Happiness Is…Sponsorship, Technology & Barber
The news is light this week as NASCAR heads to Bristol Motor Speedway. This event, once a jewel of the schedule, has now fallen alongside …
As a writer and editor, Ava anchors the Formula 1 coverage for the site, while working through many of its biggest columns. Ava earned a Masters in Sports Studies at UGA and a PhD in American Studies from UH-Mānoa. Her dissertation Chased Women, NASCAR Dads, and Southern Inhospitality: How NASCAR Exports The South is in the process of becoming a book.
Slipstream Saturday: Alonso…and Some Bahrain GP
The announcement that Fernando Alonso would be skipping the Monaco Grand Prix to race the Indianapolis 500 has garnered almost all of the attention of …
Happiness Is… Interesting Things
Order has been restored to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. With Jimmie Johnson earning his 81st victory this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, …
Slipstream Saturday: The Chinese Grand Prix & More
One of the more peculiar stories about practice occurred at the Chinese Grand Prix, and it’s one of those that show both the positives and …
Happiness Is… How Things Look In NASCAR
Looks like a rather slow news week happening in the NASCAR world. Sure, there’s little bits of stuff here and there but nothing that causes one’s …
Happiness Is… Maintaining the Positive View
Happiness Is…Holding. One of the things that continues to be a big discussion point surrounding NASCAR are the TV ratings. These numbers point to viewership …
Happiness Is… A View from Afar
Well, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix, proved one of the adages that is supposed to accompany every sport: anyone can win …
Happiness Is… Keeping Things Interesting
When Monster Energy took over as the titular sponsor of the Cup series, one of the statements the company made encouraged drivers to show raw …
Happiness Is…Good Stuff
It seems that much of all the hype, concern, debate, resentment, vitriol and whatnot surrounding the implementation of stages is all for naught. The Cup race …
Happiness Is… New Stuff
The total estimated loss from destroyed equipment from the three NASCAR races this past weekend at Daytona is roughly between millions and half the national …