What’s Vexing Vito: Carl Long’s Suspension & Fines a Cover-Up for Mayfield Drug-Test Fiasco?
Do any of you remember that Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman movie Wag the Dog? The plot of the movie was that in order to …
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Voice of Vito: Big 3 Bankruptcies & New Government Mandates Spell Doom for NASCAR & Motorsports
There is no way to be polite about this. The United States auto industry is circling the drain. Two-thirds of the largest manufacturing entities on …
Mirror Driving: Tony the Title Contender?, a NASCAR-IRL Promotional Blunder & Waltrip Playing Favorites
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 All-Star Race
The All-Star Race is supposed to feature the cream of the crop, a chance for Sprint Cup’s top tier to go head-to-head in a battle …
What’s Vexing Vito: Smokin’ Weed or a Smoke Screen? Mayfield’s Suspension for Banned Substance Provides More Questions Than Answers
The biggest story to break in NASCAR over the last few days has been Jeremy Mayfield’s suspension for a positive test of a banned substance …
Mirror Driving: Darlington on Steroids?, the Rookies Rally & NASCAR on Drugs
Welcome to Mirror Driving. Every week, your favorite columnists sit down and give their opinion about the latest NASCAR news and rumors. Love us or …
Voice of Vito: The Southern 500 & Darlington – Same as It “Ever Was, Only Different
Darlington, S.C. You’d be hard pressed to find it on a map; but say the name and instantly a flurry of iconic imagery comes flooding …
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2009 Southern 500
The Track Too Tough to Tame may have a new surface, but she’s that same old fickle girl. The rankings may not have taken a …
What’s Vexing Vito: Take Off Your Damned Glasses & Stop Sucking Down That Sugar Water. Do It For Momma…
In yesterday’s installment of Voice of Vito – a particularly poignant exposé and perhaps my finest work ever – I made note of some key …
Voice of Vito: Don’t Tread on Thee – 3 Straight Weeks of Nostalgic NASCAR Remind Us What’s Right With Racing
What I’m peeved about aren’t fish sandos or the plight of Joonyer, but how desperately NASCAR needs to preserve what vestiges of the sport’s foundation remain.