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NASCAR, Bubba Wallace Confronting Unsettling Symbols From the Past

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In 1960, C.Vann Woodward, the esteemed Southern scholar, remarked, “It would take a blind sentimentalist to mourn their passing.” The passing Woodward addresses has to do with all manner of Southern customs, from the statues that dot the region to the lynching bee. Yes, that’s right, there used to be something called a lynching bee …

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Open Wheel Wednesday: Lewis Hamiltonʻs Frustration

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Lewis Hamilton Voices His Frustration (Photo: F1 Media)

Lewis Hamilton provides a vital voice in Formula 1 as its sole black driver. Regardless of his poles, wins and championships, Hamilton is in the unique position to provide perspective on a sport that runs worldwide. His recent Instagram postings indicate that he has taken his outspoken nature and directed his attention to the sport …

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F1 Midweek: Parting of Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari Shakes Up Silly Season

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This year will be Vettel's last with the Prancing Horse (credit: FIA Images)

On Monday, news broke that Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel would part at the end of the 2020 season. With the announcement confirmed the next day by Ferrari, the game of musical chairs in Formula 1 revved to a high rpm. Vettel leaving Ferrari is big news in and of itself and deserves reckoning, but the …

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Racing Journalist’s COVID-19 Survivor Story — Should NASCAR Actually Return?

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

As NASCAR seeks to resume its season May 17 after a lengthy pit stop from COVID-19, my befuddlement grows daily. I get the whole economic side and the need to continue the sport so that it does not lose any of the “traction” that it may have developed. The sport seeks a need to become …

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F1 Midweek: Storylines for 2020; Starting in Australia

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Coronavirus be damned! The Formula 1 season will go lights out this weekend at its customary starting track in Melbourne, Australia. Chatter that it might be canceled had surrounded the race, but with Ferrari en route, everything looks set to go on as usual. The ʻon with the showʻ attitude is a bit puzzling coming …

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2019 Formula 1 Season Review, Pt. 2: The Better Half of the Field

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Lewis Hamilton celebrates his season-ending pole grab (credit FIA Images)

The Formula 1 season concluded with Lewis Hamilton cruising to a win at Abu Dhabi, further distinguishing himself from the rest of his peers during his sixth championship season.  There were, however, other teams and drivers on the track, and this is where we get to go through the field and examine how they did. …

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James Davison Joins the Field for the 2020 Indy 500

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James Davison fills the field for the 2020 Indy 500 (credit: Twitter)

Dale Coyne Racing in partnership with Jonathan Byrd’s Racing, Hollinger Motorsport and Belardi Auto Racing announced that James Davison will be returning to the fold to race in the Indianapolis 500 in May 2020.  Davison becomes the 33rd official entrant for next year’s edition of the race.   Davison will also be racing the 2020 Daytona …

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2019 Formula 1 Season Review, Pt. 1: The Backmarkers

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The Ferrari team were impressive but not always in the best way (FIA Images)

The Formula 1 season concluded with Lewis Hamilton cruising to a win at Abu Dhabi, further distinguishing himself from the rest of his peers during his sixth championship season.  There were, however, other teams and drivers on the track, and this is where we get to go through the field and examine how they did. …

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Lewis Hamilton Adds Exclamation Point with Abu Dhabi Win

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Lewis Hamilton burns his tyres down after winning Abu Dhabi (credit: FIA Images)

Lewis Hamilton took control of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the start and never let go.  Starting from the pole, Hamilton blasted out in front of the field and put himself out front by nearly two seconds after the second lap.  From then on, he faced nothing in the way of a challenge and …

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Lewis Hamilton Ends Season Starting First

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Lewis Hamilton celebrates his season-ending pole grab (credit FIA Images)

Lewis Hamilton scored his first pole position since the German Grand Prix when he took the top spot in qualifying Saturday (Nov 30) for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.  The pole extends Hamilton’s gaudy total to 88, now 20 poles ahead of second-place Michael Schumacher.   Valtteri Bottas (more on him later) took the second spot …

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F1 Midweek: The Scrambled Order at Top, Finally

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Pierre Gasly crashed the podium at Brazil (credit: Red Bull)

Welcome to another edition of the Formula 1 midweek.  The NASCAR season may have seen their final checkered flags but F1 has one more race to go, and if it goes anything like this past weekend’s race at Interlagos, Brazil, we can all enjoy a little more great theatre.   The Brazilian GP did not start …

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F1 Midweek: Lewis Hamilton is Ridiculously Good; Ferrari and Red Bull Scrap

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Lewis Hamilton in jubilation (credit: FIA Images)

Odds & Sods Here’s another round of the news that’s strewn about the headlines in the world of Formula 1. – If you’ve been following the sport at all, even just a little bit, then there’s no shock in mentioning that Lewis Hamilton won his sixth World Championship this past Sunday (Nov 3) at the …

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