Pace Laps: First-Time Winners, Long-Time Winners and Ferrari’s Forgettable Race
Did you miss an event during this busy week in racing? How about a late-night press release, an important sponsorship rumor, or a juicy piece …
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Happiness Is… Vacation, Luck & Making Friends
Ahhh. It’s time for a pause. One of those moments of reflection or something like that. People who practice yoga might consider it a time …
IndyCar Preview: Pocono INDYCAR 500 Fueled by Sunoco
The INDYCAR schedule is keeping its drivers up on the wheel. The series will have gone from the Texas oval to the street course of …
Pace Laps: Tire Problems, Harvick’s Nationwide Win and Busch Fails Inspection
Did you miss an event during this busy week in racing? How about a late-night press release, an important sponsorship rumor, or a juicy piece …
Happiness Is…Thursday Night Racing, Sand, and Houston
Happiness Is usually prattles on about some kind of something or other to open each column. It’s an opportunity to hit on something that might …
Happiness Is… Jimmie Johnson, Road Courses & More Road Courses
Angriness Is, brother to Happiness Is, sent a text after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Michigan race last weekend that summed up everything in a …
IndyCar, Quiet But Still There
There’s little in the way of news for IndyCar this week. Heck, there’s been little in the way of news for a few weeks now. …
Happiness Is… Car Counts, Pocono & ‘1’
Blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. If anyone saw last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, they’ll understand that …
Happiness Is… Isle of Man Time Trials, Pocono(?) and Maple Syrup
The season is over; everyone can start testing for next year. Now that Jimmie Johnson has won the last two races, there’s a prevailing feeling …
Happiness Is… Comics, Geeks and a Prelude to a Big Weekend
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is 11 races old, nearly a third done already. So it’s worth mentioning that this stretch is the latest Jimmie Johnson …