Is Most Likely To Win It All At Homestead?
1. The Championship 4 is set, and it consists of arguably the four best cars over the course of the season. Who do you see …
Beside the Rising Tide: That Ain’t No Way to Have Fun
I’ve seen so many things, I ain’t never seen before, Someone turn out the lights, I don’t want to see anymore. –Three Dog Night There …
Beside the Rising Tide: Free-Falling Back
After about 25 years of writing about NASCAR racing, I have my rituals for the night before an event down to a science. Print the …
Beside the Rising Tide: Rambling, Gambling Man
I’ve never been much on gambling. Perhaps that’s because I’ve lived most of my adult life in the suburbs of Philly. Our professional sports teams …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Making the Rules Up as They Go… Again
Let me start by saying I cannot summon up my normal degree of rage when I disagree with calls NASCAR has made from this weekend. …