Fanning the Flames: 1 NASCAR Team’s Folly is Another’s Fortune
What a typical NASCAR vacation: The circuit takes a one-week hiatus from on-track action only to turn up the volume away from it. The Ginn/DEI …
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Fanning the Flames: NASCAR Silly Season Could Be Worse – We Could Have Steinbrenner
Remember when Silly Season used to go into full swing around the Charlotte race date in October? These days, it seems it’s going strong by …
Fanning the Flames: Frances Among Several Families Searching for Strength While Facing Tragedy
Sports can seem so trivial at times. We look to racing, baseball, football, et al as an escape from our everyday grind; a rough week …
Fanning the Flames: Tony Eury Jr. Does Some Fanning of His Own
Kudos to Tony Eury Jr., who this week fired a salvo over NASCAR’s bow. Opining on the rash and severity of penalties doled out of …
Fanning the Flames: A Confused Writer Has a Question of His Own for NASCAR
Before we get going with your questions this week, I have a question of my own: Q: Dear NASCAR: How does Kurt Busch slam into …
Scanner Static: NASCAR Racing Around the Western Hemisphere
Whew, After all this racing, I think everyone needs a break. What’s that? We’ve only run two races? Well, that’s NASCAR for ya. The excitement …
Scanner Static: Daytona Broadcasts, Street Cars & Last-Lap Finishes
With a thrilling Daytona 500 quickly fading into our rearview mirror, I have just a couple of comments before we settle in for a Sunday …
Scanner Static: Is There a Crew Chief in the House at Daytona?
Happy Daytona Speedweeks, folks! It’s been a wild one so far and they haven’t even dropped the green on the Gatorade Duels. Manifolds, wheel-well vents, …
Scanner Static: NASCAR Fans, Let’s Talk
Well, I guess introductions are in order. My name is Matt Taliaferro, and I’ll be one of your guides through a predictably unpredictable NASCAR Nextel …
Scanner Static: Oh, What a NASCAR Feeling
Q: I thought Toyota was going to struggle in its first year in NASCAR? All I’ve seen from the Daytona speed charts are guys like Dave Blaney around the top.