Beside the Rising Tide: Headed Out to Pasture
It would seem the generation(s) that came after mine haven’t embraced the automobile with the rabid obsession of me and my contemporaries. I have several …
By Matt McLaughlin
Beside the Rising Tide: Curious and Curiouser
NASCAR’s Gander Outdoor Truck Series often provides the best racing of any given weekend’s slate. But if you go by the ratings and attendance at …
Besides The Rising Tide: The 1973 Daytona 500 – A Father’s Day Tribute
Editor’s Note: This article was originally run on the Father’s Day weekend of 1996, and Matt runs it again every year at this time in …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Long Time Coming (Back)
Last week, someone (Bill B) asked in the comments section below my column if that particular column about Pocono had run a week late. Uh, …
Beside the Rising Tide: Pocono, NASCAR’s Problem Child Speedway
Say what you will about Pocono Raceway and the “unique” challenges it offers both racers and meteorologists, but I’ve never heard it called a “cookie …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Smorgasbord of Racing and the Reasons We Remember
Editor’s Note: Yes, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is one of the highlights on my schedule annually. Even the most gluttonous race fan can …
Beside the Rising Tide: 1313 Turkey Court
Editor’s Note: Matt McLaughlin’s off this week. Enjoy one of his classic columns with NASCAR racing at the track he speaks of, Pocono Raceway, just …
Beside The Rising Tide: Curses, Foiled Again
While it was a short week in the NASCAR world with Dover moved to Monday and Kansas run on Saturday night, there was a lot …
Beside the Rising Tide: The Real Dover Monsters
Over the weeks and months, stories worthy of comment pass over my desk, and many if not most of them are not significant enough to …
Beside The Rising Tide: Hey Kids, Let’s Put On a Show
NASCAR has now been staging large professional level automobile races for over seven decades. Still some weekends a careful observer can’t help but feel the …