Potts’s Shots: NASCAR Odds ‘N’ Ends From Michigan… & Beyond
One of the best comments at Michigan came from Mike Ford, Denny Hamlin’s crew chief, when NASCAR threw a debris caution as he was running away.
Potts’s Shots: 1,100 Miles of Blogs in 1 Day…
I’ll have to admit that I enjoyed Sunday’s (May 30) Indianapolis 500-mile race as much as I’ve enjoyed any of them since they put the engines behind the drivers.
Potts’s Shots: 2011 Kentucky Race Wouldn’t Be the 1st in the State
I don’t think NASCAR is interested in expanding the schedule. That leaves the option of moving a race from another facility to Kentucky.
Potts’s Shots: Practice Makes Perfect for Kevin Harvick
What does all this prove? Well, first that Kevin Harvick is pretty sharp, and second, that practice isn’t just for getting your car as fast as it will go.
Driven to the Past: 150 MPH & Just Inches Away
Seems like every time I reach way back, like I did for last week’s column about the first K&K team at Daytona in 1966, the …
Driven to the Past: NASCAR Masters of Competitive Engineering (Or a Nice Name for Cheating)
Got some emails last week asking if we ever did any while I was with Harry Hyde and the K&K team in 1966. I never …
Driven to the Past: The Competition Caution
Last Sunday’s debacle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway brought the subject for this week’s dissertation to mind. In one of the blogs online and also …
Driven to the Past: Holding On for Dear Life at Winchester
Back in the days when I was a starter for the American Speed Association, one of my favorite events was what began as the Dri-Powr …
Driven to the Past: Bob Daniels
I said last week I’d talk about Bob Daniels in a future column. This being Brickyard week, it seems like a good time. Actually, at …
Driven to the Past: Kenny Irwin Jr. & Tony Stewart
Has it really been eight years since we lost Kenny Irwin Jr.? He’s another one of those “kids” I had the pleasure of meeting and …