The Yellow Stripe: 18 Into 12 Just Doesn’t Go – Handicapping NASCAR’s 2008 Chase Down to the Wire
I never was much good at what us Brits call maths. As soon as the numbers started becoming letters or strange mathematical characters and shapes, …
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The Yellow Stripe: 18 Storylines After 18 Races – NASCAR’s Cup Series at Halfway
With the conclusion of the high-banked, 200-mph, 400-mile drama-fest at Daytona, we’re at the halfway point of the 2008 season. And while each week usually …
The Yellow Stripe: If NASCAR Drivers Were Movie Stars, Who Would Be On The A-List?
With the sultry heat of the summer melting the tarmac of the New York City sidewalks, the ads promoting new movies are out in force. …
The Yellow Stripe: Drought Busters – Who’s Gone the Longest Without a Trip to NASCAR Victory Lane?
In the 1930s an epic drought, caused in part by primitive farming techniques, triggered a unique weather phenomenon called the Dust Bowl. It was a …
The Yellow Stripe: Is Brian Vickers for Real?
In the three years since my job and NASCAR crossed paths, changing my sports-watching life forever, one of my absolute favorite moments – of many …
The Yellow Stripe: Baby Steps for Sam Hornish Jr. In More Ways Than 1
Right about the time Sam Hornish Jr. might have been starting to feel comfortable in a stock car this June, he got what Bill Weber …
The Yellow Stripe: Will the Real Gillett Evernham Motorsports Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up…
If you were starting a new three-car team in NASCAR next season – and let’s just set aside the financial burden and inevitable sponsorship woes …
The Yellow Stripe: Shooting TV Ads With the NASCAR Stars – My Memories Behind the Scenes
Advertising is a fickle business at even the best of times. Long hours, low pay, huge stress and the odd co-worker who’d stab you in …
The Yellow Stripe: 7 Golden Rules for a Rookie NASCAR Columnist
The NASCAR season is an unrelenting, unremitting grind. It doesn’t matter who you are – whether you’re a driver, complete with your private planes and …
The Yellow Stripe: They Come in All Shapes & Sizes – Ranking the Types of NASCAR Tracks Across America
“If God had made us all the same, life would have been boring, Daniel.” So said my dearly departed Grandfather, the legend that was William …