Waid’s World: Surprise, Unheralded Winner Is Just 1 Part of All-Star Race Lore
The NASCAR Cup Series’ All-Star Race scheduled for Texas Motor Speedway this weekend is an exhibition event that is designed to produce a combination of …
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Waid’s World: Charlotte Motor Speedway Is Product of a Visionary & ‘The P.T. Barnum of Racing’
Early in my motorsports career, I used to confuse Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Howard A. “Humpy” Wheeler with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Cale Yarborough. Sounds …
Waid’s World: From Rebirth Through ‘Throwback,’ Darlington’s Tradition Lives On
At the end of the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series season, Darlington Raceway was stripped of its tradition. The next year it would stage only one …
Waid’s World: Hope One of NASCAR’s Old ‘Spring Fling’ Might Rise From Rubble
For decades, about this time every year – when the Dogwoods and Azaleas are in full bloom throughout the South – the NASCAR Cup Series …
Waid’s World: Old Martinsville Is, Again, Part of New NASCAR Look in 2021
I freely admit I have an affinity for Martinsville Speedway, simply because it was the track at which I covered my first NASCAR Cup Series …
Waid’s World: It Took a While, but NASCAR is Going Dirt Track Racin’ One More Time
In my estimation, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 28 is the most anticipated event of the 2021 season. Heck, …
Waid’s World: The Lure of 1st Vegas Race Wasn’t Competition, It Was Money
The next stop for NASCAR is Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which always sparks images of clanging slot machines, crowded roulette tables and cards flopping down …
Waid’s World: Daytona 500 May Have Been Good Race, But Not Like Ones Many Remember
This year’s Daytona 500 had many of the elements found in several of the past season-opening races at Daytona International Speedway. Excitement? Surely. Drama? Undeniable. …
Waid’s World: Daytona Experiences – A Harrowing Trip, Great Racing & A Lesson Learned
When the Daytona 500 rolls around each year, I’m pretty much like everyone else. I eagerly anticipate what may happen and how it might well …
Waid’s World: Yes, It’s Been a Strange Year for NASCAR, But Not the First One
In my mind, there has never been a more changed, convoluted or stranger NASCAR season – across all its three major series – than in …