Open Wheel Wednesday: Good for Indy
This column is about the inevitable, wonderful, frightening, confusing concept of change. Simple definitions for change use words like alter, modify, or become transformed. Those …
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.
Happiness Is… Franchises, Barber, Work and Wrigley
So it was an off week in NASCAR. Did anyone miss it? Aww, c’mon, a little break never hurt. Of course, the difficulty in writing anything …
Happiness Is…Arrogance, Less, Next, and the Outdoors
It’s a NASCAR-free weekend. What will the ratings be for that? Much has been made of TV ratings so far this season; for NASCAR, IndyCar and even …
Happiness Is… The DVR, Will Robinson, Not Mercedes & Long Beach.
One of the easy ways to fill space in a NASCAR column for the past couple years has been to debate the role of Cup drivers in …
Happiness Is…A Story, 6, Power, and Bahrain
Martinsville is just what NASCAR needed, right? It had everything everybody wanted without talk of aero-push or aero-loose. It was like tastes great AND less filling. No way! The …
Happiness Is… Trucks, McNabb, Latecomers & Formula One
Once upon a time, there was a track that featured scintillating racing. She was a lovely track, and people were always fond of her and …
IndyCar Preview – Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
It’s about time they got started! The Verizon IndyCar Series revs up this weekend with its traditional opener in St. Petersburg, Florida. Well, it’s not …
Happiness Is… FOX, F1, California, and Points
This racing season is off to a fantastic start. Really. Two 12-hour races in Cup. The last three Nationwide races were won by Cup drivers. …
Kurt Busch And The Double: Really?!
Kurt Busch announced on Tuesday that he’ll be racing in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 later that day in Charlotte. That’s 1,100 …
Happiness Is… NASCAR Fans, FOX, Kasey Kahne, and Phoenix
The Daytona 500 has become a strange affair over the past few years. Rain delays. Pot hole issues. The famed jet dryer incident. And now, …