Beside the Rising Tide: Sometimes It Ain’t Even Over When It’s Over
Whatever your tastes and temperament are when it comes to racing, this weekend was a virtual smorgasbord of racing around what Jim McKay used to …
By Matt McLaughlin
Beside the Rising Tide: Was It Good For You?
One primary problem when race fans get together to debate (OK, argue) whether a race was “good” or not, is defining what makes for a …
Beside the Rising Tide: Old vs. New
Wake up every one! The actual 2019 Cup season will now officially begin. Yeah, OK, it’s actually September 9 as this is written, but I’m …
Beside the Rising Tide: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A funny thing happened in Philadelphia near my home base this week. Of course, the usually litany of not so funny things happened as well, …
Beside the Rising Ride: Man at the Top 2
The Peter principle is a longtime cautionary career warning. It states that within a hierarchy, men or women will tend to rise to their level …
Beside the Rising Tide: August and Everything After
I’ll spare you the sleigh bells, slurred toasts and hymns sung slightly out of tune, but for longtime, hardcore stock car racing fans, the argument …
Beside the Rising Tide: Remembering Tim Richmond, Part 1
Editor’s note: Senior writer Matt McLaughlin is off this week to celebrate a milestone birthday. Which one? We’ll let him tell it when he returns …
Beside the Rising Tide: NASCAR Saves the Universe
I guess I’ve gotten a bit slovenly in cleaning out my inbox at the end of every hard day’s night. Time-to-time I’ve been told I …
Beside the Rising Tide: Feels Like the First Time
Rather unexpectedly, NASCAR’s top three touring divisions have welcomed some first-time winning drivers and teams lately. On Thursday night (July 11) at Kentucky Speedway, Tyler …
Beside the Rising Tide: New Antiques Made Daily
Back at the turn of the century, my sister and then-brother-in-law lived in rural Vermont. I took a lot of road trips to visit them …