Thinkin’ Out Loud: Coke Zero 400 Reminder of NASCAR Plate Race Problems
The Key Moment – On the final restart, Brad Keselowski got a much-needed push from teammate Joey Logano. Behind him, the Busch brothers battled (though not …
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Beside the Rising Tide: Brian France’s Flying Circus
Tick, tick, tick. Four times a year, the sport’s big kahunas cross their fingers and throw caution to the wind in the form of a …
Beside the Rising Tide: WTF(OX)
NASCAR’s Cup series took an all-too-rare weekend off this week. The timing seems a bit awkward to me in that I seem to recall the …
Thinkin’ Out Loud – Martin Truex, Jr. Dominates to win the Coca-Cola 600
The Key Moment – When that particular No. 78 car was completed, some mechanic grinned, slammed the hood and said, “Yeah, this one ought to …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Making Up Rules As They Go
I have a face I can not show, I make the rules up as I go….. -Sheryl Crow- Perhaps the inestimable Ms. Crow isn’t the …
Beside the Rising Tide: Better SAFER Than Sorry
In the wake of an eventful and violent Sprint Cup practice session on Friday, there was quite a hullabaloo over portions of Dover International Speedway …
Beside the Rising Tide: Your Regularly Scheduled Program
Thursday, NASCAR released 2017 schedules for its top 3 touring divisions: Some New Sponsor That Hasn’t Signed On Yet Cup Series, the XFINITY Series and the …
Beside the Rising Tide: There’s Nothing New Under the Sun
One of the few benefits of getting older is a hard won acceptance that some things just are as they are. That’s not always such …
Friday Faceoff: Is the Bump-and-Run Acceptable?
The spring short track season ended with a bump-and-run move at Richmond International Raceway when Carl Edwards moved teammate Kyle Busch out of his way …
Beside the Rising Tide: Fine, Be That Way
Thursday, most fans of the sport were delighted to hear that three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart had recovered well enough from a back injury …