Driven to the Past: An Uneasy Feeling
People seemed to get a kick out of it when I talked about being a little apprehensive (OK, scared) while working on pit road back …
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10 Points to Ponder… After the 2008 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono
1. Midget Money – Frequent NASCAR “bad boy” Tony Stewart was fined $10,000 after reportedly becoming angry at officials during a USAC midget race when …
Driven to the Past: The Competition Caution
Last Sunday’s debacle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway brought the subject for this week’s dissertation to mind. In one of the blogs online and also …
Driven to the Past: Holding On for Dear Life at Winchester
Back in the days when I was a starter for the American Speed Association, one of my favorite events was what began as the Dri-Powr …
10 Points to Ponder… After NASCAR’s Summer 2008 Off Week
1. Belt Tightening – It is a safe bet that not all the economic dominoes have fallen for the NASCAR community quite yet, as financially …
Full Throttle: Racing on History, A Look at Life at Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Editor’s Note: Jeff Meyer is off from Voices From The Heartland this week. Instead, good friend Mike Neff fills in with a unique voice of …
Driven to the Past: Kenny Irwin Jr. & Tony Stewart
Has it really been eight years since we lost Kenny Irwin Jr.? He’s another one of those “kids” I had the pleasure of meeting and …
Driven to the Past: Milt Hartlauf & Bob Harmon
In all the years I’ve been involved in this motorsports business, I’ve worked with some outstanding promoters. Three of them – Bob Daniels, Earl Baltes, …
Driven to the Past: Parnelli Jones & AJ Foyt
I mentioned the USAC sprint cars at Salem last week on the way to telling that story about Roger McCluskey, and it brought this recollection …
Driven to the Past: Roger McCluskey
Roger McCluskey, a former USAC champion and the organization’s director of competition in his later years, was one of my favorite people. Even when I …